Our team is dedicated to crafting the very best experiences for Seghesio fans. Whether that’s through a great bottle of wine or an afternoon at our tasting room, meet the team who makes it all happen.
Andy grew up in North Tonawanda, NY, in between Buffalo and Niagara Falls on the Niagara River — and conveniently nestled between New York’s Finger Lakes region and Ontario’s Ice Wine region. His interest in wine began while earning his Chemistry degree at SUNY Geneseo, where three of his chemistry professors were involved in winemaking or wine-related research topics. His access to wine and wine knowledge grew once he moved to New York City to attend Columbia University, where he earned a degree in Chemical Engineering. There, he met fellow chemical engineering student, lifelong friend and career adviser, Rosie Conception. Rosie would later introduce Andy to Seghesio wines and convince him to move to Sonoma to pursue his passion. Rosie was Seghesio’s Enologist from 2000 to 2003.
Andy’s formal wine career began in 2001 with Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena. Charles Krug offered the unique experience of working for two winemakers in different capacities, John Moynier in the California wine program and Jac Cole in the Napa wine program. Andy’s experience ranged from harvest intern/ vineyard sampler to wine lab technician. He absorbed everything possible about winemaking and the wine business from two excellent winemakers, each with 25+ years’ experience in the valley. The opportunity to work closely with consultants Phil Freese and Alberto Antonini beginning in 2003 have greatly influenced his winegrowing knowledge and philosophy. Andy has learned to craft fine wines from Zinfandel and varietals of Italian heritage.
Andy joined Seghesio as enologist in 2003 and claims he hasn’t stopped learning since. In 2004, he took a working vacation to Marlborough, New Zealand, for harvest in order to round out California’s warm climate by making crisp Sauvignon Blanc. Andy’s insatiable desire to try new wines and learn about different regions has since taken him to Baden in Germany; Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Lanquedoc in France; Toro and Rioja in Spain; Veneto, Campania and Tuscany in Italy; Wachau, Austria and Oporto and Alentejo in Portugal.
“Seghesio embodies a combination of tradition and innovation unequalled in the industry. Here we maintain the traditions of their forefathers by excelling at growing and producing Zinfandel and Sangiovese planted at the turn of the century, while having the creativity and vision to plant Old World Italian varietals such as Arneis, Vermentino and Aglianico,” Andy says. “My position with Seghesio allows me to participate in every aspect of a wine’s life, from vineyard, through the cellar and out the cellar door, and beyond. I have always been a jack-of-all-trades, and the Seghesio family allows me to excel at all of them.”
Andy and his wife, Kristin, were married at Seghesio Winery in 2010. They share three children: twins Patrick and Clara, and their youngest son Benjamin. They look forward with excitement to showing them all that the world has to offer. In his spare time Andy enjoys travel, wine, food, ice hockey, baseball, live music and snowboarding.
For Ned Neumiller, great-great grandson of Edoardo and Angela Seghesio, the Chen vineyard in Dry Creek Valley where he grew up was a “56-acre playground.” Raised in a century-old Victorian in the midst of the vineyard by his parents, Jim and Julie Seghesio Neumiller, the fifth-generation winegrower was driving tractors and hanging with the vineyard crew from an early age. “I used to play hooky from school to be out with the guys,” Ned recalls. “They’d warm tortillas over hot plates heated by old redwood stakes and always try to slip the hottest pepper into mine.”
The taste for agriculture continued into high school, when Ned raised livestock and showed Suffolk sheep competitively, earning the prestigious American Farmer Degree. Classes in viticulture reinforced his desire to work in vineyards someday. “I knew I didn’t want to be in the winery … too much concrete,” he says.
At his high school graduation party, Ned’s second cousin Peter Seghesio took him aside and advised him to first gain experience outside of the family’s business. So, while Ned studied fruit science and viticulture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, he spent summers and harvests working for Bevill Vineyard Management in Sonoma County, and eventually joined the firm in 2003. At Bevill he oversaw approximately 300 acres of vineyards in Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys; in 2005 Ned took a position at Lampson Tractor & Equipment Co.
