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| PETER FICKLIN President and Winemaker - email - |
As winemaker at Ficklin Vineyards, a position he was promoted to upon the retirement of his father David Ficklin in 1983, Peter has revived the vintage port program. In over 50 years of Ficklin's history, only eight vintage ports have been released, the most recent being the 1991 Vintage Port, that was released in 2002. From every vintage bottling, Peter holds at least 100 cases for additional cellaring and re-release at a later date.
Peter received his Bachelor of Science degree in enology from the
University of California at Davis in 1978.
| STEVE FICKLIN
Vineyard Manager |
Steve Ficklin is committed to growing high quality grapes for use in the production of Ficklin Vineyards port wines. The winery grows its own grapes; only Portuguese varietals including Tinta Madeira, Touriga, Tinta Cao, and Souzao are used.
Steve farms approximately 35 acres of vines, all planted according to the same Portuguese varietals his father Walter C. Ficklin, Jr. obtained from U.C. Davis in 1946.
He is constantly working with new rootstocks and cultural practices to maintain the quality of the vines as he believes that the grapes are the first and most important step in producing a fine port.
In 1971, upon his father's retirement, Steve began the role of Vineyard Manager.