Making wine is becoming a modern miracle in California.
From shifts in climate to historic droughts, supply demands and industry regulations, winemakers are tapping deep into their ingenuity, modernizing age-old practices into contemporary production. University of the Pacific alumni who have ventured into the vineyard business have a distinct advantage—a spirit of creativity, a passion for community and a bold vision—the values honed in their earliest college days that have shaped their paths. Whether business owners, former pharmacists or practicing dentists, these alumni now tend the land, producing prize-winning offerings in California wine country from Fresno to Napa and as far north as Oregon and Washington. Meet some of our alumni vintners who are crushing it.
Growers and Shakers
Behind the Label
The Unique Journeys of Five Alumni Winemakers
Anderson’s Conn Valley Vineyards Todd Anderson ‘80 680 Rossi Road St. Helena, CA 94574 ConnValleyVineyards.com Barsetti Vineyards Janis (Barsetti) Gray ‘72 400 4th Street, Suite #150 Galt, CA 95632 BarsettiVineyards.com Bell Wine Cellars Ron Berberian ‘65 6200 Washington Street Napa, CA 94558 BellWine.com Bravante Vineyards Nancy Bravante ‘80 300 Stone Ridge Road Angwin, CA 94508 BravanteVineyards.com Brigadoon Vineyards Chris ’79 and Sheree (Hogsett) Shown, ‘79 25167 Ferguson Road Junction City, OR 97448 BrigadoonWineCo.com Broll Mountain Vineyards Belinda Broll-Wood ‘92 454 Main Street Murphys, CA 95247 BrollWine.com
Calivines Winery Steve Coldani ‘76 13950 Thornton Road Lodi, CA 95242 Calivines.com Canihan Wines Bill Canihan Jr. ‘82 1340 Napa Road Sonoma, CA 95476 CanihanWines.com Dana Campbell Vineyards Paula (Campbell) Brown ‘82 1320 N Mountain Avenue Ashland, OR 97520 DanaCampbellVineyards.com Dysfunctional Family Winery Ken Wornick ‘80 20680 Hyde Road Sonoma, CA 95476 DysfunctionalFamilyWinery.com
E2 Family Winery Brett Ehlers ‘02 9301 W Highway 12 Lodi, CA 95242 E2FamilyWinery.com Flora Springs Winery Nat Komes ‘92 677 St. Helena Highway St. Helena, CA 94574 FloraSprings.com
Galante Family Vineyards Jack Galante ‘82 Dolores Street Carmel-By-The-Sea, CA 93923 GalanteVineyards.com Ghost Horse Vineyards Todd Anderson ‘80 GhostHorseWorld.com GlenLyon Vineyards & Winery Squire Fridell ‘65 2750 John Hill Road Glen Ellen, CA 95442 GlenLyonWinery.com HANNA Winery Christine Hanna ‘87 9280 Highway 128 Healdsburg, CA 95448 HannaWinery.com
Heibel Ranch Vineyards Helen (Heibel) Nelson ‘63 Pope Valley, CA HeibelRanch.com hope & grace Doug Yarris ‘83 6540 Washington Street Yountville, CA 94599 HopeAndGraceWines.com Ironstone Vineyards Gail Kautz ‘58 1894 6 Mile Road Murphys, CA 95247 IronstoneVineyards.com Kings River Winery Robert Bagdasarian ‘74 4276 S Greenwood Avenue Sanger, CA 93657 KingsRiverWinery.com
Klinker Brick Winery Stefan ’09 and Farrah (Felten) ‘09 Jolley 15887 Alpine Road Lodi, CA 95240 KlinkerBrickWinery.com Lambeth Family Vineyards John Lambeth ‘91 33912 S River Road Clarksburg, CA 95612 LambethWine.com Mayo Family Wine Diane (Johnson) Mayo ’57 13101 Arnold Drive Glen Ellen, CA 95442 MayoFamilyWinery.com
McCay Cellars Michael McCay ‘89 18817 E Highway 88 Clements, CA 95227 McCayCellars.com Mettler Family Vineyards Kimberly Mettler-Eells ‘00 7889 E Harney Lane Lodi, CA 95240 MettlerWine.com Moffett Vineyards Trent ‘92 and Colleen (O’Harra) Moffett ‘92, ‘94 Willamette Valley, OR MoffettVineyards.com O’Neill Vintners and Distillers Jeff O’Neill ‘78 101 Larkspur Landing Circle #350 Larkspur, CA 94939 ONeillWine.com Oak Ridge Winery Raquel (Maggio) Casity ‘95 6100 E Victor Road Lodi, CA 95240 OakRidgeWinery.com Page Mill Winery Ome (Tucker) Stark ’54 1960 S Livermore Avenue Livermore, CA 94550 PageMillWinery.com Paula Kornell Sparkling Wine Paula Kornell ‘81 2963 N St. Helena Highway St. Helena, CA 94574 PaulaKornell.com
Peirano Estate Vineyards Lance Randolph ‘75 21831 N Highway 99 Acampo, CA 95220 Peirano.com Quiddity Wines Greg Peiker ‘88 19510 144 Avenue NE, Suite C1 Woodinville, WA 98072 QuiddityWines.com
Ragtag Wine Co. Deron Brewer ‘96 779 Higuera Street San Luis Obispo, CA 93401 RagtagWineCo.com Reynolds Family Winery John Reynolds ’83, ‘86 3266 Silverado Trail Napa, CA 94558 ReynoldsFamilyWinery.com Riaza Wines Erin (Durst) Taylor ‘99 2441 S Stockton Street, Suite #1 Lodi, CA 95240 RiazaWines.com Robert Young Estate Winery Susan (Young) Sheehy ‘69 5102 Red Winery Road Geyserville, CA 95441 Ryew.com San Pasqual Winery Mike ‘76 and Linda (Leverenz) ‘77 McWilliams 8364 La Mesa Boulevard La Mesa, CA 91942 SanPasqualWinery.com Tierra Luna Cellars Jose Hernandez ‘84 TierraLunaCellars.com Trespass Vineyards Dana (Knox) Gallagher ‘81 St. Helena, CA TrespassVineyard.com