[Congressional Record Volume 164, Number 126 (Thursday, July 26, 2018)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E1098-E1099]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HONORING JEFFREY HANSEN

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                           HON. JARED HUFFMAN

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, July 26, 2018

  Mr. HUFFMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize Jeffrey Hansen, 
founding winemaker of Lula Cellars, who passed away on

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June 5 at UCSF Medical Center in San Francisco after more than three 
decades producing award-winning California wines.
  Born May 7, 1952, in Sherman Oaks, California, Mr. Hansen graduated 
from the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena in 1973. After a 
successful fourteen-year career as a commercial product photographer 
for Southern California advertising agencies, Mr. Hansen decided to 
move to Northern California in 1985 to pursue his passion for wine and 
winemaking.
  Mr. Hansen's career in wine began in 1987 at Spring Mountain Vineyard 
in Napa Valley. During his time working for Spring Mountain, he began 
making wines at home, and discovered the Anderson Valley region of 
Mendocino County, famed for its Pinot Noir grapes. Mr. Hansen continued 
to work in Napa Valley, producing his first wines for Amici Cellars in 
Calistoga in 1991, and continued to work for the label until 2009.
  Hansen then founded the label he was best known for, Lula Cellars, in 
2010. Named in honor of his grandmother as a tribute to her tenacity 
and optimism in the face of adversity, Mr. Hansen cited her as his 
inspiration in life. The winery sold out its first 600 cases and 
continues to be lauded by fans, and has won numerous awards and medals. 
Mr. Hansen stepped down as winemaker for Lula Cellars in 2017, 
retaining the title of Founder and Winemaker Emeritus.
  Mr. Hansen made impressive contributions to Mendocino County's 
winemaking industry, promoting and supporting the economy of Mendocino 
County and the popularity of California wines. He leaves a distinctive 
legacy and a unique winery, and it is therefore appropriate that we 
honor the memory of an entrepreneurial leader whose winemaking 
contributed greatly to the prosperity and recognition of Anderson 
Valley and Mendocino County wines.

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