Denise started her career in the wine industry over 30 years ago when she worked as an Accounting Assistant at the historic Wente Vineyards in Livermore, California. She was with Wente for 8 years when she decided to leave the wine industry to be closer to home and spend more time with the family. After seeing her only son Charles head off to college in 2007, Denise decided she wanted to pursue her passion for wine. She was the Operations Manager at Concannon Vineyard from 2010-2018. Meanwhile, Denise convinced her husband and son to start making their own family wine, and McKahn Family Cellars was created in 2014. Denise now runs the day-to-day operations for McKahn Family Cellars.
We make Rhône varieties and our flagship wine is our Napa Valley Syrah. Syrah is a noble grape whose beleaguered reputation in this country is shameful. My main motivation with our family business is to bring Syrah back to the front of the line in the fine wine world, next to the likes of Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir.
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