Faces & Forums
82 WINES&VINES July 2015
A Taste of
Mendocino
Tourism groups, food purveyors and
representatives from a wild animal
preserve joined Mendocino County
wineries June 2 at the Golden Gate Club
in the Presidio of San Francisco. The
annual Taste of Mendocino seeks to
connect North Coast wineries with trade
buyers and members of the media.
KATE
LAVIN
Crispin Cain and Tamar Kaye founded
Greenway Distillers in 2005 and American
Craft Whiskey Distillery in 2008.
Matt Meyer is president and co-winemaker
at Meyer Family Cellars in Yorkville, Calif.
Brian Mast and Jennifer Waits
own Waits-Mast Family Cellars.
Tyler Rodrigue (left) helps cousin Jake Fetzer pour Masút Chardonnay from a family vineyard.
Attorney Theodora Lee moonlights as
Theopatra, queen of Theopolis Vineyards.
Toby Hill and Natacha
Durandet represent
Phillips Hill winery
in the Anderson Valley.
Bing Suardika and Wayne Bauer represent
Tahto Wines, named after a bridge near the
property in Potter Valley.