Winemakers
Jeremy Weintraub joined us as winemaker in August, 2008. After graduating from Clark University, and doing a stint as a financial writer in New York, Jeremy decided to try his hand at wineries and vineyards on Long Island and in New Zealand and Tuscany. He then earned a master’s degree in viticulture and enology at UC Davis, where his awards included the American Society of Enology and Viticulture scholarship and the Wine Spectator scholarship. After Davis he became assistant winemaker at Tantara Winery in Santa Maria, and then winemaker at Shadow Canyon Cellar in York, CA. His first task at Seavey will be, in collaboration with Philippe Melka, consulting winemaker, and Bill Seavey, owner, to organize the harvest, fermentation and blending of the 2008 vineyard crop. Jeremy is married and they have a 2 year old daughter. In his spare time he loves to cook and play tennis.
Winemaker Consultant Philippe Melka has been with Seavey since 1995. A graduate of the University of Bordeaux, he holds degrees both in enology and geology with a specialization in terroirs and clones. Before joining Seavey he worked at a number of well-known wineries in France, Italy, and California.
His advice has been valuable in the vineyard as well as in the winery, where he strives to produce a perfectly integrated wine with classic structure, balance and elegance. He treats his wines gently and controls the amount of oak, so that the fruit flavors will not be lost. In addition to viticulture, his favorite hobby is surfing. Jeremy, Philippe & Bill Seavey work very hard to find the best possible blends of wines from the separate harvest lots.
