Melissa Burr was raised in the Willamette Valley and came to Stoller Vineyards after three years as the Production Winemaker at Cooper Mountain. Her winemaking style is to be as non-interventionist as possible while maximizing the quality of the wine. She is proactive in working with the Stoller viticultural team to ensure that she’s got the finest grapes in the AVA with which to craft the Stoller wines.

Stoller Vineyards
Dayton, Oregon

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2006 Stoller ‘SV’ Estate Pinot Noir

2006 Stoller Vineyards ‘SV’ Chardonnay

Erik Olsen came to Clos du Bois with a truly remarkable resume. He earned a BS in Fermentation Science from UC Davis, an MS in Food Science from Cornell University and an MBA from the University of Washington, giving him that rare background of both technical and business training. And for almost two decades — with time out for a graduate research position at Cornell — he has crafted wine at some of the most prominent wineries in California and Washington, including Robert Mondavi, Simi and Chateau Ste Michelle. But even more impressive than his resume are his results. In the last ten years alone Erik has overseen an extraordinary array of extraordinary wines — including more than 30 that scored 90 or better from Wine Spectator. At Washington’s Chateau Ste. Michelle, where he served as head winemaker, his 2000 Single Berry Select Riesling scored an amazing 98 points, while his 1999 earned a 97. A 1999 Meritage rated 92. Erik also produced the highest ranked white wine in Wine Spectator’s “2001 Top 100 Wines of the World. Erik joined us in June 2003, and quickly made his mark on our day-to-day winemaking activities, overseeing the winemaking, enology and quality control departments. Erik’s first wines from “vine to bottle” were the 2003 vintage releases. “It’s terrific to be back in Sonoma County,” says Erik, “and I’m elated to be working with the first-class resources of one of America’s great wineries.”

Clos du Bois Winery
Geyserville, California

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2003 Briarcrest

Like most passionate wine enthusiasts, a great epiphany led Joe Davis to his calling as a winemaker…
While in college on an athletic scholarship, Davis, the son of a Monterey California fishing family, took a job in a wine shop. One Christmas, a good customer brought Joe a gift of a 1978 Clos de la Roche Grand Cru, Domaine Dujac. One sip and he was completely taken with the flavor and sheer deliciousness of the wine, “To have winemaking as a life pursuit and to make wine like this,” he thought, “would be the most wonderful thing in the world.” And so his quest began.

Arcadian Winery
Lompoc, California

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2005 Chardonnay

Fortress Vineyards is proud to announce their new consulting winemaker, Nils Venge. Nils has over 30 years of winemaking experience in the Napa Valley, and now brings his expertise to Fortress Vineyards.
Nils graduated from UC Davis in 1967 with a BS in viticulture and a minor in enology. In 1970, after serving a tour of duty in Vietnam, Nils began his career in the wine industry as a vineyard supervisor for Charles Krug Winery and later, Sterling Vineyards. By 1973 Nils made the transition into winemaking by becoming winemaker and general manager for Villa Mount Eden.
In 1982, Nils joined forces with Dennis Groth to form Groth Vineyards and Winery. Nils served as winemaker and general manager. In 1985, Nils was bestowed the honor of being the first American winemaker to receive a perfect ‘100 Points’ from Robert Parker Jr. for Groth’s Reserve Cabernet. In that same year, Nils began making wine under his own label, Saddleback Cellars, from grapes grown on property he and his father-in-law owned together. Saddleback Cellars’ first vintage was released in 1982.
Nils parted from Groth Vineyards in 1993 to become a consulting winemaker and to make wine under his own label, Saddleback Cellars. Nils later added Venge Vineyards, a Venge family operation with his son Kirk. Envy Wines is his newest collaborative venture. In addition to now consulting for Fortress Vineyards, Nils’ winery clients include such prominent wineries as Keenan, Del Dotto, Plumpjack and Moss Creek

Fortress Vineyards
Santa Rosa, California

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2007 Petite Sirah

2007 Sauvignon Blanc Musque Clone

2007 Novateur Blend

Owner and winemaker, Mike Neuffer believes in the