Our Team

Chris is a proud Napa native who grew up raiding her parents’ wine cellar and riding the neighbors’ horses (though not necessarily in that order). She started her career in biotech, but wine drew her inevitably home. A few too many trips to European wine regions led to wistful dinner party comments, which led to working harvests — and she was back at UC Davis for a Masters in Viticulture and Enology before she knew it.

Like the Copelands, Chris fell hard for Burgundian wines, and she built her winemaking career around crafting worthy California cousins. After almost a decade working with Carneros Pinot Noir and Chardonnay as Saintsbury’s winemaker, she joined the Bouchaine family as head winemaker and general manager in 2015. Today, her passion and authenticity set the tone for her team. Pick for flavor. Get serious about the details. Don’t take shortcuts. And above all, enjoy the wine.

Brian’s early days in Vermont were split between his family’s distribution business and the golf world, one imparting a sense of tradition, the other diligence and patience.

Back then, East Coast restaurants offered extensive European wine lists with aged red wines, and so the tradition of cellaring wines impacted his soul with elegance early on.

By the time California wine country fully formed his palate twenty years later, Brian had managed three restaurants, one hotel, a small children’s charity, and his own design company. He traded fashion for the wine world in 2013, and gained full-geek status after graduating with a Wine MBA in 2016.

Growing up in the Napa Valley, Gabriel developed an affinity for viticulture, people and place. Today, he takes pride in sharing his love of this extraordinary wine growing region where he has worked as an industry professional in local wine, sales, management, and hospitality for over 17 years.

Though Robert devoted the beginning of his career to practicing law, it was an “unwritten” law that sent him down a path in the wine industry. That law: follow your passion. Rob traded in the east coast for the west coast and firmly planted himself in Napa’s wine country. With a WSET Level 2 certification under his belt, Robert puts that delicious knowledge to good use, educating Bouchaine fans about the joys of wine and how to escape cold winters.

What does citrus, cattle and surfing have in common? That is how Scott Stowe spent his childhood in Southern California, splitting time between a ranch and the sea. Throw in a lot of time on the baseball diamond, a love of science, and a mother who believed “you should always cook with a glass of wine in your hand,” resulted in Scott’s distinguished career in the wine industry. He has held positions on both coasts, working with Kendall-Jackson Wine Estates, St. Supery Vineyards, Mendocino Wine Company, Truett-Hurst, Luna Vineyards and Pacific Highway Wines before joining the Bouchaine family.

Social by nature, Scott enjoys his career as it allows him to meet new people, drink delicious wines and then sell even more. When he’s away from the winery, Scott spends as much time as possible cooking with his family, walking with his dog and, if possible, playing a round of golf.

As a classically trained pastry chef, Larry knows the value in following a good recipe. His tools of the trade used to be flour and butter, but after moving up to Napa from Los Angeles in 2018, he’s come up with his own ingredients for enjoyment. Mix 1 part Bouchaine wine with an equal part of Larry’s enthusiasm and knowledge, then swirl, sip and enjoy.

Robert has over 45 years of experience in the wine and food industries. From managing top Bay Area restaurants to owning his own San Francisco catering business, he has done it all. In 1989, he moved to the Napa Valley, where he became Vice President at a well-known St. Helena winery. Robert brought his deep wine knowledge and sense of adventure to Bouchaine in 2018.