date:Jun 17, 2014
Chateau Montelena Winery announced the promotion of Matthew Crafton from assistant winemaker to winemaker. Crafton will continue to work under the guidance of Chateau Montelenas CEO and master winemaker Bo Barrett with the support of vineyard manager Dave Vella.
In 2006, Crafton moved to Napa Valley from Virginia to expand his wine industry experience, starting as a viticulture intern at Etude Wines. He joined the Chateau Montelena team in 2008 as assistant winemaker and started leading Chateau