OUR TEAM
Our team is made up of passionate professionals committed to producing and offering the highest quality wines. Though we each strive to perfect our specialty, our teamwork overlaps and intersects to ensure an intentionally holistic approach in everything we do. This sense of community reaches beyond the walls of Montinore Estate, to the greater Oregon wine industry, where we collaborate and cooperate with our peers to promote our craft, our winegrowing region and this amazing place we call home.
Rudy
Marchesi
Partner
A leader in Biodynamic® viticulture, Rudy has been in the wine industry for over 40 years. Rudy supports the vineyard, winemaking and sales teams.
Stephen
Webber
Head
Winemaker
As head winemaker, Stephen captains all aspects of the winemaking process. His creative vision and attention to detail pave the way for beautiful wines.
Benjamin
Eyer
Assistant
Winemaker
Having honed his winemaking skills in Chile, California and now Oregon, Benjamin has diverse experience in nearly every aspect of the craft.
Sarah
Horner
Dir. of Consumer
Experience
A wine industry professional for over 13 years, Sarah oversees all Direct to Consumer operations, including club, tasting room and online.
Colleen
Berard
Sales Director
Northwest
Colleen has an accomplished career in the Northwest wine industry for nearly a decade and supports wholesale nationwide.
Moss
Bittner
Viticulturist
A farm boy from Alaska, Moss has managed vineyards in California, New York, Missouri, India and Alsace, and now our vines in Oregon.
Chris
BrackCellar
Master
Chris brings a high level of passion and focus to his management of winery operations and has overseen the maturation of our wines since 2015.
Katy
Brown
Sales and Marketing Director
Katy brings over a decade of wine sales and marketing and manages three-tier sales, reporting and marketing efforts for wholesale distribution.
Kathleen
Cardinale
Vice President of Sales
With more than 20 years’ experience in hospitality, sales management and wine education, Kathleen manages sales in our Northeast markets.
Rachel
Chun
Accounting
Clerk
Rachel has two decades of accounting experience in a variety of industries. Her organizational skills are a huge asset to the accounting department.
Alejandro
Corona
Vineyard
Supervisor
Alejandro uses his passion, hands-on experience and leadership abilities to oversee the management and operations of our partner vineyards.
Ari
Grey
Hospitality
Manager
Ari brings extensive experience to the team. His background in advertising adds creative flair and his affable personality charms guests and staff alike.
Jayme
Lowe
Sales Director
Southwest
Jayme began her career working with high profile beer producers & boutique wineries before joining us to manage distribution in the Southwest.
Ryan
Meyer
Cellar
Hand
When not playing punk music or raising goats, Ryan works all aspects of the cellar, having made wine in the northwest since 2010.
Casey
Rideout
Cellar
Hand
After 10 years in wine hospitality management in Paso Robles, Casey joined Montinore as a harvest intern and is now a member of our team.
Sergio
Reyes
Vineyard
Supervisor
With over 30 years at Montinore, Sergio has a vast knowledge of our land and practices and provides superior leadership to vineyard operations.
Alfredo
Santiago
Vineyard
Foreman
Alfredo has been working at the estate since 1985. His intimate knowledge of the property experience makes him the perfect person to lead the crews.
Kris
Taormina
Office
Manager
Kris has been running the front office for over 20 years, handling all admin and accounting, orders, shipping and much, much, much more.