When you work with Plata, you work with strong capital partners who have access to over 20,000 acres of coastal California wine grapes. Our winemaking, design and packaging teams provide wine and finished case goods to retailers, wineries and hot startup brands. Because of our access to world-class vineyards and to state-of-the art winemaking facilities, we provide custom winemaking solutions that grow brands from the ground up. We fully execute, from vineyard, to concept, to bottle over a compelling range of price points, varieties and wine styles. Plata, through its sister companies, has access to the single largest owned supply of California coastal wine grapes. In addition to Plata, these grapes are sold to many well-known wine brands. From the Napa Val ley to Santa Barbara, Plata has a myriad of appellation and varietal choices . Managing Plata Wine Partner·s wine portfolio takes a dedicated team with a diverse set of skills. From wine ­ making and sales to logistics and accounting, Plata\'s experienced team of wine industry veterans delivers proven results for our clients, customers and brands. Doug Walker is Plata"s CEO and a partner. A s leader of a small tea m of wine business veterans it is his job to make sure each client receives outstanding service and a product all are proud of. Doug\'s 2 5 plus years of industry experience include key roles at Chateau St . Jean, Beringer Wine Estates and a NA PA VA LLEY, CA LIFO R NIA brief stint a s a partner in a smallwine company. He levera ges allof these experiences to create the best possible opportunities for Plata\'s clients . A multi-talented winemaker with a love of balanced wines, Director of Winemaking and Partner Alison Crowe believes that brands need to be firmly planted in consistent vineyard sites in order to grow. It\'s her job at Plata Wine Partners to make our clients\' wine dreams a reality. A graduate of the UC Davis Viticulture & Enology program and recipient of an MBA from the UC Davis Graduate School of Management, Alison brings over 15 years of winemaking experience to bear on every lot of wine . Stints at Cha lone Vineyard, Bonny Doon Vineyard as wellas in Mendoza, Argentina instilled in her the important lesson that great wines begin in the vineyard . "At Plata we make wines literally from the ground up," she says, referencing the long-term relationships she has developed with her company\'s vineyards . "I believe in respecting the fruit and letting the vineyards speak their particular truths."