Jess McDowell

After graduating from UC Davis with a B.S. in Viticulture and Enology, the real education began. Jess trained under Celia Welch, one of Napa Valley's most celebrated and meticulous winemakers, and learned more than technique. She learned a philosophy: great wine is made in the vineyard, shaped in the cellar, and defined as much by restraint as by intervention.