Crushpad Adds New Winemaker to Veteran Team

June 23, 2010 - PRLog -- Napa, CA- Today Crushpad announced the addition of Adam Smith to its team of winemakers.  At Crushpad, Smith will primarily focus on working with clients who are making Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Syrah from 40 top California vineyards in the Crushpad portfolio.

“Being a winemaker at Crushpad requires a special skill set,” said Crushpad’s Chief Winemaker Mike Zitzlaff. “Not only do our winemakers need experience making a wide range of wine styles but, perhaps most importantly, they need to be able to transfer their winemaking knowledge to Crushpad clients effectively.  Adam certainly has those skills.”

Smith, a native Californian, has spent the past five years honing his skills at a number of iconic wineries, most recently as Assistant Winemaker at Bethel Heights in the Eola-Amity Hills area of Oregon.  Prior to this Adam worked as Assistant Winemaker at Craggy Range, one of New Zealand’s iconic wineries, and Shea Wine Cellars and Domaine Serene in Oregon.

“I’m really excited to begin working with Crushpad’s passionate client base.” Smith noted.  “It’s going to be tremendously rewarding to work with them on literally hundreds of unique and personal wines.”

While at previous winemaking posts, Smith created many critically acclaimed wines including the 2006 Domaine Serene “Winery Hill Vineyard” Pinot which received 94 points from Robert Parker and the 2008 Shea Estate Vineyard Pinot Noir which grabbed 93 points from Wine Spectator.

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About Crushpad
Crushpad is a custom winemaking service with locations in Napa Valley and Bordeaux, with over 5,000 clients including wine enthusiasts, professional winemakers, fine–wine retailers and restaurants. Crushpad specializes in small–lot, luxury wine production from world–class vineyards in California and Bordeaux. The company was founded in 2004 by wine industry veterans and technology industry refugees determined to liberate winemaking from its traditional stereotypes of impossible wealth, expansive chateaux and golden retrievers.

For more information on Crushpad visit http://www.crushpadwine.com