Meet our Award-Winning Winemakers
Marco Cappelli
As a well-known winemaker with extensive experience in Napa, the California Sierra Foothills, and Europe for over 20 years, Marco’s skillful hands and palette have launched many award-winning wines. Along with his winemaking consulting, Marco has a new tasting room (Cappelli Wine) which uses innovative sustainable practices such as wines on tap for take out in reusable bottles or enjoyed by the glass at his lovely wine bar on Main Street in Placerville, CA.
Greg Stokes
Tapping into decades of experience as a winemaker for brands in California and Texas, we are honored and excited to have Greg create our signature red blend, Sol Rei Red Private Selection. Using rare Mencia wine grapes and his highly-acclaimed pinot noir winemaking style, Greg achieves the almost impossible - a low tannin red wine with fantastic medium body that is also low in histamines and sulfites. Assisting in the winemaking magic are his wife, Deborah, and son, Kyle, who are also winemakers.
Penny Gadd-Coster
As one of the most influential winemakers in Napa, Penny’s winemaking style has elevated sparkling wine made from Califormia premium wine grapes to a new award-winning level. Using the Methode Champenoise, this traditional French technique enables soft, natural effervescent bubbles, paired with beautiful aroma and fruit notes in every bottle. We are very proud to feature the quality and refinement of her sparking winemaking achievements.
Fernando Abarca
Under the guidance of his teacher and mentor, Marco Cappelli, Fernando has created a Chardonnay of exceptional depth, rich aromatics, and balance. As Fernando’s first release of Sol Rei Chardonnay, his talent is evident and we look forward to future vintages produced to this high bar for outstanding quality.
