Early morning vineyard visits where the fog still hangs low in the valley but the sun is shining on our mountain properties. Coffee in hand, surveying grapes.

I believe that great wine starts in the vineyard. Terroir is the greatest thing to smell in a glass of wine and it's our job as winemakers not to mess that up. I love seeing fresh wines with natural acidity, balanced alcohols and refined tannins. My goal is to pick our fruit at the time in the vineyard that best mimics the qualities we want to see in the glass.

Not a beer fan.

Ice-cold Champagne and French fries will always have my heart.

1. Andre Tchelistcheff - I hope he'd be proud of the wines we're creating in his legacy. 2. My Nana - she passed before she saw my interest and career in wine take off. She never met a boxed wine she didn't like and so I hope that she'd enjoy the wines I have a hand in making today. 3. Taylor Swift - obviously.

I originally had dreams of becoming a chef; I decided to study food science at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo. Halfway through my studies, I realized food science typically meant making Cheez-itz and other manufactured food in the Midwest - not my jam. I went crying to my advisor asking what I should do with my life and she suggested looking into the wine industry (Paso Robles was in my backyard after all). Flashforward to the day I turned 21 and I found a job pouring wine in a tasting room. I absolutely fell in love. That fall I interned for J. Lohr Winery and solidified my passion for winemaking.

When I grow up, I'd like to be Joanna Gaines.