Rebekah Wineburg

The Making

Cellar judgment here is grounded in technical training and itinerant winery work: Rebekah Wineburg trained at University of California, Davis, then worked winery stints at wineries in New Zealand, Australia, Oregon, California. Since 2015, that experience has been applied at Quintessa, where she is winemaker.

The Work Today

Low-intervention winemaking, in this context, is not a refusal to work; it is a decision to avoid unnecessary force. “It is indeed special” points to a target of clarity and restraint rather than intervention for its own sake. White-wine structure is a central part of the current work at Illumination, where Wineburg is also winemaker and the signature work is Illumination Sauvignon Blanc. The aim with that wine is texture and ageability. Heritage-vine farming shapes the brand’s field-blend work: the program works with single, heritage vineyards more than 60 years old, exclusively using sustainably farmed old vines and a meticulous, low-intervention cellar mentality. Its field blend from Testa Vineyard puts the mixed-black-variety field blend from the heritage property on center stage.

Career - winemaker — Quintessa, Napa Valley (2015–present) - winery stints — wineries, New Zealand, Australia, Oregon, California Education: University of California, Davis

Signature

Signature bottlings include 2015 Quintessa and Illumination Sauvignon Blanc.

FAQ What is Rebekah Wineburg's current role? Rebekah Wineburg is winemaker at Quintessa. Where did Rebekah Wineburg train or study? Rebekah Wineburg trained at University of California, Davis. What is Rebekah Wineburg known for? At Post & Vine, she works with single, heritage vineyards more than 60 years old that she feels deserve attention.