Troon Vineyard

Herb Quady grew up with grape vines, working on his family vineyard in Madera, California. Quady Winery specialized in producing sweet wines including Port and Muscat. After spending his childhood on a vineyard he went to University of California Santa Cruz to study Political Science with the dream of becoming a lawyer. During his time at UC Santa Cruz he had a change of heart, deciding to return to the land and his family's legacy. Quady still has a weakness for producing sweet wines, but specializes in Rhone style wines.

Quady's winemaking passion starts in the vineyard by practicing sustainable, organic growing which allows the vines to express their natural characteristics. His winemaking style continues into the winery with a "hands-off", minimalist approach to winemaking. This allows each wine in each vintage to be distinct and independent.

Quady realized the "awesome potential for wine grape growing" in the Applegate Valley after researching every aspect of this wine region from soil type to climatic variation. The natural scenic beauty paired with the potential for making "world class" wines moved Quady and his family to the Applegate Valley, where he is now the winemaker for Troon Vineyard. Currently, Quady is developing new wines including Syrah, Port, Rose` and unique white and red blends.

Quady completed the Viticulture and Enology program from California State University Fresno in 2002. During his graduate study at Fresno State, Quady produced the 2001 Fresno State Rose which was awarded "Best in the New World" from the New World Wine Competition. While attending Fresno State, Quady worked as Assistant Winemaker at his family winery, Quady Winery.

Prior to moving to the Applegate Valley, Quady worked as Associate Winemaker for Bonny Doon where he was instrumental in producing Big House Red (red blend), Big House White (white blend), Pacific Rim Riesling, and Malvasia Bianca (slightly sweet white blend).

To see what Herb is up to these days check out the Herb Quady Fan Club Blog, full of hillarious anecdotes from the cellar & the front line of Harvest 2006.