George Wine Company

George Wine Company has one employee, who happens to be named George. He's the person who works in the vineyards, sorts the fruit, ferments the grapes, bottles the wine, deans the equipment and floor, writes the letters, signs the checks, among other things.

The journey that took George to Sonoma County, California began on a small island in Southern New York State commonly referred to as The Big Apple. After growing up in NYC, George went on to Lehigh University in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business, and the University of Houston Law Center. Following nine years in academic and significant financial debt, George moved to Los Angeles and became a United States Government Bond trader.

During a fourteen year career as a bond trader, George arrived at work five days a week at five in the morning. In 1994, about ten years into his trading career, George had some Williams Selyem Rochioli Vineyard pinot noir with his seared ahi dinner. That night George had an epiphany, as wine became an equal partner with food in the dining experience, and decided that one day he would move to Sonoma County to moke Russian River Valley pinot noir.

Four years later, George sold his house in Manhattan Beach, quit a fourteen year career, and moved to Healdsburg, California to make pinot noir.