Jim Striegel - Red Mare Wines
After working for four years as assistant winemaker at Paradigm
for Heidi Barrett, one of the world’s renowned winemakers, Anne
Vawter opened her winemaking consultancy with support and encouragement from
Heidi, whose referrals now make up Anne’s client list. Shortly after, Anne
began her own venture - Red Mare Wines.
An avid horse woman, Anne
named her wine label in honor of her red mare, Paradigm, who was a bonus given
to her during her time at Paradigm Winery. The inaugural release of Red Mare
Cabernet Sauvignon, the 2007 vintage, sold out in just two months. In addition
to her Cabernet Sauvignon, Anne also produces a Napa Valley Sauvignon Blanc and
will add a Sonoma Chardonnay in the 2011 vintage.
Red Mare Wines sources
fruit meticulously from very small, well-respected vineyards throughout the
Napa Valley, from a cool enclave of the Carneros to a hill top in Coombsville,
and northward on the Valley floor in Oakville, Rutherford and St. Helena.
Our 2011 Chardonnay hails from a choice location in the famed Russian River
Valley of Sonoma. We look for vineyards with unique qualities and
distinctive character that will come together in the blending process to
produce layered and beautifully balanced wines.
David H. Bova is a Partner and
Vice President of Pebble Ridge Vineyards and Wine Estates, a
California vineyard and winery-holding company, which owns and operates
Millbrook Vineyards & Winery. Presently, Pebble Ridge Vineyards & Wine
Estates owns and operates three separate winery properties: Millbrook
Winery in the Hudson River Region of New York; Villa Pillo Estate in
Tuscany, Italy; Williams & Selyem in the Russian River Region of
California; and five separate vineyard properties - Vista Verde Vineyard
on California’s Central Coast, Millbrook Vineyard, Litton Estate Vineyard
and Drake Road Vineyard for Williams Selyem winery in Sonoma
County, California; and Villa Pillo Estate vineyard. Mr. Bova also acts as
Vice President and General Manager of Millbrook Vineyards &
Winery.
David
Bova and John Dyson founded Millbrook Vineyards & Winery in Dyson's
Millbrook garage in 1983. Today, Mr. Bova is responsible for the overall
vineyard and winery management at Millbrook, which remains the cornerstone
of the Pebble Ridge wine group. He also maintains an advisory role in the
management of Williams Selyem a winery in the Sonoma County Russian River
Valley.
Like
Millbrook Vineyards & Winery itself, Mr. Bova’s history with wine is rooted
in John Dyson’s viticultural experiments from the early 1980’s. Mr. Bova
would visit his sister, Kathe Dyson and her family at the old dairy farm
where her husband John was working on converting the land into vinifera
vineyards. Every Saturday morning, Dyson would invite him to help. Mr.
Bova’s hobby soon grew into a full time business.
Dyson was
able to focus on his political life while still mentoring Mr. Bova to learn the
business. Mr. Bova was also maintaining his day job at an ad agency, where
he gained experience with marketing through their comprehensive training
program. In 1981, Dyson and Mr. Bova established their winemaking company
in Dyson’s home garage and called their company “Véraison Wine Cellars”
after the French viticulture term meaning "the onset of ripening or
the turning point" of the grape. Dyson and Mr. Bova thought Veraison
Wine Cellars would be the “turning point” for the Hudson River Valley wine
industry with their dedication to vinifera based wines. With Dyson actively
continuing his storied career path in the political sector, he trusted Mr.
Bova to run the vineyards and winery. Mr. Bova joined Millbrook Vineyards &
Winery full time in 1986.
Mr. Bova
has always been on the consumer business track. He graduated from
Wittenberg University in Springfield, Ohio, with a B.A. in Business
Administration in 1980, and attended Pace University in New York City for
his Masters of Business Administration. Additionally, Mr. Bova worked for
a trade and children’s publishing house as Vice President of Distribution
and Warehousing. The back office skills he gained included guiding the
transfer of the 1.2 million book inventory from the 100,000 square foot
warehouse in Long Island to New Jersey without interrupting their
business. Mr. Bova helped lead the New Jersey warehouse and played
an integral role in contributing to the company’s success- a precedent he
later paralleled at Millbrook. M I L L B R O O K
www.millbrookwine.com Millbrook Vineyards & Winery • 26 Wing
Road • Millbrook, NY 12545 • (845) 677-8383 Fax: (845) 677-6186
For the 5th year in a row, cigar connoisseurs and wine enthusiasts will gather in Paso Robles for the Central California Coast’s premiere festival, Crush & Roll West. This celebration of premium cigars, premium wine and the good life, takes place Sept. 6-7, 2013 in the heart of the Central Coast wine country. In addition to sampling world-class cigars and wines, attendees will learn the finer points of both from expert vintners and cigar manufacturers.
