Theresa supervises all Pinot Noir and Chardonnay production at the newly completed Freestone Winery. Theresa holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biochemistry from Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo and also completed three years of study in the Chemistry and Viticulture/Enology PhD program at UC Davis. After Davis, she worked her first harvest in 2001 at Saintsbury, and in 2002 was hired as a Research Chemist for Joseph Phelps Vineyards. For the 2006 harvest, Theresa worked at Domaine de Montille in Volnay.
 

Justin grew up in the agricultural areas of Healdsburg and Santa Rosa, California.  He had an early interest in winemaking, taking viniculture courses right out of high school at the local Santa Rosa Junior College.  At the age of 18, he jumped into the wine industry as a harvest intern for Kendall Jackson’s Hartford Court.

Justin came to Freestone in 2007 after nine years as cellarmaster for Williams & Selyem Winery in Healdsburg, as well as harvest supervisor and cellarmaster for wineries in New Zealand and Argentina, respectively. Justin has also taken extension classes from U.C. Davis focusing on all aspects of viticulture and winemaking.”

Working closely with winemaker Theresa Heredia, Justin is responsible for all cellar work from barrel to bottle.  He supervises the annual cellar crew during harvest and is the year-round “Jack of all trades” maintenance supervisor for the Freestone Winery facility, water treatment system and equipment.

Joel was born in the small village of Atacheo in Michoacan, Mexico where close to 80 % of its residents are involved with the growing of grapes in California.  Four generations of the Robledo family have worked in the vineyards of Sonoma and Napa and Joel continues this proud tradition by teaching his son and young nephew the craft of growing and tending superior wine grapes.

Joel began his career at the age of 16 working for Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards.  Now, with nearly 30 years of vineyard experience in Knights Valley and Napa Valley, this veteran of vineyard operations brings his talent and passion to the soil and vines of Freestone Vineyards.  Since 2003, Joel supervises a year-round crew of 15 where he relishes the challenge of growing Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from the Russian River Valley and Sonoma Coast.

Joel lives in Windsor, CA with his wife, Hilda, and his son Joel Jr.  Always preferring the great outdoors, Joel enjoys spending his weekends at his home tending his “100% organic and biodynamic” vegetable and flower garden.

Victor was raised in Napa Valley and joined Joseph Phelps Vineyards during the 2005 harvest to pursue his desire to better understand the wine making process.  He made the move from “the other side of the hill” to Sonoma County in January 2009 to join the Freestone Vineyards winemaking team.  Ever industrious, Victor also attends Napa Valley College on the weekends to complete his college degree.

Pascal is an internationally acclaimed winemaker and past manager of Domaine de la Vougeraie as well as the estate of Comte Armand, Domaine des Épeneaux in Pommard. He also consults for wineries in Canada, Chile, Uruguay and Austria. A French-trained native of Quebec, Pascal brings his expertise in Burgundian winegrowing to Freestone.

Giovanna moved to West Sonoma County in 1998. An avid organic gardener and wine enthusiast, she feels that she has gone back to her roots at Freestone Vineyards as she came from a grape growing and winemaking family in California's Central Valley.

Today Giovanna lives in West Sonoma County with her husband, Omar Mueller, and two teenage daughters, Kathleen and Virginia. Her son, Orlando, is a student at the University of California in Santa Barbara.

Brad joined the Freestone Vineyards Guest Center as tasting room manager in April of 2008 after spending 7 years as an event manager at St. Francis Winery.

An East Coast native, Brad relocated to Sonoma County in 1999 in order to pursue his love for world-class Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. An accomplished chef, he spent many years (1993 - 1999) creating cutting edge cuisine at a number of fine restaurants, including the Flagstaff House in Boulder Colorado. He is excited to be bringing his talents to the table managing the Freestone Vineyards tasting room.

Brad lives in Sebastopol with his wife Barbra Anne and their two boys, Cayden (5) and Max Bodhi (2).