Portrait of Jen Parr
i. Biography
Jen Parr is a winemaker at Valli Vineyards in Central Otago, New Zealand, where she joined Grant Taylor in 2015 and helps craft the winery’s sub-regional Pinot Noirs and other bottlings from Gibbston, Bannockburn, Bendigo, and Waitaki Valley. An Oregon native and Stanford University graduate, she previously served as head winemaker for Olssens (later Terra Sancta) in Otago from 2009 to 2014 before becoming one of New Zealand’s most recognized Pinot Noir winemakers.
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