Makers' Stories
Jonathan Pey
— Excellence is not only what goes in the bottle.
How did you get started in the wine business?
As a kid, I lived in France for three years and saw wine on dinner tables—then I got a B.S. degree in Agriculture.
What's one thing people would be surprised to know about you?
I grew up in a house with four boys and now have three daughters. I can braid girls’ hair like no one’s business.
Name a Napa Valley vintner who has influenced you and briefly explain why.
Jack Davies – founder of Schramsberg and the Napa Valley Ag Land Preservation Fund (1982). I worked for Jack in the 1990s. Jack was a wicked smart, personable and visionary man. He and Jamie Davies founded Schramsberg, and got Nixon to bring Napa Valley bubbly to China!
If you weren't a Napa Valley vintner, what would you be doing?
Playing soccer for Manchester United. But then I’d wake up from my dream.
Est. 2004
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