Sebastopol, California, September 7, 2016 – Dutton-Goldfield Winery is excited to add Drew Munro to our team. Drew joins us as Tasting Room Manager, where he will oversee all operations of the tasting room, in addition to working within our community and with our neighborhood partners to further grow our consumer business. Drew was most recently the General Manager at Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen in Healdsburg.
Drew became interested in wine while working in restaurants in Houston, Texas. He solidified his passion and started his connection with Sonoma County when he interned at Ramey Wine Cellars in 2005. After harvest, he began at Dry Creek Kitchen, where he was sommelier of an award-winning wine list for many years before taking on the role of General Manager in 2013. He has earned his Certified Sommelier certification with the Court of Master Sommeliers, and is studying for his Advanced-level certification. “Living in Sonoma County, interning at Ramey Wine Cellars, working for the great Charlie Palmer, and now working for Dan and Steve – two icons of the Sonoma County wine industry – has been a dream come true! I have been fan of Dutton-Goldfield wines for many years and I’m so honored to be a part of this great team.”
“Drew’s attention to detail, warm personality, and ability to juggle all the aspects of a fast-paced luxury restaurant were definitely a huge attraction for us,” says Dan Goldfield, winemaker and partner of Dutton-Goldfield. “We’re always striving to provide our guests with the most exceptional service, and to run our tasting room with the utmost professionalism, and Drew is the perfect fit for that as we grow.”
Dutton-Goldfield Winery is the partnership of grape grower Steve Dutton and winemaker Dan Goldfield. The winery began in 1998 when longtime colleagues and friends Steve and Dan recognized a shared vision between them—to craft wines that express the personalities of their vineyards, and which they’d enjoy drinking at their own dinner tables. Our mission is to produce world-class wines that display the brightness of fruit, complexity, structure and balance that are reflective of our cool coastal hom
