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Jac Cole |
After graduating from the University
of California Berkeley with a degree
in Biology in 1972, Jac followed his
growing passion for winemaking to the
Masters Program in Enology at California
State University Fresno. Jac began
his professional odyssey as an intern
at Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma County,
and from there, wound his way through
Napa Valley gathering expertise and
experience with such prestigious wineries
as Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, Stags’
Leap Winery, and S. Anderson Vineyards.
Jac has had the rare fortune of acquiring
a remarkable depth of knowledge and
experience along his winemaking path,
as well as his valued friendship with
Spring Mountain Vineyard manager, Ron
Rosenbrand. Together they are
dedicated to the concept that the world’s
greatest wines are the direct result
of the work done in the vineyard.
Their focus has been on the nuance of
clone and rootstock, the balance of
canopy and fruit, and the determination
of the point of perfection for harvest.
Armed with a combination of gleaned
experience, passion and friendship,
Jac comes to Spring Mountain Vineyard
to lift wine quality to even greater
heights.
Jac lives on a picturesque two-acre
vineyard on Howell Mountain with his
wife, Ami. |
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Ron Rosenbrand |
Born and raised in Saint Helena and
into a winemaking family, Ron’s
passion for grape growing came at an early
age. His father, well known winemaker
Theo Rosenbrand - whose achievements at
Beaulieu and Sterling Vineyards are revered
by wine collectors today, knew that great
wines were made in the vineyard, not in
the winery. Certainly influenced
by this fact, Ron chose viticulture, not
winemaking; graduating from the University
of California at Davis in 1981.
After studying French viticulture in
the Jura, Ron spent 21 years growing
wine at Charles Krug, V. Sattui, and
Spring Mountain Vineyard. Before being
reunited on Spring Mountain he shared
his passion and dedication for six years
with winemaker Jac Cole at Krug. Ron
is dedicated to using his knowledge
of terroir, rootstock and clonal selection,
vine stress and canopy management to
realize the full potential of each of
Spring Mountain’s 135 vineyard
sites.
Ron resides in Napa with his wife Jacqueline
and their 5 children, Brian, Amy, Conner,
Cole, and Alexi. |
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Paul Remboldt |
Paul Remboldt has been applying state of the art accounting techniques in the wine industry for over seven years. Paul worked with Charles Krug Winery during their explosive growth through the last half of the 90’s. He now brings his expertise and enthusiasm to Spring Mountain Vineyard and works with the management team in all financial matters.
A native Napan, Paul lives in St. Helena with his wife Kelli and their two young girls, Hannah and Abigail. He graduated from California State University, Sacramento with a B.S. in Accountancy in 1991. |
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Valli Ferrell |
A native Hoosier, Valli Ferrell earned
a bachelor's degree from Indiana University
in French and English. Her love of wine
brought her to the Napa Valley over 20
years ago. She has contributed to the
sales and marketing efforts of several
wineries, including Inglenook, Geyser
Peak, William Hill, Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
and Spring Mountain Vineyard. She is the
author of Dining In Napa Valley, a cookbook
celebrating Napa Valley restaurants. Having
lived on the Spring Mountain estate for
eight years, she is intimately familiar
with the seasonal cadence of life in the
vineyard. It is her wish to share that
experience that brings her to Spring Mountain
as director of public relations.
Valli is the welcoming face that visitors
see at Spring Mountain. She delivers
a historic walk through the past and
a fresh taste of the future through
the visitor experience. Sharing her
talents for hospitality, she brings
to life all that is gracious about wine
country living.
Valli lives at the base of Spring Mountain
with her husband, Tom, and their son,
Scott. |
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Leah McEachern |
Leah joined Spring Mountain Vineyard in 2005 and brings over 9 years of marketing experience. She previously worked for several high tech software companies to include Best Software, Salesforce.com and Walker Interactive. Leah has always had a passion for wine and is considered an enthusiast, self-educator and collector. Although a Berkeley native, Leah’s passion for wine is what brought her to the valley to live amongst the vines.
Leah received her BA in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara, MBA in Marketing from San Francisco State University, and currently resides in Sonoma with her husband Jeff. |
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Brian Boswick |
Brian joined Spring Mountain Vineyard in Spring 2005. For over two decades he has been involved in the wine industry. During that time he has had the opportunity to work for several successful domestic wineries and distributors. His background includes hands on experience in sales, sales management, and marketing. He has worked the domestic market on a national level and has been fortunate to have worked and lived overseas while establishing California wines in the European market. He is excited about conveying the magic of Spring Mountain Vineyard to all tiers of the industry – distributors, retailers, restaurateurs, and fine wine consumers.
After growing up in Southern California, Brian moved to San Luis Obispo, where he worked and graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo. He currently resides in the East Bay, with his wife and three children. In his spare time, he enjoys being outdoors, traveling, coaching his kids, playing ping pong, tasting wines, and is known to make a mean Rajun-Cajun Gumbo! |
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Leah Smith |
Leah was born and raised in Los Altos, California. She received her Bachelors degree from Oregon State University and spent the next 10 years living in the Oregon wine country. Having caught the “wine bug,” Leah, her husband Michael, and 2 young daughters, Taylor and Ashley, relocated to St. Helena to pursue their passion and immerse themselves in the wine industry. Leah brings with her to Spring Mountain over 10 years experience in customer service, public relations and management. Her professionalism, coupled with her sunny personality enable her to meet the customers needs extremely well. In her free time, Leah enjoys traveling, volunteering in the local schools, biking, gardening and coaching soccer.
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Leigh Meyering |
Leigh joined Spring Mountain Vineyards in 2003 as part of the production team. Her prior winemaking experience in France was significant in shaping a desire to craft Bordeaux style blends. With a Master’s Degree in Enology from UC Davis and a Bachelor of Science in Engineering from Cal Poly, Leigh’s technical skills enhance her creative vision and passion for making world-class wine.
Prior to working at Spring Mountain Vineyards, she worked in Bordeaux’s St. Emilion region at Clos Des Jacobins and Chateau La Commanderie, and in the Napa Valley at MacRostie in Carneros and Charles Krug in St. Helena.
A Bay Area native, Leigh now lives in Napa with her husband Mark and daughter Annika and brews her own delectable beer as a hobby. |
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Brian Hawkins |
A Napa Valley Native, Brian Hawkins has been surrounded by wine and the wine industry for his entire life. But it wasn’t until a fortuitous work experience in the Virgin Islands that he found his passion for the wine itself.
Brian has a rich history of education through travel, always seeking new adventures to accompany his growing knowledge of wine and food. He has lived and worked in some beautiful places, including Lake Tahoe and Hawaii, but he has always returned to his roots in Napa Valley.
On his continual quest for knowledge he found his way to Spring Mountain Vineyard in 2005, where Brian shares his passion for wine and viticulture through guided tours and tastings.
In 2005 Brian received his Sommelier certificate. Laying the groundwork for his future in the wine industry. |
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