The People

The Front Lines

The Tasting Room Crew

You know these folks! Headed up by Director of Retail Sales, Tim Bouchet, they take great pleasure in sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge of all things Pride, and perhaps most importantly, pouring you wine when you make the trek up the mountain to visit us. Click on each person in the photo to learn more about the people who make up this incredible team.

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Jay Herbert Katrina Hatchett Jake Avery Tim Bouchet Mike Campbell Russ Batt Rebecca Demchuk Scott Stooker Raney Luce Jason Skelly Tracy Campbell

National Sales Manager

Stuart Bryan

At Pride: National Sales Manager (1991)
Past life: Marine Biologist
Little known fact: Published author, renowned grillmeister, world class Margarita maker
Favorite haunts: Finland in the summer, a three day weekend in New Orleans (anything longer and the food will bury you!), anytime in the Great Lakes

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Shipping & Bottling Manager

Chris Bergen

At Pride: Shipping & Bottling Manager (2005)
Best days off are spent: Playing with his kids and three dogs, golfing or going to a rock concert
Greatest most unlikely adventure: Touring with Iron Maiden for a week in 1989
Former life: Partner in a fine French restaurant at age twenty-three
Best friend: His wife, Jean

  • Russ Batt

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2000)

    Tangible Interests: Anything well crafted

    Favorite quote : It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English - up to 50 words used in correct context - no human human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.  Carl Sagan

    Favorite author: Kurt Vonnegut

    Believes: Nice guys should finish first and people who dislike cats are not to be trusted

    Favorite wine: One shared with family and friends

  • Scott Stooker

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2006)

    Favorite salad green : Arugula

    Most famous ancestor : Meriwether Lewis

    First car: Bumper

    Pet peeve: Wearing checks and plaids together

    Favorite wine rating system: It's either yuck or yum!

    Greatest athletic accomplishment: Breaking par

  • Chris Bergen

    At Pride: Shipping & Bottling Manager (2005)

    Best days off are spent: Playing with his kids and three dogs, golfing or going to a rock concert 

    Greatest most unlikely adventure: Touring with Iron Maiden for a week in 1989

    Former life: Partner in a fine French restaurant at age twenty-three

    Best friend: His wife, Jean

  • Tracy Campbell

    At Pride: Retail Sales (or as she says, "Seller of wine that sells itself!") (2000)

    Would like to have been: A professional tennis player

    Slices her sandwiches: On the diagonal

    Not-so-secret crush: Steve Martin

    Most gratifying accomplishment: Climbing Half-Dome with her son, Sam

    Favorite Quote: "Simplicity has its own beauty"

  • Jason Skelly

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2002)

    Most memorable book: Catcher in the Rye

    Musical taste: Good old rock and roll

    When he's not at work he's: Camping, hiking, watching NFL football and traveling (though less now that Miss Mia is in the world)

    Passions: Cooking and all my girls – wife, Jamie, daughter, Mia and yellow labs, Sand and Chloe

    Singular goal: To be the best father and husband he can be

  • Rebecca Demchuk

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2001)

    Outlook on life: The glass is always full!

    Can't live without: Chapstick

    First Job: Herding cows at 4:00 AM

    Favorite Vintages: Haven 2005, Hartleigh 2007 and Harper 2008 (her three daughters)

    Favorite ice cream flavor: Chocolate Mint

    Perfect Day: Reading an entire book punctuated by a nap

  • Mike Campbell

    At Pride: Hospitality & Events Coordinator/Retail Sales (2006)

    Top two bucket list items: Spending a month in Europe with his kids and publishing one great song

    High School Prom theme: Forever Young

    Favorite place to be at sunset: On the deck at Auberge du Soleil

    Last sunrise seen: At Pebble Beach

    Secret indulgence: Still a secret

  • Jake Avery

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2010)

    Favorite things: Skis, mountain bike, and trusty corkscrew

    Coveted super power: Turning water into wine

    First thought in the morning: Green tea

    Hidden talent: Can do the Kessel run in under 12 parsecs

    Favorite all-time song: California Sunshine by Waylon Jennings

  • Katrina Hatchett

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2008)

    Double life: Flight attendant for Delta Air Lines out of JFK

    Favorite travel accessory: Foldable shoes

    Thing most lacking in her life: Sleep

    Favorite book: The Alchemist by Paolo Coelho

    Childhood dream: Being Bond . . . Katrina Bond

  • Jay Hebert

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2010)

    Greatest fear: Twin girls (two daughters are enough)

    Favorite activities: Camping, fishing and bike riding in Sonoma with his family

    Dream job: Being in a Geico commercial

    Favorite wine phrase: "Would you like to re-aclimate your palate?"

    Pet peeve: The expression, "cool beans."

    Little known fact: Once sang the Jonas Brothers song, "Burning Up" at a Sweet Sixteen party

  • Tim Bouchet

    At Pride: Director of Retail Sales (1998)

    Favorite place: Nor Cal Coast, an amazing combination of rocky coast line and beaches

    Dream job: High School Mountain Bike Coach

    Wildest adventure: Moving my family into a sixty year old destroyed home and living in it while remodeling

    Favorite thing to do: Being with my wife and watching my kids play

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  • Stuart Bryan

    At Pride: Director of National Sales (1991)

    Past life: Marine Biologist

    Little known fact: Published author, renowned grillmeister, world class Margarita maker

    Favorite haunts: Finland in the summer, a three day weekend in New Orleans (anything longer and the food will bury you!), anytime in the Great Lakes

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  • Raney Luce

    At Pride: Reservationist (2007)

    Future Home: Paris, France

    Dream Job: Billionaire Philanthropist

    Best Buddy: FMy very sweet dog, Beau, a Border Collie/German Shepherd mix

    Favorite Saying: "Keep calm & carry on."

    Completely in love with: My nephew Gunnar

    Most peaceful place: Home

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