From left to right: Broc Zoller, Randy Krag, Jorge Calvillo, Jaime Chavez, Jose Luis Macias, Jesus Garcia, Lupe Perez, Humberto Gutierrez, Juan Sanchez, Ignacio Gutierrez, Daniel Ramirez, Jesus Jimenez, Julio Gonzalez, Paul Zellman

The Lake County Winegrape Commission established the Master Vigneron Academy in 2012.Today, we honor the men and women who have completed this program over the past five years.

CLASS OF 2013Moises AguilarFrancisco DuarteOctavio CalvilloAdolfo CalvilloJuan Luis Ramirez ArroyoFrancisco Medina, Sr.Jason Webb

CLASS OF 2014Aldo CabreraCayetano GarciaCecil BrownJose Pantoja, Sr.Magdaleno ManriquezOctavio HernandezRefugio RojasTony MedinaVicente Garcia Pantoja

CLASS OF 2015Roman CalderonJuan CalvilloJose CalvilloGerardo CortezMarie Azucena Garcia GarciaFernando MartinezRuben Perez LepizOsbaldo PuhidaIsmael Sonato

CLASS OF 2016Jose AvalosJorge CalvilloJaime ChavezJesus GarciaJulio GonzalezHumberto GuitierrezIgnacio GuitierrezJesus JimenezJose Luis MaciasLupe PerezDaniel RamirezJuan Sanchez

The Master Vigneron Academy (MVA) is a professional workforce development program designed for experienced vineyard supervisors and foremen. It serves the economic interests of families, the wine industry, and the Lake County community. The first of its kind anywhere, the MVA program was created by the Lake County Winegrape Commission to cultivate a professional workforce of highly skilled and knowledgeable supervisors. The program offers a model for developing an industry-wide standard by which a supervisor’s knowledge and achievement are formally recognized.

Adobe Creek PackingBeckstoffer VineyardsBella Vista FarmingCache Creek VineyardsDorn VineyardsJAC Ag Services

L & L VineyardsLangtry FarmsLyon VineyardsMauritson FarmsNissen Vineyard Services

Oldham VineyardRed Hills VineyardRobinson Lake VineyardRogers VineyardsShannon Ranches

Six Sigma VineyardsStokes FarmingStonehouse CellarsSun Alpine VineyardsTrinchero Family Estates

The Winegrape Commission recognizes the following growers for their support of the MVA program:

photo credits: eric fore, nathan dehart, john hyde, paul zellman

“The Master Vigneron Academy connects our employees to a modern business environment. It creates a bond with the larger industry, and it gives them a perspective of their role in the larger purpose.”

Randy Krag, Beckstoffer Vineyards, Red Hills

CLASS OF 2012Felix AguilarAntonio BatresTarcisio CoronaFederico GonzalezGabriel MartinezGerardo MendozaAlonso RaygozaJeronimo RicoJaime RosasAmador Villalobos