About
Rescue Dog Wines
Through wine sales and donations, our mission is to support the placement of as many rescue dogs as possible into loving homes. Our business is producing fine wines; our passion is helping rescue dogs.
Rescue Dog Wines Cofounders Blair and Laura Lott started planning their new life in wine country in 2015. They knew that they wanted to embrace sustainable growing practices and create a new, more rewarding lifestyle for themselves. In addition, the Lotts knew that they wanted enough land to grow wine grapes AND foster dogs. They knew that at some point they also wanted to create high-quality, premium wines. During this period of exploring many of California’s wine regions, it dawned on the Lotts that they could combine their two passions—and Rescue Dog Wines was born!
Fast forward several years and Rescue Dog Wines is pleased to offer a full portfolio of wines, many from our neighbors’ sustainable vineyards or our Lodi Rules Certified Green vineyard in Acampo, California. We’re proud that 50% of our profits support rescue organizations.
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of our profits support rescue organizations.
How We Give
We support rescue dogs in many ways, ranging from wine donations for fundraising events, to endowments, to volunteering our time and personally fostering dogs.
Rescue Dog Wines prefers to donate wine for fundraising. We tend to donate locally in California or in other states where we have distribution, so our partners can donate on our behalf. If you’re really close by, our team can potentially show up and pour our wines at your rescue organization’s event!
Who We Are
Daisy
Our Inspiration
Everything started with Daisy, the bubbly rescue boxer who inspired the creation of Rescue Dog Wines. Daisy introduced herself to Laura Lott at an animal shelter in Atlanta in 2007 and made such a profound impression that Laura adopted her. Daisy’s memory continues to inspire our creativity and passion to make exceptional wines worthy of rescue dogs.
Laura Lott
Cofounder & Chief Giving Officer
Blair Lott
Cofounder & Chief Executive Officer
Blair spent the first years of his career working in the music world—writing and performing in Athens, Georgia and then moving to Nashville and later to Melbourne, Australia. He then transitioned into a career as a consumer insights and digital media consultant.
During his three years in Australia he became immersed in the wine and food scene and intrigued with the idea of making wine his vocation. After moving back to Atlanta and marrying Laura, they decided to move to northern California to be closer to wine country as well as Laura’s family.
Susana Rodriguez Vasquez
Chief Consulting Winemaker
Eric Donaldson
Winemaker – Méthode Champenoise
The Lodi region’s premier “rockstar” maker of Méthode Champenoise wines, Eric utilizes his finely tuned mastercraft skills to create our unique, ultra-premium sparkling wines. Eric is a graduate of Miami University in Oxford, Ohio and completed the UC Davis Extension Viticulture and Enology Program.
Keith Crawford
Chief Financial Officer
Partner with Us
If you’d like for us to consider your rescue organization for a donation, please complete our Donation Request form. We appreciate your understanding that we are a small, family-owned winery with limited resources. Thank you for your interest in partnering with Rescue Dog Wines!