Winemaker

The phone rang. Alex Fullerton’s preschool teacher was on the line. “Is everything alright at home?” she inquired.

“Why. . . yes. Why do you ask?” responded Susanne, Alex’s mother.

“Alex keeps swirling his milk and spilling it. I’m concerned about him.”

After swirling his way through his childhood and adolescence, Alex Fullerton officially started his career in wine working as a cellar hand for Penner-Ash Wine Cellars and Bergström Wines. He came into the world of winemaking with scientific curiosity and a deep appreciation for wine’s ability to transcend language, culture, and place. His family’s journeys through Burgundy, Bordeaux, Champagne, and other Old World regions instilled a deep respect for the art and culture of wine and wine growing. Alex first learned the winemaking process through hands-on work in the winery, and by asking mentors like Josh Bergström and Lynn Penner-Ash an uncountable number of questions about tending vines and making wine.