Ted is a lifelong winemaker. He received a B.A. in French Literature from Brown University in Providence, R.I. and had a particular fondness for Proust. He began his winemaking career by receiving an Enology degree from the Université de Dijon in 1981 and then worked at many prestigious estates in Burgundy: Domaine Georges Roumier, Domaine Bruno Clair, Domaine Parent, Domaine De Villaine, Domaine Delorme and Domaine Dujac. He was the first American ever selected as winemaker/vineyard manager of a Burgundian estate, Domaine Guy Roulot in Meursault, and remained in Burgundy through 1984. Upon returning to the United States, Ted worked as a winemaker in Napa Valley and then as consultant to several prominent wineries California, Oregon and New Zealand. In 1993 Ted and Heidi Lemon founded Littorai Wines. Littorai produces Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines from the coastal mountains of Sonoma and Mendocino counties in California In 2010 Ted was selected as Winemaker of the Year by the San Francisco Chronicle. He was nominated for a James Beard award as Wine and Spirits Professional of the year 2011. Ted’s philosophy of terroir winegrowing is cited in Burgundy’s application to the United Nations as a World Heritage Site.