ONE CUSTOMER AT A TIME FOR LIFE

Our business is an extension of our family and we believe in treating everyone who interacts with us on any level as a part of our family as well.

john, president & founder

I love my fruit trees – I have over 60 different ones planted at home
Still holds the record for Shot Put at Analy High School

TERRI, VICE president & founder

Favorite place in the world is Lake Tahoe
Loves to travel to new places

ANTHONY, VICE president & WINEMAKER

Will bet anyone for a case of beer. Especially during Harvest.
Loves to play practical jokes on people

KATHLEEN, NATIONAL SALES DIRECTOR

Passionate about crafting fresh pasta in all its varieties.
Globetrotter who loves exploring diverse cultures.

Judy, california sales manager

A Parrot Head / Jimmy Buffet fan for life
Her utopia is the beach…Hawaiian Islands

NICK, BRAND AMBASSADOR & PUBLIC RELATIONS

His specialty is dry-rubbed baby back ribs over charcoal (whereas most other BBQ is on a gas grill)
Moved to Sonoma County in 1999 after traveling here for 20+ years

hERB, VITICULTURIST

Enjoys multi-day backpacking trips across the world
Family still lives on the oldest property in California that operates in Agriculture. Over 180 years!

MALIA, CALIFORNIA SALES REPRESENTATIVE

Loves to travel
A huge foodie!

Amy, director of marketing & communication

Champagne enthusiast
Fun at parties

Ernesto, Cellar Master

Loves spirited driving
Covers 90’s grunge songs at local open mics

Gilberto, Cellar PRODUCTION Assistant

Favorite Sport: Futbol (soccer)
Favorite Teams - Barcelona & Cruz Azul

TONY, Cellar PRODUCTION ASSISTANT

Favorite Sport: Futbol (soccer)
Favorite Teams - Barcelona & Cruz Azul

CATERINA, accounting & administration associate

Donner Lake is my happy place
My husband and I love fixing up houses

SANDY, ACCOUNTS PAYABLE / RECEIVABLE & LICENSING

Can say the alphabet backwards
Got her first grey hair in 7th grade

Cassidy, marketing & National sales compliance coordinator

Has a dog she named “Bandit”
Will work for good food

Helen, Donations & ADvertising REQUESTS -
DONATIONS LINK

Can recite the U.S. Presidents in order
Her therapy is baking

CYNDI, WINE CLUB MANAGER

Loves the ocean…Bodega Bay is her happy place.
Has the sweetest frisbee-catching bulldog named Daisy.

JIM, WINE CLUB assistant

Certified Sommelier, credentialed Wine Educator & Specialist of Wine
Avid outdoor enthusiast

brandon, TASTING ROOM MANAGER

Can be found foraging or crabbing on the Sonoma Coast
Board Game & Puzzle Enthusiast

VANESSA, ASSISTANT TASTING ROOM MANAGER

Was born with one kidney
Has 50 cousins, which makes for some fun and loud family get togethers

ALLYSON, DIRECTOR OF EVENTS

Texas A&M graduate & uber fan
Has adopted all five of her “foster” animals

ANDRE, ASSISTANT WINEMAKER

Loves the snow - skiing, hiking, camping
Lived in New Zealand for a year

DAVE, PAYROLL, A/P, ADMIN

Current champion of both Fantasy Football League and Fantasy Baseball League
Loves attending or hosting Bad Music Nights

CELLAR team - 2024 harvest interns

Cellar work is fast-paced, exciting, grueling, sweaty, fun, and inspiring all at the same time
Busy making some of the best wines in the Russian River

LUPE, tasting room assistant

Always Smiling
We don’t know how we would manage without her

Manuel, Vineyard Operations Manager

Die hard SF Giants fan
Instrumental in getting baseball field at the winery

LYNN, jack of all trades

Mother's side first ancestor in America came here on the Mayflower

JOHN, SHOP MANAGER

Memorized all lines from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean after watching it so many times
Demolition Derby Champion

Bill, Global Executive VP of Transportation “Truck Driver”

Ran Boston + NYC Marathon + 16 other Marathon’s
Did the Kona Ironman
Hiked the Appalachian Trail

Phil, Father, Grandpa + Courrier

His parents & brother immigrated from Liverpool, England. Phil was the first one in his family to be born in the US
He has been doing yoga and organic gardening since the 60's - before it was cool