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    Ben Forgeron

    Vineyard Manager, Groth Vineyards & Winery

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    i. Biography

    Ben Forgeron is the Vineyard Manager at Groth Vineyards & Winery in Oakville, Napa Valley, where he joined as Viticulturist in 2017 and became Vineyard Manager in 2019. Groth says he is only its second vineyard manager and that he is leading a long-term replanting program across the Oakville and Hillview estates. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Wine and Viticulture from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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