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    Winemaker

    Bibiana González Rave

    Winemaker, Alma de Cattleya

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    Portrait of Bibiana González Rave

    Portrait of Bibiana González Rave

    i. Biography

    Bibiana González Rave is a Colombian-born winemaker based in Sonoma County who founded Cattleya Wines in 2012 and later created Alma de Cattleya as a California showcase of her work. She also established RAVE Vines & Wines in 2012 and has been described as a consulting winemaker and co-owner of Shared Notes with her husband Jeff Pisoni. Sources associate her with earlier winemaking roles in California including Lynmar Estate, Wayfarer, and other vineyard and cellar work in France, with a San Francisco Chronicle honor naming her Winemaker of the Year in 2015.