the winemakers
Aron Weinkauf, Assistant Winemaker

Aron Weinkauf grew up in Reno, Nevada before moving to Georgia to study at Berry College. While at Berry he was able to travel and study in Europe, where he first began to learn about wine. Upon returning to the states, Aron decided winemaking would be an extremely rewarding profession, considering his fondness for wine and food, and his love of farming and family. He moved to Fresno to study winemaking, and graduated with his Viticulture and Enology degree from Fresno State University in 2005. He worked for a local Madera Winery while attending school, and then worked a 2005 harvest internship in Sonoma County. Aron joined Spottswoode’s production team as Assistant Winemaker in the spring of 2006.


“I can’t imagine a better place to begin my career in winemaking. Spottswoode believes, as do I, that winemaking begins in the vineyards. I am thrilled to be working in the fields at Spottwoode, learning about the age-old craft of winemaking from the ground up, literally!”
ARON WEINKAUF