David Stevens

Vice-President & Technical Director

The enquiring mind of David Stevens underlies his mastery of an exceptional diversity of intellectual challenges. He gained an Economics degree after study at University of Glasgow and Williams College, MA, followed by an MS in Enology from California’s prestigious UC Davis.

In his subsequent career, David has successfully combined multiple achievements: winemaking at three prestigious Napa wineries (Domaine Chandon, Freemark Abbey and Bouchaine Vineyards); extension faculty lecturing at UC Davis; authorship of several technical papers; regular wine judging at 5 major international competitions; speaking and moderating at national and international conferences; and international consulting work for, among others, Booz Allen Hamilton. And, most recently, the key pioneer work on the "building" of lighter style, less alcoholic wines that truly deserve to be called wine.