Francoise Peschon

Françoise Peschon is the winemaker for Vine Hill Ranch and Accendo Cellars in Napa Valley, where she has been working on Vineyard Ranch wines since 2008 and Accendo’s Sauvignon Blanc and Cabernet Sauvignon program. She previously served as winemaker at Araujo Estate, where she joined in 1993 and later became the full-time winemaker, and her work has also extended to consulting roles for other Napa Valley projects. Vine Hill Ranch notes that she was raised in California’s wine country with family roots in Luxembourg, earned an enology degree from UC Davis, studied at the University of Bordeaux, and apprenticed at Château Haut-Brion.