(February 8, 2023; Napa, Calif.)—The Mill Keeper, owned by third-generation farmer and one among Napa Valley’s main sustainable wine growers, Tom Gamble, is happy to introduce Ross Dawkins as winemaker. Dawkins leads all winemaking and operations for the multi-vintage model, which launched in 2021.
“We’re thrilled to have a winemaker on board with expertise as strong and diversified as Ross,” says Gamble. “Ross’ winemaking type elevates freshness and vibrancy to create actually scrumptious wines that commemorate the on a regular basis. That’s what The Mill Keeper is all about.”
Born and raised on the east coast of South Africa, Dawkins grew up immersed in agricultural work that fashioned the premise for a profitable future profession within the vineyards. After graduating from Stellenbosch College within the Western Cape with a level in Oenology and Viticulture, Dawkins went on to work harvest jobs and winemaking positions in esteemed vinicultural hubs as various as Stellenbosch, Margaret River, Australia, and Saint-Emillon, France. In 2016, Dawkins settled in California and took a place as assistant winemaker at Pahlmeyer in Napa. In 2019, he was introduced on as winemaker at Firstleaf in Napa the place he grew an appreciation for wines that worth accessibility and drinkability.
Dawkins describes his expertise of “hopping hemispheres” from one harvest to the following as essential to his understanding of winemaking as an artwork type and to his eventual calling at The Mill Keeper. “Tom [Gamble] thinks exterior of the field, and that’s what initially drew me to The Mill Keeper. We each have the need to make top-tier wine that doesn’t sacrifice accessibility in pursuit of high quality. The multi-vintage mannequin permits us to make wonderful, ready-to-drink wines that honor the traditions of each previous and new.”
A associate of Nationwide Parks Conservation Affiliation, The Mill Keeper strives to be a steward of the land whereas creating high-quality, environmentally aware wines at a worth. Dawkins will work with Gamble to proceed to supply sustainably grown fruit from smaller, ignored websites with the aim of preserving family-owned farms in Napa, Sonoma, Solano, Lake and Mendocino Counties.
The Mill Keeper’s flagship wines are The Mill Keeper Cabernet Sauvignon MV ($25) and The Mill Keeper Chardonnay MV ($24). These wines can be found for buy at www.themillkeeper.com and are distributed all through the nation in choose markets.
About The Mill Keeper
The Mill Keeper was based in 2021 and is impressed by the historical past of Napa’s early wine business pioneers of the mid 1800’s. The model embodies these pioneers’ enduring spirit and the need to carry the virtues of their dedication and the ensuing agrarian bounty of Californian vineyards to shoppers in america and globally. Prioritizing sourcing from generational vineyards with sustainable land administration applications, The Mill Keeper strives to provide a second life to smaller, ignored websites with the aim of preserving the state’s agricultural house and creating high-quality, environmentally aware wine at a worth. Taking inspiration from Champagne and Port, the place vintages are blended to create persistently stunning bottlings, The Mill Keeper produces multi-vintage nonetheless wines at a worth of $25 and beneath.
