About Kingston
Family Vineyards
Team
At Kingston Family Vineyards, we blend the best of the Old and New World winemaking as we handcraft small-production lots of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Syrah and Sauvignon Blanc from our cool climate, hillside vineyards in Casablanca Valley, Chile.
We are one of a handful of Chilean vineyards leveraging Californian viticulture and winemaking expertise to uncover the potential of our Chilean terroir. Our experienced team includes our winemaker, Amael Orrego, from Chile and North American consulting winemaker, Byron Kosuge. Learn more about who we are through our Purpose and Core Beliefs.
Courtney Kingston
Founder
Courtney manages the importing, sales, and marketing for our family's wine business. She graduated from Princeton University, and wrote the business plan to plant pinot noir in the hills of Casablanca while in graduate school at Stanford.
Michael Kingston
Partener
Michael was born and raised on the farm in Casablanca during the 1940's and 50's, where he learned to be an entrepreneur. Michael saved for his college education at Princeton with his start-up pig business, which began with one very pregnant sow and peaked at 1,000 piglets.
Jennifer Pickens Kinston
Partner
Jen manages Hospitality and Winemaking operations with Courtney as well as Human Resources and the KFV Fellowship Program. A graduate of Princeton University with a BA in Psychology and the University of Pennsylvania with an M.Ed, Jen has lived in Chile.
Tim Kingston
Co-funder and Partner
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Enrique Alliende
General Manager
Enrique leads the Chilean contingent of the extended Kingston family. He is our gerente general in Chile, and brings over 30 years of experience in Chilean agriculture to our small team. Enrique and his wife, Sally Kingston, met at a Chilean rodeo in the 1970's.
Sara Pickens Doran
Distribution and Club Manager
Sara joined the team in March of 2020 and manages customer engagement, including the Wine Club and Direct-to-Consumer shipping and distribution. She graduated with a BA in Political Science from Northwestern University and an MSW from Boston College.