Winemaking & Wineries Mendocino County grapegrowers and wine producers Charlie and Martha Barra, announced the hire of Michelle Winter to oversee all winemaking duties for their 2.8 million gallon custom crush facility, Redwood Valley Cellars, located just north of Ukiah in Redwood Valley, California. In addition to providing winemaking services to custom crush clients, Winter will also be responsible for the family’s own estate grown, CCOF (California Certified Organic Farmers) certified wine brands, BARRA of Mendocino and Girasole Vineyards. Beginning as a lab director at some of Napa’s most prestigious brands, including Stag’s Leap Cellars and Rutherford Hill Winery, Winter has spent the last 20 years leveraging he...