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JENIFER FREEBAIRN - PAUL HOBBS WINERY<br />
ANDREW SCHWEIGER - SCHWEIGER VINEYARDS<br />
Jenifer Freebairn<br />
VICE PRESIDENT OF SALES & MARKETING - PAUL HOBBS WINERY<br />
Assisting with the 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon harvest was an auspicious<br />
beginning to Jenifer’s tenure at Paul Hobbs.<br />
She joined the small team and quickly learned that Paul’s all-hands approach<br />
allowed her to participate in many aspects of winery life. Since then, Jenifer<br />
has seen the company through the establishment of its own winery and estate<br />
vineyards, along with the coalescing of a truly top notch team to fulfill Paul’s<br />
vision.<br />
Jenifer’s move to the winery followed organically from a life working with<br />
food and wine, studying language and business and composing and performing<br />
music. After years of mentoring from top sommeliers in her hometown of Los<br />
Angeles, she decided to seek a position with Paul Hobbs, whose wines she had<br />
championed over the years. Today, Jenifer oversees Sales, Marketing, Public<br />
Relations and Hospitality.<br />
The dedication to excellence and collaborative spirit with which Paul<br />
established the winery persist today, making it as dynamic a working<br />
environment as it was the day she started.<br />
Andrew Schweiger<br />
OWNER - SCHWEIGER VINEYARDS<br />
Andrew Schweiger spent his early years in Sonoma County, California.<br />
He attended Montgomery High School in Santa Rosa where he was an<br />
accomplished musician, often performing with the Santa Rosa Symphony,<br />
Sonoma County Junior Symphony and numerous other musical groups.<br />
In 1988, Andrew started his formal training in winemaking at the University<br />
of California, Davis. While keeping a full schedule at school, he expanded his<br />
winemaking bag of tricks by working at various wineries, including Joseph<br />
Phelps and Trefethen Vineyards. Upon graduating with a bachelor’s degree in<br />
Fermentation Science and a minor in Viticulture, Schweiger set right to work at<br />
Chateau St. Jean, and a few years later at Cain Cellars.<br />
When the time came in 1994 for Schweiger Vineyards to begin wine<br />
production, Andrew was able to balance his work load and oversee all the<br />
winemaking operations at Schweiger in addition to his full time obligations.<br />
Finally, the big step forward came in 1999, when Schweiger Vineyards chose<br />
to stop selling fruit to other wineries, and Andrew took the leap to Schweiger<br />
Vineyards full time.<br />
Andrew resides in St. Helena with his wife Paula and two children, Jerry and Megan.<br />
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