Actor Max Thieriot and his spouse Lexi bought a roughly 90-acre ranch in west Sonoma County, California, in 2013, and the property is a treat to watch. The unusual California ranch has a nine-acre Pinot Noir vineyard, ocean views, redwoods, family history and a connection to Sonoma's wine country. The ranch is located between Bodega and Occidental near where Max Thieriot spent his childhood.
A few years after the huge property was bought, Max Thieriot and his wife began turning part of the land into a vineyard, creating Bodega Thieriot, a nine-acre Pinot Noir operation.
The property has since become closely connected to Thieriot’s family history, winemaking interests and life away from Hollywood. He grew up on a separate vineyard property in Occidental that his parents purchased in the 1980s. His own ranch is a newer family property, but farming grapes has been part of his life since childhood.
Property features at Max Thieriot’s Sonoma ranch
The documented features of the Max Thieriot ranch include:
- Roughly 90 acres of rolling hillside
- Mature oak and redwood trees
- Ocean views
- A working nine-acre Pinot Noir vineyard
- Hillside, woodland and pasture surrounding the vineyard
- A fence line adjoining the Occidental winery associated with winemaker Steve Kistler
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Location | Between Bodega and Occidental, west Sonoma County, California |
| Purchased | 2013, by Max Thieriot and Lexi Murphy |
| Total acreage | Approximately 90 acres |
| Vineyard name | Bodega Thieriot |
| Vineyard acreage | Approximately 9 acres, planted in 2016 |
| Grape variety | Pinot Noir |
| Winemaker | Thomas Rivers Brown |
| Neighboring winery | Steve Kistler’s Occidental winery (shared fence line) |
| Purchase price | Not publicly disclosed |
| Current use | Working vineyard and seasonal/off-season home |
| Primary family residence | Washington state, near the Canadian border (since around 2024) |
A location in west Sonoma County, between Bodega and Occidental
There are no reliably published details on the home's square footage, bedroom count or interior design. The landscape also made the ranch suitable for something beyond a private residence. The land's combination of hills, woodland and coastal conditions provided the setting for Thieriot's later move into winemaking.
The ranch became a Pinot Noir vineyard
In 2016, the couple began planting part of the ranch with winemaker Thomas Rivers Brown. The vineyard was named Bodega Thieriot and covers about nine acres of the much larger property.
