Portrait of Heidi Bridenhagen
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Winemaking at Heidi Bridenhagen’s level is built in the lab, the cellar, and the repetition between the two. After training at University of Colorado at Boulder, she moved through the enology laboratory at Jackson Family Wines, then into cellar work at Oyster Bay in New Zealand, before taking on assistant winemaker duties at MacRostie Winery & Vineyards until 2013. At MacRostie Winery & Vineyards, progression came through the structure of the job itself: assistant winemaker first, then Director of Winemaking. Heidi Bridenhagen later carried that experience into Dough Wines, where she is head winemaker today.
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A current marker of Heidi Bridenhagen’s work is 2025 Russian River Valley Sauvignon Blanc.
In Their Words “Like Steve MacRostie, who I am proud to call a friend and mentor, I strive to bring inquisitiveness, and an absolute attention to the details that are essential for great winemaking to my role.” “Carrying on the traditions of an winery, while helping to chart the course for its future, is an undertaking that requires respect, thoughtfulness and vision.”
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Heidi Bridenhagen trained at University of Colorado at Boulder.
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