Ted Henry
A quick career path following graduation from the world-renown winemaking program at UC Davis led Wine- maker Ted Henry to JARVIS where his job is hands-on, participatory and really about a close relationship with the wine.
A fourth generation resident of California's San Francisco Bay Area, Ted was raised near San Ramon on a large cattle ranch that has been in his family since the 1940s. Immersed in agriculture since birth, he worked the ranch feeding horses, maintaining the property and even learning to drive a truck when he was just twelve.
He started UC Davis as a pre-med major, not even realizing that a "degree in making wine" was possible. Completely fascinated with his viticulture and enology class, which he received an A+, Ted changed his major to Fermentation Science, graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in 1999.
Upon graduation Ted landed a harvest job with Trinchero where he soon became Associate Winemaker while the brand grew from 3,000 to 30,000 cases. That regionally-focused experience led to a position with Artesa Winery in Napa's Carneros appellation. With diverse experience with large wine companies under his belt, Ted joined JARVIS in 2008.
"At JARVIS I get to work closely with Mr. Jarvis and our long-time winemaker Dimitri Tchelistcheff," said Ted, "I am immersed in the whole experience from the vineyard to the cellar to meeting our customers. This is very much hands-on.