The People of the Santa Lucia Highlands

Grounded. Original. Authentic. Our people are as unique as our wines.
Get to know the growers and winemakers of the Santa Lucia Highlands.

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Chris Jones

Claudio Family Cellars, Winemaker
Beginning with home winemaking experiences starting in 1998, the journey into professional winemaking began in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, as a harvest cellar worker at Gravity Wine House in 2021, followed by an internship with Sojourn Cellars in 2022. During the 2021 and 2022 harvests Chris also processed the 2021 and 2022 wines for the Claudio Family Cellars label. During this time hands on experience and mentoring was augmented with chemistry and winemaking courses taken through the University of California, Davis, extension program in Viticulture and Enology.