Winemaker: Dave Guffy

Dave Guffy - Director of winemaking Operations. Dave started making wine at The Hess Collection Winery in April of 1999. As a native Californian, he is particularly committed to developing wines that truly reflect the California style of winemaking. "I have a strong belief in making wine in the vineyard", says Guffy, "Working each site to absolutely maximize flavors. My goal is to make ripe, fruit forward, California style wines, with both power and elegance".