Bill Nancarrow
Handpicked by the Duckhorn family to be the executive winemaker for Duckhorn Wine Company's Napa Valley properties, Bill Nancarrow brings a global understanding of viticulture and enology to his role as executive winemaker for Duckhorn Vineyards and Paraduxx.
Raised in Hawkes Bay, the oldest winegrowing region in New Zealand, Bill developed an early passion for the wine industry. Formally trained in hospitality management with a focus on wine appreciation, he spent several years after graduation traveling before he took a position as the harvest manager for Thorncroft Vineyards. In 1995, Bill returned to Hawkes Bay and joined the team at Huthlee Vineyards. Bill was soon promoted to winemaker before being courted by Chris Pask, and in 1998 he was offered the position of assistant winemaker, and then winemaker at C.J. Pask Winery in Hawkes Bay.
Bill traveled to the Napa Valley in 2001 to work the harvest at Duckhorn Vineyards and permanently joined Duckhorn Wine Company in February of 2003 as the winemaker for Paraduxx and the interim assistant winemaker for Duckhorn Vineyards. Elevated to executive winemaker of Duckhorn Wine Company's Napa Valley properties in January of 2007, Bill currently oversees production of Duckhorn Vineyards wines and works closely with Paraduxx winemaker David Marchesi in guiding each winery's dedicated winemaking team.
On a broader level, Bill works in connection with Zach Rasmuson, general manager and winemaker of Goldeneye and Migration winemaker Neil Bernardi, to ensure the overall commitment to excellence that has come to define the Duckhorn Wine Company portfolio.
