Winemakers
JEAN HOEFLIGER - WINEMAKER
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Jean Hoefliger was born and raised in Switzerland. His initial experience took him from Switzerland to Bordeaux, and South Africa, making wine at the esteemed estates of Chateau Lynch-Bages, Chateau Carbonnieux, and Meerlust. Completing a winemaking and viticulture degree at the Swiss federal school of Changins, Jean came to California where he spent five years as winemaker for Newton Vineyard before joining Alpha Omega. Jean’s passion, knowledge, innate ability and scientific training puts him in a unique position to take the best grapes of Napa Valley and transform them into wines worthy of world class standing.
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MICHEL ROLLAND - CONSULTING WINEMAKER
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Alpha Omega’s winemaking team includes Michel Rolland, a wine world superstar who has been working with our winemaker Jean Hoefliger since the 2006 vintage to create world class wines. With one of the world’s most famous palates, Rolland brings his extraordinary expertise to both the vineyard and the cellar. Besides consulting for highly regarded wineries around the world, Rolland continues to produce his own wines at his estates in Bordeaux where he also directs one of the wine industry’s most respected laboratories. A major force in the winemaking world, his expressed mission is to help others make elegant, approachable wines. |
Reserve Tasting $45/person | 4 guest minimum *
A private, seated tasting hosted by a Wine Educator in one of our Private Tasting
rooms, featuring four of our reserve and limited production wines in varietal specific
Riedel glassware. A barrel taste is also included with each reserve tasting.
Reservations Contact a tasting room representative or
Events Manager at
events@aowinery.com or phone 707-302-1134
*Complimentary for Winemaker's Circle
20% Discount for Wine Club Members
Vertical SIGNATURE RED Wine Tasting
$45/person | 6 guest minimum *
A private, seated tasting hosted by a Wine Educator in one of our Private Tasting
rooms. This tasting experience features a vertical of four vintages of one of our
signature red wines. You will explore each vintage’s growing conditions, terroir,
climate influences and the winemakers notes on the inspiration behind each vintage.
ReservationsContact a tasting room representative or
Events Manager at
events@aowinery.com or phone 707-302-1134
*Complimentary for Winemaker's Circle
20% Discount for Wine Club Members
Wine and Artisan Cheese Pairing $55/person | 4 guest minimum
A private, seated wine and cheese pairing hosted by a Wine Educator in one
of our Private Tasting rooms featuring four current release wines paired with
four artisan cheeses.
Reservations Contact a tasting room representative or
Events Manager at
events@aowinery.com or phone 707-302-1134
20% Discount for Wine Club Members
Blending Session$65/person | 6 guest minimum
A private, seated tasting hosted by a Wine Educator in one of our Private Tasting
rooms. You will learn about the different Bordeaux varietals that make up Alpha
Omega’s wines as you experience the process of blending your own wines to
take home with you.
ReservationsContact a tasting room representative or
Events Manager at
events@aowinery.com or phone 707-302-1134
20% Discount for Wine Club Members
Experience the truth behind great wines in the vineyard. AO’s winemakers
believe in sourcing fruit from various appellations to bring complexity and char-
acter to each wine utilizing grapes from historically significant vineyards
throughout the Napa Valley. Understanding the differences of each appellation
is a challenge in itself. After your vineyard visit, taste the difference of a varietal
from multiple appellations within Napa Valley. To cap off your vineyard tour,
enjoy the finished product that results from blending grapes from hillside, valley
floor and mountain vineyards.
What facts in the vineyard express to the winemaker it is time to harvest? Where
is the next destination for harvested grapes? Enjoy this interactive walking tour
from the vineyard to the crush pad. Travel into the barrel and tank room following
the fermentation process. Experience the journey from the vine into the bottle
while sipping and learning about the production of Alpha Omega wines.
The cheese you select is dependent on the wine. So how do we know which
cheese pairs best with our selected wine? At what temperature do we store and
serve cheese? How best do we serve a cheese and wine course? Walk away
from this course confident in how to pair wine and cheese and develop the tools
necessary to present wine and cheese. These topics and others are covered in
an in-depth wine and cheese pairing and tasting course
Private Tasting
Alpha Omega offers seated tastings in our private reserve rooms.
Our Wine Club Members receive a 20% discount on all private tastings and our
Winemaker Circle Members receive complimentary Reserve and Vertical Cabernet
tastings.
Reservations
Contact a tasting room representative or our Events Manager at
events@aowinery.com or phone 707-302-1134
*Complimentary for Winemaker's Circle
20% Discount for Wine Club Members
