スポッツウッド (Spottswoode Estate Vineyard & Winery)

セント・ヘレナの町に入ったところにある小さなワイナリー。そこから出来るカベルネ・ソービニオンは、魅力的で贅沢な味わい。

20世紀初頭(1910年)より、故アルバート・スポッツ夫妻が献身的に環境維持を図った畑を、1972年にジャックとメアリーのノバック夫妻が継承する事で産声をあげた造り手がスポッツウッド。先人の意思を尊び、畑は、1985年からのオーガニック農法により、更なる改善が図られ、やがては、ワインスペクテイターに、ロバート・パーカー氏監修ワインアドヴォケイトの有力二大誌が共に5ツ星に推奨する稀な造り手にも定められます。

Winemaking & Field Crew

Aron Weinkauf, Winemaker & Vineyard Manager

In May 2011, Aron assumed the role of Spottswoode Winemaker. He grew up in Reno, Nevada before moving to Georgia to study at Berry College. While at Berry he was able to travel and study in Europe, where he first began to learn about wine. Upon returning to the states, Aron determined that winemaking would be an extremely rewarding profession, considering his fondness for wine and food and his love of farming and family. He moved to Fresno to study winemaking and graduated with his Viticulture and Enology degree from Fresno State University in 2005. He worked for a local winery while attending school, and then worked a 2005 harvest internship in Sonoma County.

Aron joined Spottswoode’s production team as Assistant Winemaker in the spring of 2006, and added the title Vineyard Manager in 2009. In his dual roles of Winemaker and Vineyard Manager, Aron enthusiastically pursues our commitment to organically farming the finest grapes and crafting the finest wines, without compromise. Aron and his wife Claire are the proud parents of a puppy named Cachou, who loves to greet winery visitors.