Project Management

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November 07, 2012

Christina P llmann

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Current:

CP Coin Perdu, Owner Winemaker (http://www.cpmonopole.com)

Previous work Experience:

Twomey Cellars, Winemaker, Harvest 2008:

Twomey Calistoga: 20,000 cs of Merlot & Sauvignon Blanc & Cabernet for Silver Oak Alexander Valley.

Twomey Healdsburg: Guidance of Pinot production with Mendocino, Russian River, Sonoma Coast & Santa

Maria fruit. Worked under Daniel Baron of Silver Oak.

vyd acquisition research.

Fritz Winery, Winemaker, Harvests 2002 thru 2007:

First three years consulted with Merry Edwards.

Restructure Chardonnay, Zinfandel & Cabernet sources and created 6 new Reserve and Tasting Room wines.

Renovation of winery, crush pad, waste water & fresh water system.

Managed 20 acres and a 50% replant of estate vyds and acted as Grower Relations person to all purchased fruit

sources.

Managed 1.2 million dollar Production Budget for 18,000 cases and 14 wines. Responsible for efficiency &

style of all winemaking/production operations and general operation of the winery.

Gallo Sonoma, Research Enologist (Gina Gallo), Harvest 2001:

in charge of design, organization, administration and production of 2-ton research lots. Lots include various

viticultural and winemaking treatments.

Felton Road Vyds. & Winery, Central Otago, New Zealand. (Blair Walters), Harvest 2000:

Assisted winemaker in all aspects of vinification of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Riesling. The

stay included a month of wine tasting throughout the viticultural areas.

Ch teau Le Bon Pasteur, Pomerol, Bordeaux. (Michel Rolland), Harvest 1999:

grape sampling in Pomerol and St. Emilion. Vinification at Bon Pasteur included all operations as well as

concentration of musts and micro-oxygenation. Fall pruning at Dom. Dujac, Burgundy (Jacques Seysses),

followed by extensive wine tasting in the Loire, Alsace, Rhone, Piedmonte, Mosel and Nahe.

Education:

UC Davis, Masters in Oenology (1999) Linda Bisson thesis advisor, Ann Noble advisor.

Thesis and Publication: Techniques for Monitoring Yeast Ecology in Indigenous Wine Fermentation

Work Experience during UCD Studies:

Luna Vineyards, Napa.1998 Harvest internship (John Kongsgaard).

Sonoma Cutrer, Windsor. 1997 Spring-Summer vyd. research project.

Hartford Court Winery, Forestville. 1996 Bottling & harvest internship (Dan Goldfield).

Lloyd Vineyard Management, Geyserville. 1995-96: responsible for fertilization and irrigation of 70

acres in the Dry Creek, Chalk Hill and Geyserville area (Doug Lloyd).

Background:

LMU M nchen, MA Political Science, Germany

UC Berkeley, BA Political Science, and French

Fluent in German & French.