Greg graduated from UC Davis with a Bachelor of Science in Botany and Plant Science and landed in St. Helena with Spring Mountain Vineyards, ascending to Head Wine Maker and General Manager. He assisted in establishing their custom crush facility ultimately making wines for greats such as Frog’s Leap, Dunn, Philip Tongi and Chimney Rock.
Greg has been a vineyard and winemaking consultant to wineries in the Napa Valley, Santa Cruz Mountains and Monterey County for the last 24 years. Greg worked alongside Michel Salgues as a peer and took over production of Caraccioli’s still wine program in 2014. After Michel’s passing in 2017, Greg took over as the head winemaker overseeing all Caraccioli Cellars production.
