Winemakers

Benoit Touquette, Winemaker

Benoit holds a Masters degree of Enology and Chemistry from the University of Bordeaux. He has worked at several Bordeaux wineries including Chateau La Louviere and Chateau Couhins-Lurton. Early in his career Benoit made wine for Michel Rolland, "The Flying Winemaker," in South Africa at Remhoogte Estate. Benoit is a star on the rise in the wine world and is devoted to continuing the Hartwell tradition of producing wines of distinction and acclaim.

Andy Erickson, Winemaker

Andy has been living and making wine in the Napa Valley since 1994. Before coming to Hartwell, he was the winemaker for Staglin Family Vineyard. Andy has worked at several wineries in the Napa Valley including Newton Vineyard and Spottswood Winery. He also spent time in the vineyard and cellar of Bodegas Esmeralda in Mendoza, Argentina. Andy received a Master of Science in Enology from UC Davis, focusing his research on color and phenolic development in the vineyard. Andy is also consulting with other exclusive wineries including Arietta, Dalla Valle, Screaming Eagle and his own Favia.

Consulting Winemaker, Michel Rolland

Considered the world's most influential winemaker and a graduate of the prestigious Bordeaux Faculty of Oenology, Michel Rolland has joined Hartwell Vineyards as a consulting winemaker.