"The essence of winemaking is in the details."
With incredible experience and education, Landon's winemaking journey has afforded him a unique and seasoned winemaking style, showcasing breadth and poise in every wine he crafts.
Whether through fate or intellectual curiosity, this expertise brought Landon to the Trinchero Family in 2020, setting into motion his next great journey as Trinchero Head Winemaker.
After earning a business degree from Cal State Long Beach in 2004, Landon began his career selling wine with Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits in Southern California. Although he learned a lot about wine from selling to marquee Santa Monica and Malibu accounts, his curious spirit and scientific mind propelled him to go down the winemaking path. In 2007, he went for second bachelor's degree in enology from California State University, Fresno.
Landon's winemaking career began as a harvest intern at Molly Dooker in Australia and then Spottswoode where his potential was seen and developed by mentor Aron Weinkauf (long-time Spottswoode winemaker and Vineyard Manager). After four years as Assistant Winemaker at Spottswoode, Landon became Winemaker at Buccella in Napa in 2015. Landon joined the Trinchero Napa Valley team as Head
Winemaker in 2020. With him, he brought tremendous talent and a fresh take on Trinchero's valley floor and mountain fruit, sourcing from both estate and contracted Napa Valley vineyards. Attention to detail is at the core of Landon's winemaking
philosophy. He fashions himself more of an old-school Napa Valley winemaker and a constant learner, believing that every detail of the process stacks up to create the end product and is worthy of being evaluated, discussed and recorded. Today, Landon resides on Howell Mountain with his wife and three daughters, giving him an intimate knowledge and understanding of Napa Valley and making him an integral part of the community.
