Proprietor
Debra Mathy
Debra Mathy's dream of owning and operating a winery dates back to very special Father-Daughter chats back home in Wisconsin. But Debra and her Father, a well respected business and family man, didn't just talk about their shared passion for wine and wine country. Together they set out on multiple trips to various wine regions throughout California to find what they were looking for- the perfect place to call home. Three years later and after the passing of her Father, Debra is living their shared dream at Dutcher Crossing Winery and Vineyard in the Dry Creek Valley of Sonoma County.Debra, a Wisconsin native, joined Dutcher Crossing Winery and Vineyard as proprietor and managing partner in March, 2007. She is a graduate of the University of Arizona and has a Masters Degree in Nutrition from Colorado State University. She has been involved in various successful family businesses over the years, and has further prepared herself for her new role by completing wine and viticulture courses at the University of California- Davis.
Read Debra's Blog "Rooted In Dry Creek" CLICK HERE
Dutchess
The long wait for our winery dog is finally over, Dutchess, a golden lab, arrived in the USA via Air China on October 24th, 2007. Yes, you haven’t read this incorrectly-Air China. Debra adopted Dutchess from Taiwan. The question would be why, and her answer is--Why not? Debra has always intended on learning Taiwanese so what better way then to start off with the commands of “Sit!” and “Let’s go!” Dutchess’s journey ended by two Founding Club members, Thom Falcon and Michael Carlson, driving her up to Napa from Los Angeles. She stayed with our winery’s friend, Wayne Lackey, from Wine Country Helicopters until her mom came to pick her up. She saw Napa and decided Sonoma was the place to be. We couldn’t agree more.Sunday, October 28th, 2007 was her debut at the winery. She LOVED the attention and quickly took to her role as official greeter. She was tail-wagging, happy to see everyone. If you don’t see her wandering around with Debra, just knock on the office to say hi. She stays close to mom and sleeps under her desk. Dutchess has one request for visitors--“Anyone have an English/Taiwanese dictionary my mom can borrow?”
