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Ryan Hodgins

Although a native of the Pacific Northwest, Ryan’s first exposure to the idea of wine growing happened in the unlikely locale of Ohio. A plant-biology professor at Oberlin College shared his interest in wine growing with Ryan. After graduating Ryan moved to Minneapolis where he survived the long winters by learning to ski and drink wine. After five years the urge to return west was too strong to ignore and Ryan enrolled in the Master’s program in Viticulture and Enology at the University of California at Davis. In his second year at Davis, Ryan worked a harvest in Oregon while collecting samples for his thesis on Pinot noir tannins in the wines of the Willamette Valley. It was also at Davis where Ryan met his wife-to-be and fellow student of wine, Molly Williams. After working harvests in Oregon, Napa, and India, Ryan and Molly have settled in the town of Sonoma where the live with their little daughter Maggie. Ryan splits his time between Hanzell Vineyards and Breggo Cellars.

BREGGO CELLARS 11001 Highway 128, Boonville, CA 95415 707-895-9589