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Jill was named the winemaker in 1983, at the age of 27. She was mentored through her twelve vintages at Buena Vista by Andre Tchelistcheff. In 1994, she moved to William Hill Estate Winery in Napa, where she developed its signature style and unique flavor profile.
In 2021, Jill made her first wine at End of Nowhere winery located in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California. She now lives in Petaluma and made her third vintage of Heaps Keen in Fall 2023 in Sonoma County. Photo by Alaa Elkamhawi.
In 2021, Jill made her first wine at End of Nowhere winery located in the Sierra Foothills of California. She now lives in Petaluma and made her second and third vintage of Heaps Keen in Sonoma County.
Mar 15, 2017 · Jill Davis. BS in fermentation science from UC Davis in 1978. Worked at Beringer and then joined Buena Vista in 1982 as assistant winemaker and named winemaker there in 1983. Only 27 years old at the time, was featured in Cosmopolitan in an article about women who love their work. Moved as winemaker to William Hill Estate in Napa in 1994, and ...
Before coming back to California, and landing at DuMOL, Jill Davis had a successful tenure at Four Seasons properties. This is a proven wine woman.
Sep 18, 2020 · Important illustrative examples come from the career paths of two pioneering women winemakers—MaryAnn Graf, California's first lead women winemaker, appointed winemaker at Simi Winery in Healdsburg in 1973, and Jill Davis, at the time California's youngest lead woman winemaker when appointed at Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma in 1983 at age 27.
Associate Winemaker. "Lambert Bridge captures the essence of everything that drew me to Sonoma in the first place – the opportunity to work with a myriad of varietals sourced from diverse vineyards all across the county while surrounded and supported by an amazing community.
