Dominus Estate is engaged in a long-term campaign of environmental restoration and biodiversity.
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Christian Moueix | Founder
In the world of wine, few have the experience of Christian Moueix. With 55 years of producing wines in Bordeaux’s Right Bank and forty-three in Napa Valley, he has pioneered the practice of adaptive viticulture.
With a vision of singular excellence for his wines, Christian has a deep connection to the land and has always pursued growing the highest quality grapes obtainable. Since the 1970’s, he has undertaken numerous innovative practices, including experimenting with organic farming, frost control using helicopters and installing drainage systems throughout the vineyards. In 1973, he began the practice of crop-thinning, a method which has
dramatically improved the quality of the grapes and which has been adopted by vineyards throughout the world. Today he and his teams continue to pursue new techniques to adapt the vineyards to climate change.
Tod Mostero | Director of Viticulture & Winemaking at Dominus Estate
Director of Viticulture and Winemaking, the French connection runs strong through Mostero, who studied in Bordeaux and trained at Château Haut-Brion, Domaine de la Romanée-Conti and Établissements Jean-Pierre Moueix. He worked with Baron Philippe de Rothschild in the Languedoc and at Almaviva in Chile before returning to his native California to join Dominus Estate in 2007.
“Christian Moueix has been my guide throughout my career and has been my greatest example of a perfect winemaker. He is clear, precise and is profoundly attached to the vineyard. He has guided me from the beginning.”
