Winemaker - Thomas Brown

Thomas Rivers Brown is one of the most exciting young talents in Napa Valley. Born in Sumter, South Carolina, Thomas developed an interest in wine while at the University of Virginia. Later, he expanded his knowledge of wines from all the world's great regions while working at All Seasons Wine Shop in Calistoga. Beginning at Turley Estate in the late 1990s, and continuing today at Schrader, Maybach Cellars, Black Sears, and his own project, Rivers-Marie, among others, he crafts beautiful wines that speak of the land and the conditions that created them.

When asked how he defines great wine, Thomas responds, "I can't really define it, but I know it when I taste it."