When Peter Seghesio began transitioning out of his grower relations role at Seghesio Family Vineyards, the opportunity Ned had been waiting for opened up. He was named the winery’s Grower Relations & Viticulture Manager in 2012. “There was a void in my life until I came back to the family business. Kicking the same dirt clods my grandfather and great grandfather … I’m thankful for it every day.”
Ned’s role involves managing over 30 different growers with multiple sites, accounting for approximately 1,200 tons of fruit. Some growers are 50 years Ned’s senior; others were his classmates in junior high and high school. Many come from families that have sold fruit to Seghesio longer than Ned has been alive. “I see myself as the growers’ advocate, though I make sure we deliver great fruit to the winery,” Ned says. “I like to kill ’em with respect.”
Ned also has the pleasure of working alongside his father, Jim Neumiller, Seghesio Family Vineyards’ vineyard manager who has worked on the family’s estate ranches for over 30 years. “We’ve always worked well together,” Ned says. “He’s a wealth of knowledge, one of Sonoma’s great Zinfandel leaders.”
Tony started his career in the wine business at Seghesio Family Vineyards fourteen years ago. After finishing graduate school back in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, Tony’s family returned to California and settled in Healdsburg, where his wife grew up.
Tony originally applied for an office administrative position at Seghesio but was convinced by Pete Seghesio to try for an opening in the Tasting Room instead, where he’s been here ever since. While working behind the bar, he discovered a love for zinfandel and Italian varietals and a knack for connecting with guests from all walks of life. Most of his time at Seghesio has been as V.I.P. Liaison, coordinating with our Sales Managers from across the country to host and tour their industry guests.
In his spare time Tony enjoys reading, working with the local community theater in town writing plays and critiquing scripts and spending as much time as he can with his family.
Andy grew up in North Tonawanda, NY, in between Buffalo and Niagara Falls on the Niagara River — and conveniently nestled between New York’s Finger Lakes region and Ontario’s Ice Wine region. His interest in wine began while earning his Chemistry degree at SUNY Geneseo, where three of his chemistry professors were involved in winemaking or wine-related research topics. His access to wine and wine knowledge grew once he moved to New York City to attend Columbia University, where he earned a degree in Chemical Engineering. There, he met fellow chemical engineering student, lifelong friend and career adviser, Rosie Conception. Rosie would later introduce Andy to Seghesio wines and convince him to move to Sonoma to pursue his passion. Rosie was Seghesio’s Enologist from 2000 to 2003.
Andy’s formal wine career began in 2001 with Charles Krug Winery in St. Helena. Charles Krug offered the unique experience of working for two winemakers in different capacities, John Moynier in the California wine program and Jac Cole in the Napa wine program. Andy’s experience ranged from harvest intern/ vineyard sampler to wine lab technician. He absorbed everything possible about winemaking and the wine business from two excellent winemakers, each with 25+ years’ experience in the valley. The opportunity to work closely with consultants Phil Freese and Alberto Antonini beginning in 2003 have greatly influenced his winegrowing knowledge and philosophy. Andy has learned to craft fine wines from Zinfandel and varietals of Italian heritage.
Andy joined Seghesio as enologist in 2003 and claims he hasn’t stopped learning since. In 2004, he took a working vacation to Marlborough, New Zealand, for harvest in order to round out California’s warm climate by making crisp Sauvignon Blanc. Andy’s insatiable desire to try new wines and learn about different regions has since taken him to Baden in Germany; Alsace, Bordeaux, Burgundy and Lanquedoc in France; Toro and Rioja in Spain; Veneto, Campania and Tuscany in Italy; Wachau, Austria and Oporto and Alentejo in Portugal.
