Ramey Wine Cellar

Ramey Wine Cellars

David Ramey started his career in wine with little more than a degree in enology and a dream. Then, after nearly two decades of creating benchmark wines for such California wineries as Matanzas Creek, Chalk Hill, Dominus and Rudd, David Ramey and his wife Carla founded Ramey Wine Cellars in 1996. “Owning one’s own winery is the dream of every winemaker,” David says, looking back on the path that led him to build his own. It took time, planning and a profound understanding of how best to bring together all the elements—from the grapes, to the winery materials, and a top-notch team of professionals—to make it all work.

The winery produces authentic, hand-crafted wines made in an Old World tradition--coupled with New World innovation and California terroir. Owned exclusively by David and his wife Carla, grapes are sourced from vineyards with which David has worked for many years.  Their next project will be to purchase land and develop their own vineyards.

Consistently rated among the best wines in California, the winery remains committed to Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Syrah as its primary varietals. Winery tours and tastings are available by appointment. 

Cameron Frey
Cameron joined Ramey Wine Cellars prior to the 2002 harvest and has since been an integral part of crafting our award-winning wines. Cameron was born and raised in Lodi, California before heading off to California State University-Fresno. He graduated with a B.S. in Enology and Chemistry in 1991 and promptly joining Robert Mondavi Winery, where he was a Master Lab Technician prior to becoming Assistant Winemaker. In 1996, Cameron joined Gallo of Sonoma Winery as Assistant Winemaker, where he focused on Gallo’s first high-end Chardonnay, Zinfandel and Syrah programs. In 2001, Cameron and his wife set off to Italy where Cameron worked as harvest winemaker at Casa Girelli Winery in Puglia, Italy. Once he joined David Ramey and began building the team at Ramey Wine Cellars, Cameron’s responsibilities have ranged from management of all production tasks to hands on cellar work, development of winemaking procedures, schedules, budgets and safety programs, as well as occasionally lending a hand to sales and marketing. In addition to managing the production team at Ramey Wine Cellars, Cameron enjoys sailing on San Francisco Bay and coaching his twin sons’ baseball team.

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