Matt Perry

Coming Up

Wine research and production at Minnesota gave Matt Perry the analytical base that runs through the rest of the record. The throughline is not a single breakthrough but a sequence of practical postings that built range: research, production, internship work, and the patient accumulation of cellar judgment. Cellar supervision at Carlton Winemakers Studio LLC marked the shift from observation to responsibility. That role sits between the technical and the operational, and it prepared Perry for Adelsheim Vineyard, where he served as Assistant Winemaker from 2017. By the time the title changed, the training had already been laid down in layers: research discipline, cellar labor, and production work moving toward a fuller command of the process. From 2022, Matt Perry served as winemaker at 00 Wines, and since summer 2024 he has been Cellar Master of Anacréon Winery. The dates matter as working markers, showing a career that has continued to expand without leaving behind the habits formed in the earlier stages.

Where They Are Now

Today, Perry is Cellar Master at Anacréon Winery. The current work sits between measurement and judgment. Perry’s background in research and production stays visible in the way the role is described: not as a break from science, but as a continuation of it under cellar conditions. The result is a profile shaped by process, where technique does the visible work and instinct fills in what the numbers do not capture.

In Their Words “There's that constant unknown of things that just can't be explained by numbers or analysis or anything like that.” “I think wine is really interesting because it's kind of rooted in all of those scientific backgrounds.” Those lines place wine squarely in the space between analysis and uncertainty. Perry frames the work as scientific without reducing it to science alone, which is a useful position for a winemaker whose background includes research, production, and cellar responsibility. The craft lives in that overlap: what can be tracked, and what still has to be learned by doing.

Career - Cellar Master — Anacréon Winery (2024–present) - Worked in wine research and production — Minnesota - Intern — Antica Terra, Oregon - Intern — Napa winery internships, Napa - Intern — abroad, abroad - Cellar Supervisor — Carlton Winemakers Studio LLC - Assistant Winemaker — Adelsheim Vineyard (from 2017) - Former Winemaker — 00 Wines (2022–summer 2024)

Honors

Awards are not named in Perry’s career biography; the record instead is built from roles and placements. The recognitions that can be cited are concrete: research and production in Minnesota, internships in Oregon, Napa, and abroad, cellar supervision in Carlton, and the progression into winemaking. That sequence carries its own weight in trade terms. It shows a career assembled through responsibility, repetition, and the steady widening of scope rather than through formal prizes.

FAQ What is Matt Perry's current role? Matt Perry is Cellar Master at Anacréon Winery. Where did Matt Perry work before? Earlier in their career, Matt Perry worked at Minnesota, Antica Terra, and Napa winery internships. Where did Matt Perry train? Matt Perry trained at University of Minnesota.