David Ready Jr

At Murphy-Goode Winery in Healdsburg, California, the winemaker’s job is to hold the line from cellar decisions to label presentation and release timing. David Ready Jr. works in that stretch of the process, where house style has to stay intact as wine moves from tank and barrel to bottle and into the market. The work is practical and specific: make the wine, keep it coherent, and get it out under a consistent producer voice.

Working across red and white bottlings for the same producer means managing range without losing structure. David Ready Jr.’s role sits at the point where texture, freshness, structure, and balance are decided and then protected through release. At Murphy-Goode Winery, that kind of control matters as much as the individual bottling itself, because each wine has to read clearly while still fitting the broader lineup.

Liar's Dice is one of David Ready Jr.’s named signature wines at Murphy-Goode Winery. In a portfolio that includes both red and white bottlings, the wine functions as a clear point of reference for how his work is identified within the producer’s range. It is one of the bottles most closely tied to his name and to the way the winery’s audience reads his style.