Vineyard Team Ruben Molinar and the Vineyard Team
The Occidental vineyards demand great skill to farm at the level required to produce world-class pinot noir. For nearly thirty years, Ruben has been the leader of a dedicated team of men and women committed to this one goal.
My father first met Ruben in 1990 in a vineyard on Sonoma Mountain, and a few days later offered him a job. Ruben has worked closely with us ever since. Over the years, Ruben has helped to develop many of our vineyard sites, culminating with the planting of Occidental’s pinot noir vineyards on the Bodega Headlands and Bodega Ridge, which he proudly says are the crowning accomplishments of his career.
Ruben trained to be an engineer and brings his ingenuity and analytical approach to bear in solving any problem. He has fully embraced the challenge of farming Occidental’s extreme coastal sites with all the care and respect they deserve.
Lastly, there is Salvador Preciado and his team to acknowledge, who have over the years field budded each and every rootstock that Occidental and Kistler Vineyards has ever planted. We can not imagine trusting our budwood in anyone else’s hands.
My father first met Ruben in 1990 in a vineyard on Sonoma Mountain, and a few days later offered him a job. Ruben has worked closely with us ever since. Over the years, Ruben has helped to develop many of our vineyard sites, culminating with the planting of Occidental’s pinot noir vineyards on the Bodega Headlands and Bodega Ridge, which he proudly says are the crowning accomplishments of his career.
Ruben trained to be an engineer and brings his ingenuity and analytical approach to bear in solving any problem. He has fully embraced the challenge of farming Occidental’s extreme coastal sites with all the care and respect they deserve.
Lastly, there is Salvador Preciado and his team to acknowledge, who have over the years field budded each and every rootstock that Occidental and Kistler Vineyards has ever planted. We can not imagine trusting our budwood in anyone else’s hands.
