Berryessa Gap Vineyards

About Winery: The site of Berryessa Gap Vineyards lies in the gently rolling hills just east of Lake Berryessa, California. This rich land was formerly known as Coble Ranch and sits below the distinctive break in the nearby hills recognizable to locals as the Berryessa Gap. Dan Martinez, Sr., father of the owners of Berryessa Gap, was a first generation farmer of Spanish immigrants. After establishing a successful orchard business in Winters, he partnered with winemaker and wine historian Ernest Peninou in 1969 to create a grapevine rootstock nursery that would become renown in Napa and Sonoma Valley vineyards and beyond. 

Aggie Connection: Nicole Salengo moved to Davis in 2002 after earning a Bachelors of Science at SUNY Oneonta on the east coast. She received her Winemaking Certificate from UC Davis in Spring 2013, later that year she was hired as winemaker at Berryessa Gap Vineyards. Prior to that, Nicole worked in the wine industry both on the retail side as a wine buyer at a Davis wine shop called Tuco’s and in a few local Davis wineries, Rominger West and Putah Creek.

Alum: Nicole Salengo ‘13, Winemaker

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