Meet the Team: Consulting Winemaker Theresa Heredia
Brent McKoy is now Gary Farrell’s Head Winemaker. Read about his philosophy here.
Theresa Heredia joined Gary Farrell Winery team as winemaker in May of 2012. Theresa earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, before becoming a Ph.D candidate in chemistry with an emphasis in enology at U.C. Davis. She left the program to follow her calling as a hands-on winemaker. Coming off a long stint as winemaker at Freestone Vineyards in Sonoma County, Heredia brings considerable experience working with cool-climate Pinot Noir and Chardonnay and small-lot, single-vineyard wines. During her tenure at Freestone, Heredia’s Pinot Noir and Chardonnay brought the Joseph Phelps-owned winery significant critical acclaim. In early 2012 she was named “Winemaker to Watch” by the San Francisco Chronicle.
Theresa practices site-specific winemaking at Gary Farrell, a thoughtful approach that seeks to capture a sense of place in the wines, giving each vineyard a voice to express its unique interaction of soil, vine, climate, and farming. She works closely with an all-star lineup of vineyards that are prized for their exceptional fruit, including Rochioli, Allen, Bacigalupi, Hallberg, Ritchie, Durell and Gap’s Crown. This combination of Theresa’s meticulous winemaking and top-quality vineyards has resulted in annual, superlative accolades for Gary Farrell Winery.
– 2020 Winemaker of the Year Nominee –
Wine Enthusiast
– 2020 Top 50 Sonoma Producer –
Wine Spectator
– 2020 & 2019 Top 100 Winery –
Wine & Spirits
– #1 Wine, Top 100 Wines of 2017 –
Wine Enthusiast
– 2016 Winery of the Year –
PinotFile Rusty Gaffney
– 2015 Winery of the Year –
PinotReport Greg Walter
