TTG # 7 'Denise McKahn'
Summary: <p>TTG is back featuring Livermore Valley winery owner Denise McKahn of McKahn Family Cellars. Denise has been in the industry since 1992 when she took a job in the accounting department at Wente Vineyards in the Livermore Valley. She held a few roles at Wente before taking time off to be a mother. She returned to the Livermore Valley to work in hospitality at some of the Valley's small wineries before eventually ending up at Concannon. Recently she left her post as Operations Manager for the hospitality department to focus full time on Mckahn Family Cellars.</p> <p>Denise and her family launched the brand in 2014 producing a range of varieties from well regarded vineyards and AVA's in the north coast before eventually making a hard pivot to produce exclusively Calfornia grown Rhone varieties. </p> <p>Denise serves as CEO and oversees tasting room operations at their location in the Livermore Valley alongside her husband, (and bad ass dude) Kevin. Her son, Chuck, serves as winemaker and is the visionary behind the brand and the wines. With Chuck's wife helping in the marketing department it truly is a family affair at Mckahn. </p> <p>Chuck is one of the most accomplished young winemakers in the game. After graduating from the SLO Vit program, he landed an internship working with Philip Titus at Chappelet on Pritchard Hill. He was able to parlay this into a full time Enologist position, and eventually was promoted to Assistant Winemaker. He is now serving as Winemaker at William Harrison in Rutherford where he makes the wine for both brands, among others. Chuck is actually coming on in a future episode, so we will get to know more of his story then.</p> <p>Denise tells us her story from her time entering the industry to launching her brand, the folks that created her foundation to grow and set the course for her and the family ultimately to launch their own family label. We here about the good times, the bad times, the hard work involved in making her winery a success. Denise is passionate about the game, and dedicated to seeing her lifelong dream come true. </p> <p>Visit Mckahn at their tasting room and you will be sure to enjoy some amazing wines with great people. As they say, "come in as friends, leave as family."</p> <p>2245A South Vasco Rd</p> <p>Livermore, CA 94550</p> <p><a href="http://mckahnfamilycellars.com/">http://mckahnfamilycellars.com/</a> </p> <p>IG: @mckahnfamilycellars</p> <p>FB:@mckahnfamilycellars</p> <p>TW: @mckahnfamily</p>
