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Below are a few of the faces and personalities behind Kingston Family Vineyards.
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Byron Kosuge
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Byron, our winemaker and partner, has specialized in California Pinot Noir for 16 years.
He spent 14 years at Saintsbury in Carneros before venturing out on his own in 2001.
He now consults to several wineries and makes wine for a handful of small brands,
including Miura Vineyards, his own brand, B Kosuge Wines, and Kingston Family in Chile.
Byron studied enology, viticulture, and English literature at UC Davis, and lives with his
wife Mary and daughter Audrey (age 5) in Napa.
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Evelyn Vidal
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Evelyn, our assistant winemaker, joined our team in 2005 to manage our winery in Casablanca.
Evelyn is Byron's eyes, ears, hands and feet in Casablanca on a day-to-day basis. Before
joining us, Evelyn worked three harvests in Napa and Sonoma Valleys in California and studied
at Universidad de Chile. Evelyn met Byron in 2003 when she was working for a season at MacCrostie
in Sonoma. Evelyn is passionate about the winemaking process, especially the whites, and she loves
working with the vineyard to produce the best clusters to blend for aroma, body, and flavor.
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Courtney Kingston
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Courtney manages the importing, sales, and marketing for our small wine business. In 1994,
Courtney and her brother Tim came up with the far-fetched idea to plant a vineyard on the
family's farm in Casablanca, Chile. Courtney graduated from Princeton University and wrote
the business plan for the Kingston vineyard while at Stanford Business School. Courtney
lives in Northern California with her husband Andy Pflaum and daughters Annie and Louisa.
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Enrique Alliende
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Enrique leads the Chilean contingent of the extended Kingston family. He is our "gerente
general" in Chile, and brings 30+ years experience in Chilean agriculture to our small team.
Enrique and his wife, Sally Kingston, met at a Chilean rodeo in the 1970's. Enrique, Sally,
and their five daughters share their time between their home in Santiago and the Farm in
Casablanca.
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Michael Kingston
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Michael was born and raised on the Farm in Casablanca during the 1940's and 50's, along with
his four brothers and sisters. His grandfather was the gold miner and original founder of
the Farm. Michael went to Princeton University where he met his wife Louise. After retiring
from a 38+ year international career at Citibank, Michael lives in New Jersey and travels to
Chile about five times a year.
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