Winery Manager Colin MacPhail

C olin joined Larkmead Vineyards in April 2005 and by coincidence hails from the same birthplace as Andy Smith our winemaker (Edinburgh in Scotland). He studied Hotel and Restaurant Management and worked in the UK hospitality industry before embarking on a career as a radio producer at the BBC.

Colin and his family arrived in Napa Valley in 1998 and he worked in various aspects of the wine business from tasting rooms and travel tourism to retail before taking a post at Rudd Winery. He spent the next 5 years as project manager and distiller while setting up 'Distillery 209' in San Francisco. His broad range of experience and skills have proved to be very useful as Larkmead Vineyards spreads its wings in this new and exciting era.