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| EVERARDO ROBLEDO, VINEYARD MANAGER: In 1988 Everardo and brother grafted two acres of Hirsch Old Vineyard riesling over to the Mount Eden clone of pinot noir. Never left: married Marta, born four children, lives on site, planted/cultivated all 90,000 vines on the 72 acres of Hirsch Vineyards. One of eight Robledo brothers who have been important to the development of vineyards and wineries in Napa and Sonoma. Master of viticulture on the extreme Sonoma Coast. |
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| MARK DOHERTY, WINEMAKER: Background: wine sales and sommelier on east coast; cellar work at Plumpjack; asst winemaker, Davis Bynum. Foreground: Took over duties from consulting winemaker Vanessa Wong in spring 2004. Divides time between vineyards and winery. Winemaking style: site first, fruit forward; no California. |
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| MARIE HIRSCH, MARKETING & DESIGN:Born Czechoslovakia; escaped 1982 to Kansas City; liberated 1988 to Seattle. Architect; lighting designer; jewelry maker; painter; graphic designer; yoga teacher. Responsible for graphic design including packaging; assists in sales and marketing; grape harvest; fruit processing. |
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| JASMINE HIRSCH, SALES AND MARKETING: Born-bred, balmy California; school in gritty Philly; six years biz experience: Prague-Amsterdam-NY. Came home to Hirsch Vineyards to shine her light & spirit on sales, customer relations, plus learn the land, the vines, and the wines. |
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| DAVID HIRSCH, OWNER & CHIEF BUG:Bought property in 1978; planted Old Vineyard to pinot noir and Riesling in 1980. Quit day job 1987 to develop vineyards: 44 acres planted 1990-1996; 25 acres planted 2002-03. Responsible for reminding everyone ad nauseam our goal always to focus on the site; that important developments are fruits of mistakes made with a serious attitude; and to never forget that we don’t know what we don’t know. |
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