Adam LaZarre grew up near the Finger Lakes in upstate New York, with a cellar his father filled with Classified Growth Bordeaux. After finishing his service in the U.S. Navy, he enrolled in Fresno State’s Department of Viticulture and Enology to become a winemaker. By his final year at Fresno State in 1995, he was already holding down a full-time associate winemaker job at Jekel Vineyards in Monterey. A few years later, Hahn Estates hired him as their winemaking Vice President. Presently, Adam resides in Paso Robles, where his efforts are focused on creating highly acclaimed wines for Wine Hooligans as the Director of Winemaking.