Adress: 811 St. Helena Highway South, Suite 202 St. Helena, California 94574
Country: United States
internet: http://www.pahlmeyer.com
Wine district: Napa Valley
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Jayson Pahlmeyer has a track record for tapping rising stars as his winemakers - from Randy Dunn to Bob Levy, Helen Turley and most recently Erin Green.
Finding a winemaker to follow in the footsteps of these legends was no easy task. But Jayson found two: Kale Anderson, director of winemaking, Napa Valley, and Bibiana González Rave, consulting winemaker, Sonoma Coast.
“I’ve always been drawn to cutting-edge winemakers with verve and vision,” says Jayson. “As soon as I met Kale and Bibiana I knew that they were the new era for Pahlmeyer. Each is perfectly suited to the wines and estate vineyards they’ll oversee.”
With more than 10 years of winemaking experience with luminaries such as Mark Aubert, Philippe Melka and David Abreu, Kale Anderson will carry on the Pahlmeyer tradition of producing rich, powerful Napa Valley wines, including the winery’s flagship Bordeaux-style proprietary red blend. “I have been working with fruit from Waters Ranch for several years now, so I'm ecstatic about the possibilities for Pahlmeyer wines,” said Kale. “It’s Pahlmeyer 6.0.”
A native of Colombia, Bibiana González Rave earned a degree in Oenology from the University of Bordeaux before spending several harvests in Burgundy and South Africa and settling in California where she worked for Peay Vineyards, Au Bon Climat, Qupe and most recently, Lynmar. She will oversee the production of Pahlmeyer’s Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and the Wayfarer Vineyard in the Fort Ross-Seaview AVA. “The Wayfarer Vineyard is an extremely special site, presenting an opportunity to create something exceptional,” said Bibiana.
