Winemaker
Tahmiene Momtazi
- Discipline
- Winemaker
- Based in
- McMinnville, Oregon, United States
i. Biography
Tahmiene Momtazi’s work reads like cellar practice that has been repeated enough to become rhythm: measured, practical, and built over time. Since 2007, she has been winemaker at Maysara Winery in McMinnville, Oregon, where the role has centered on continuity, timing, and the steady demands of a family estate. Before that, her foundation was built through local Oregon winery work, followed by a 2005 harvest internship in New Zealand. That sequence — regional cellar work, a season in the Southern Hemisphere, then a return to Oregon — maps a career shaped by repetition, exposure, and the discipline of returning with more perspective than she left with.
The Path
Tahmiene Momtazi began her career working at various local wineries in Oregon, United States, a start that rooted her in the rhythms of vineyard labor and cellar life. That early stage led her to Kim Crawford in Blenheim, New Zealand, where she worked as a harvest worker in 2005, joining the intensity and pace that define picking season. It was a formative interlude: a time of long days, fast decisions, and the kind of immersion that can sharpen a winemaker’s sensibility. When she returned to Oregon, the trajectory became more settled and, in a sense, more exacting.
The Work Today
Her work today is defined by the cellar she has led since 2007, a place where patience and precision are the final wine in the glass. The role asks for continuity as much as invention: an understanding of fruit, structure, and timing, carried through season after season. Two wines attached to that work are Maysara Sparkling Rosé and Maysara Jamsheed Pinot Noir 2015, each tied to the estate’s ongoing identity and to the steady hand behind it.
Signature
Tahmiene’s signature wines suggest both range and focus within the same house style. Three Degrees, Two Roads, Less Traveled, Maysara Sparkling Rosé, and Maysara Jamsheed Pinot Noir 2015 together sketch a portfolio that feels expressive without losing its center. The names themselves carry a sense of movement and direction — a progression, a choice, a route taken with care — while remaining anchored in the work of a single estate and the consistency of a long tenure.
Acclaim
The clearest recognition in her public résumé is bottle-specific: sparkling rosé and a 2015 Pinot Noir from the same estate. In a career built on continuity rather than fanfare, that distinction feels especially telling. It points not to a single headline moment, but to the lasting visibility of wines that have come to stand for her work at Maysara Winery, where each vintage is another expression of the same patient, evolving craft.
Profile updated July 2026
FAQ
Asked of Tahmiene
What is Tahmiene Momtazi's current role?
As of 2026, Tahmiene Momtazi is Winemaker.
Where did Tahmiene Momtazi work before?
Tahmiene Momtazi's earlier career included various local wineries in Oregon, Kim Crawford, and Maysara Winery.
Where did Tahmiene Momtazi train?
Tahmiene Momtazi trained at Oregon State University, Food Science and Technology with a specialization in Fermentation Science.
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