Meet our Winemakers!
We’re so excited to announce our winemakers for Denim & Diamonds on October 15! Meet Lisa Howard, Co-Owner and Winemaker of Tolenas Winery and Chrissy Wittmann, Head of Winemaking at The Prisoner Wine Company.
Lisa Howard, Co-Owner and Winemaker of Tolenas Winery.
Lisa is a second-generation farmer and self-taught winemaker who, alongside her husband, Cliff Howard, founded Tolenas Winery in 2015. An agricultural engineer with a commitment to sustainable farming, Lisa has come into her own under the Tolenas Winery label.
Dedicated to her hometown, Lisa is also an advocate for the Suisun Valley’s burgeoning community of small, local businesses in the region.
Chrissy Wittmann, Head of Winemaking at The Prisoner Wine Company.
Winemaking wasn’t on Chrissy’s radar at first. After growing up in the suburban sprawl of Burbank, California, Chrissy headed to the decidedly more outdoorsy California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo. She started as a PE major but quickly changed her field of study to Ecology and Systematic Biology.
At her first job, she analyzed soil and wastewater samples at a chemistry lab, which just happened to share quarters with a wine lab.
Join Us for a Toast to Women Winemakers!
Wednesday, October 15
Willow Glen Banquet Hall (444 W Alma Ave, San Jose)
5:30–10:00 PM
Our Denim & Diamonds event celebrates remarkable women in wine, an evening of fabulous pours, thoughtful conversation, and community.