About 4V

	First there was one. Winemaker CHRISTIAN TIETJE is a hedonist. He is passionate about wine: making it, drinking it and bringing people together to enjoy it. Chris learned to love balanced, food-driven wines as an aspiring young chef in Boston. In the 1990’s he moved to San Francisco, determined to pursue his passion and become a winemaker. Christian worked as a cellar master for Carneros Creek in Napa Valley, and furthered his wine education under Wine Masters in France. He fell head over heels for old vine Zinfandel, and began planning for bigger things.
	Then there were two. In 1994, Christian met SUSAN A. MAHLER (a.k.a. SAM). Working on her Masters in Earth Science at Cal Berkeley, SAM took an immediate interest in vineyards. Together they created Four Vines Winery featuring eclectic, appellation-specific Zins, and one kick-ass no-oak “Naked” Chardonnay. They named their Zins Biker, Sophisticate and Maverick. Rich, succulent, fruit-generous wines that pair incredibly well with food. They relocated the company to Paso Robles where they began experimenting with Rhone varietals; bigger, headier wines that are positively explosive in flavor and form, as in the rogue Rhone blend “Anarchy.”
	A third joined the team. Christian and SAM worked harder than ever to grow their winery to 14,000 cases, but they needed someone to help share the load. They connected with an old friend from Christian’s childhood, BILL GRANT, a successful entrepreneur and financier. Bill joined Four Vines as an advisor and financier in 2002 and joined the partnership in 2004, growing the winery to approximately 100,000 cases and introducing new single vineyard zinfandels and syrahs to the brand. Bill focused on traveling the country developing distributor relationships from coast to coast. No matter the wine, Four Vines has always brought a refreshing, irreverent attitude to the industry.
	Taking it to the NEXT LEVEL. With Purple Wine’s acquisition of the brand, Four Vines is now in position to reach it’s full potential as a category leader. It is with great anticipation and excitement that Chris and Bill remain to work with purple making and marketing great wines.

Chris, Sam and Bill
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