Our geographic location and composition of environmental factors are distinctively advantageous for wine grape growing. Our history of collaboration and cooperation in improving farming practices, winemaking, tourism, and wine marketing – we are unique in the level of this effort that has been sustained for 150 years.

The most rewarding aspect of my work is managing a team of people who love what they do for a living and sharing great wines with people who appreciate them.

I developed an interest in wine while living in London during 1991 and took a couple of classes with the Wine & Spirits Education Trust there before coming home and finding my first job out of college with a Gallo distributor there. In the distributor portfolio were several Napa Valley brands – St. Supéry Estate Vineyards and Winery became my favorite and led me to Napa Valley.

Regulations related to selling alcoholic beverages.

Michaela Rodeno, the former CEO of St. Supéry Estate Vineyards and Winery, took a chance on me and became a valuable mentor to me in my career. She gave me opportunities to grow the business in new directions and encouraged me to get my master’s degree in business. Most importantly, she showed me how leadership works and how important it is to contribute to the industry in general.

1996

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Our winery is Napa Green Land certified and is working toward Napa Green Winery also. We do not use pesticides nor herbicides in our vineyard. We have the Napa River as a border to our property and take extreme care to protect that waterway from effects of our land use

Work in a sales capacity, to begin with – everyone needs help with sales.