Unassuming and soft-spoken, Stanton brings over 25 years of winemaking experience and a passion about wine growing and wine making that emanates from his very core: He seems to commune with the vines and the wine. Despite his gentle demeanor, he is very clear about his firm convictions and opinions, which he quickly and clearly voices - albeit with a gentle tone.

A native Napa, Chris is a graduate of U.C. Davis' Department of Viticulture and Enology. He has extensive experience in the vineyard, the winery  graduate. He apprenticed in all areas of winemaking. He has a long resume and a long list of accolades in the national wine press. It was his track record that drew success-driven Peter Koehler to seek out Chris for the winemaker position.  More

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It was around the fifteenth century that the first European wine glasses with a stem and a foot began to appear. In the 17^th century, lead crystal technology was being applied to the stem design and in the eighteenth century, wine glasses with straight stems were becoming widely popular. It took millennia to arrive at the fine crystal stemware of today. This evolution was reflective both of style, preference and available technology. As with wine itself, science has provided the springboard for the most significant developments. More