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    Mandy Curley

    Winemaker, Hess Persson Estates

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    Hess Persson Estates. No portrait has been provided.

    Hess Persson Estates. No portrait has been provided.

    i. Biography

    Mandy Curley is a winemaker at Hess Persson Estates in Napa Valley, where she works with classic varietals from Napa Valley and across California to make wines for Hess Select, Hess Maverick Ranches, and Allomi Cabernet Sauvignon. She earned a chemistry degree from the University of the Pacific and entered winemaking through the enology lab at Hess Persson Estates, later rising under Stephanie Pope’s mentorship to the winemaker role with a focus on minimal intervention and vineyard-driven expression.

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