Patricia has 30 years of experience in the wine industry and is active in associated technical and professional groups.  She also has previous experience in commercial lab management, having owned and operated a sensory testing and consulting lab in Napa, CA.

Patricia's winemaking experience includes technical winemaking positions at Domaine Chandon and Seagram’s Chateau and Estates, along with international work in both France and Australia.  Her experience in education includes working as the Teaching Laboratory Manager in the UC Davis Department of Viticulture and Enology and teaching Wine and Juice Analysis at Napa Community College. She is widely published in many of the wine trade magazines on technical, analytical, and sensory topics, and is co-copyright holder (with Dr Ann Noble of UC Davis) of the Sparkling Wine Aroma wheel.

Patricia also has a long history of professional service.  She co-founded CERA (California Enological Research Association) and is past president of the ASEV (American Society for Enology and Viticulture).  She holds a BS in Fermentation Science and MS in Food Science from UC Davis, and owns perhaps the smallest freestanding bonded winery in the US with an annual production of 120 cases.

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