“Seghesio embodies a combination of tradition and innovation unequalled in the industry. Here we maintain the traditions of their forefathers by excelling at growing and producing Zinfandel and Sangiovese planted at the turn of the century, while having the creativity and vision to plant Old World Italian varietals such as Arneis, Vermentino and Aglianico,” Andy says. “My position with Seghesio allows me to participate in every aspect of a wine’s life, from vineyard, through the cellar and out the cellar door, and beyond. I have always been a jack-of-all-trades, and the Seghesio family allows me to excel at all of them.”
Andy and his wife, Kristin, were married at Seghesio Winery in 2010. They share three children: twins Patrick and Clara, and their youngest son Benjamin. They look forward with excitement to showing them all that the world has to offer. In his spare time Andy enjoys travel, wine, food, ice hockey, baseball, live music and snowboarding.
For Ned Neumiller, great-great grandson of Edoardo and Angela Seghesio, the Chen vineyard in Dry Creek Valley where he grew up was a “56-acre playground.” Raised in a century-old Victorian in the midst of the vineyard by his parents, Jim and Julie Seghesio Neumiller, the fifth-generation winegrower was driving tractors and hanging with the vineyard crew from an early age. “I used to play hooky from school to be out with the guys,” Ned recalls. “They’d warm tortillas over hot plates heated by old redwood stakes and always try to slip the hottest pepper into mine.”
The taste for agriculture continued into high school, when Ned raised livestock and showed Suffolk sheep competitively, earning the prestigious American Farmer Degree. Classes in viticulture reinforced his desire to work in vineyards someday. “I knew I didn’t want to be in the winery … too much concrete,” he says.
At his high school graduation party, Ned’s second cousin Peter Seghesio took him aside and advised him to first gain experience outside of the family’s business. So, while Ned studied fruit science and viticulture at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, he spent summers and harvests working for Bevill Vineyard Management in Sonoma County, and eventually joined the firm in 2003. At Bevill he oversaw approximately 300 acres of vineyards in Dry Creek and Alexander Valleys; in 2005 Ned took a position at Lampson Tractor & Equipment Co.
When Peter Seghesio began transitioning out of his grower relations role at Seghesio Family Vineyards, the opportunity Ned had been waiting for opened up. He was named the winery’s Grower Relations & Viticulture Manager in 2012. “There was a void in my life until I came back to the family business. Kicking the same dirt clods my grandfather and great grandfather … I’m thankful for it every day.”
Ned’s role involves managing over 30 different growers with multiple sites, accounting for approximately 1,200 tons of fruit. Some growers are 50 years Ned’s senior; others were his classmates in junior high and high school. Many come from families that have sold fruit to Seghesio longer than Ned has been alive. “I see myself as the growers’ advocate, though I make sure we deliver great fruit to the winery,” Ned says. “I like to kill ’em with respect.”
Ned also has the pleasure of working alongside his father, Jim Neumiller, Seghesio Family Vineyards’ vineyard manager who has worked on the family’s estate ranches for over 30 years. “We’ve always worked well together,” Ned says. “He’s a wealth of knowledge, one of Sonoma’s great Zinfandel leaders.”
Tony started his career in the wine business at Seghesio Family Vineyards fourteen years ago. After finishing graduate school back in his hometown of Pittsburgh, PA, Tony’s family returned to California and settled in Healdsburg, where his wife grew up.
Tony originally applied for an office administrative position at Seghesio but was convinced by Pete Seghesio to try for an opening in the Tasting Room instead, where he’s been here ever since. While working behind the bar, he discovered a love for zinfandel and Italian varietals and a knack for connecting with guests from all walks of life. Most of his time at Seghesio has been as V.I.P. Liaison, coordinating with our Sales Managers from across the country to host and tour their industry guests.
In his spare time Tony enjoys reading, working with the local community theater in town writing plays and critiquing scripts and spending as much time as he can with his family.