Chris Condos- Winemaker & Founder
Origin: California Native (South Bay)
Habitat & Training: Plant Ecology, Viticulture and Enology (UC Davis), Pine Ridge Winery, Started Vinum Cellars, Consulting Winemaker for Kathryn Kennedy, Owner/Winemaker Horse and Plow Winery, 30 plus years of experience in Wine industry.
Special Care & Nutritional Needs: Time with Huge Greek Family, Escaping to his remote Mendicino hideout, Running the backroads of Sebastopol, Riesling, Assyrtiko, Chinon, Deep dives into his Vinyl collection.
Ethos: Organic Farming advocate focusing on crafting new-world wines from classical old-world forms. Have fun, and rock out!
Scott Zapotocky – Winemaker, Viticulturist, & Founder
Origin: Colorado Native transplanted to California
Habitat & Training: Fine Art Degree, Peace Corps Ag Business, Walla Walla Harvest, Chalone Vineyards Enologist, SF Wine Bars, Oakland Urban Wineries (JC Cellars), Paul Hobbs Winery Vineyard Director, J Vineyards & Winery Vineyard Director, Capra Vineyards V.P. of Winegrowing, 20 plus years in Wine Industry.
Special Care & Nutritional Needs: Time on the trails by running shoe or Mountain bike tire, Skiing through the dormant season, Road biking local coastal roads and hills, Regenerative Agriculture and soil health, Cross Country Road Trips with family, Gamay, Blaufränkisch, Godello, Old School Napa Cabernet Sauvignon
Ethos: Land Steward to vintage capture. Passion for connecting people to the land through expressive wines that result from site + earth + vintage = phenomenal taste experience. Keep exploring and try it all.
Ed McKenna – PhD. Founder
Habitat and Training: BS and MS in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo, PhD in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from University of Colorado at Boulder, Business Development
Special Care & Nutritional Needs: Time at home in the Sebastopol Hills, Surfing Salmon Creek, Coaching his four kids in Soccer, Running the roads to Bloomfield, cycling the ridge tops, Handel, Tchaikovsky, Saint Emilion, Saint Jullian, Corton, Sipping aged Calvados.
Ethos: Conserve the land my family has been part of for generations; create meaning, give back, preserve community, leave it better than we found it…don’t stop growing & creating.