Lane Tanner

Lane Tanner is an American winemaker and consultant. She was the second woman winemaker in Santa Barbara County when she started working in the industry in 1981. She goes by the nickname "Pinot Czarina." After graduating, she started working in the air pollution industry. One winter she worked in Glendive, Montana. After Glendive, she quit her job and moved back to Kelseyville. Tanner was married to the owner of The Hitching Post. At Firestone she was able to improve her skills in wine tasting and in 1984 she started her on consulting firm. Her first client was making wine for The Hitching Post. At Sierra Madre, she makes Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Pinot blanc wines.