The Winemaker

erich bradley

Erich’s friendships with Dave, John, and Rich go back nearly 20 years to when Rich and Dave were still playing ball.  A piece of little-known Red Stitch trivia…Erich is the person who initially introduced John to Dave and Rich back in 2008.

He spends much of his time and energy in the vineyards, working closely with Red Stitch’s exceptional growers to produce distinctive wines that express vineyard and vintage in the bottle.

A native of Palo Alto, California, Erich moved to Sonoma in 1998 and has been making wine professionally since 1999. He has founded several critically acclaimed wineries over that time including Sojourn Cellars and Repris Wines. His winemaking is restrained, uncompromising and completely devoted to the concept of expressing the terroir of unique sites farmed by talented growers.

When Erich takes time away from winemaking, you can usually find him on the golf course or hanging out with his wife, Marie, and their labradors, Jasper and Gladys.