Tom began his career in 1972 by planting his family’s Shell Creek Vineyard in San Luis Obispo and managed the 200-acre property while earning a master’s degree in enology from UC Davis until he left in 1984 to found ProBusiness, a human resources outsourcing firm.

When he sold the business in 2003, Tom vowed that the next phase of his life would be a return to his original devotion. Watch for the first vintage of estate white wines in 2016 from El Dorado County.