Craig Becker, a Southern California native, is a founding member of Somerston Wine Company. A strong love of the outdoors attracted Becker to winemaking. This attraction, combined with innate talent, led him to the helm of Somerston – an expansive project focused on great wines and an appreciation of the natural world.

In Becker’s free time, which is extremely limited these days (as is to be expected from someone at the helm of an ambitious and multi-faceted project like Somerston, not to mention a father of three), Becker enjoys spending time with his family, gardening with his girls, woodworking (he hand-built many of the features in his St. Helena home) and flying planes. He admits, however, that he’ll be grounded until he sees Somerston successfully off the ground, which, with Becker at the controls, is a sure to be a high- flying success.