John Erbe

Viticulturist John Erbe has been cultivating fine wines from the ground up for more than 20 years. At J Vineyards & Winery, John manages all viticultural practices and pays careful attention to every row, vine and grape cluster. Not only does John make key decisions about clones, rootstocks and trellising in our vineyards, he also builds relationships with other Russian River Valley growers, facilitating the mutual exchange of information.

John's background includes serving in the Peace Corps in Paraguay and teaching English in Argentina. He holds a degree in Agronomy from the University of Arizona in Tucson, and has worked in vineyard management for St. Supery, Laetitia Vineyard & Winery, Barnwood Vineyards and Guenoc Winery.