Courtney Wagoner’s original professional goal was to work in the food industry because of the variety of its fields and the fact that people always need food. She enrolled in California State Polytechnic Institute, San Luis Obispo, in 1998, majoring in Food Science. Early in her college experience, a class entitled “Wines and Fermented Foods” hooked her on the science of fermentation and winemaking …

Erin began her fascination with the science of winemaking and winegrowing as an undergraduate at UC Davis, where she pursued a degree in Fermentation Science with an emphasis on Enology. In the early 1990’s Erin was instrumental in launching Napa Wine Company, a custom crush facility where she was Director of Winemaking …