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16 / the tasting panel / october 2017 INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT M atthew Glynn has been appointed the new General Manager and Senior Winemaker for Provenance Vineyards after earning an enviable reputation over the past decade as Senior Winemaker at Acacia Vineyards, crafting memorable Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from Napa and Sonoma. "I started my winemaking career here in the Napa Valley and I have lived in many of the most iconic microclimates where the best Bordeaux varietals that Provenance sources have been grown, including Howell Mountain, and the Calistoga hills," notes Glynn. "Making wines at Provenance will bring me back to my roots of making vineyard-specific bottlings from the best terroirs in the Napa Valley." Over the past 20 years, Glynn has developed an intuitive approach to winemaking shaped by vintages in the Grand Cru vineyards of Burgundy, France; Hawke's Bay, New Zealand; and several winegrowing regions in California. Glynn began his winemaking career in the Napa Valley at Domaine Chandon in the early 1990s, followed by winemaking roles at Beringer Vineyards. During his tenure as Senior Winemaker for Acacia Vineyards from 2006 to 2016, Glynn also took on the responsibility of Senior Winemaker for Orogeny, which focused on Russian River Valley Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Provenance currently produces estate and single-vineyard expres- sions of Sauvignon Blanc, Malbec Rosé, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Fortitude, a limited- release Cabernet Sauvignon showcase for Napa appellations. PHOTO BY AVIS MANDEL Matthew Glynn Appointed General Manager and Senior Winemaker for Provenance Vineyards in Napa Valley