Makers' Stories
Jonathan Pey
— Excellence is not only what goes in the bottle.
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.
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.
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.
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!
Est. 2004
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