Our Team
United by a passion for the wild, our experienced team are what makes Kenwood wines possible. Working together, the teams create the subtle flavors and blends we’re so proud of. No fruit is ever picked before being tasted and each tank and barrel is tasted at least once a day during fermentation to ensure the quality is captured at its optimum.Winemaking
Zeke Neeley
Winemaker
"When walking a vineyard near harvest it feels like a conversation between me, the vineyard and the wild forces of nature discussing what personality this wine will have, and then I do my best to reach that ideal."
Rachel Gondouin
Winemaking Assistant
“I’m passionate about Kenwood’s commitment to the environment and sustainability and giving everyone the opportunity to enjoy quality wine.”
Viticulture Team
Cecelia Buckenham Baines
Viticulture Manager
“Kenwood is humble, natural and unassumingly beautiful and it embraces the beautiful diverse region we live in. Our vineyards and people are a clear reflection of this and it’s impossible not to feel an affinity with it.”
Steve Ponzo
Grower Relations Representative
“I love being able to get out into all the different vineyards across Sonoma County to make sure we are getting the highest quality fruit possible.”
Operations
Pat Fallon
Barrel Operations Supervisor
“I love that Kenwood wines respect and reveal the varietal character of the grapes. They really convey the spirit of the AVA they were grown in.”
Sean Haraszthy
Cellar Master
“My favorite Kenwood Vineyard is Jack London. You can feel the dynamic energy of the terroir from this sacred site in every bottle of Cabernet that we make.”
Lois Mateer
Skilled Lab Technician
“Sonoma seems to be the perfect spot to let nature gives us her best quality.”
Tasting Room
Caroline Gallivan
Visitor Center Assistant Manager
“There is a raw and untouched feeling about Sonoma that really draws your inner adventurer in and makes you feel as if you are the first to discover the land’s beauty.”
