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    Chris Brockway

    Owner and Winemaker, Broc Cellars

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    Portrait of Chris Brockway

    i. Biography

    Chris Brockway is the owner and winemaker of Broc Cellars, a Berkeley-based winery founded in 2002 that focuses on organically grown grapes, native fermentations, and low-intervention winemaking. He is originally from Omaha, Nebraska, and has been profiled for developing Broc Cellars into an urban winery known for natural-leaning California wines and vineyard-focused bottlings. In 2021, he also took over farming operations and management for Fox Hill Vineyard in Mendocino, extending his role beyond winery production into vineyard stewardship.

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