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LARRY HYDE - HYDE VINEYARDS
Larry Hyde
is the founderowner and viticulturist of both Hyde Vineyards and Larry Hyde
& Sons Vineyards and winerylocated in Carneros (Napa Valley). He was born
and raised in WoodsideCA. One year he applied for a harvest job at nearby Ridge
wineryand because Larry was fluent in Spanish he ended up working in the
vineyard and supervising the workers. That was the beginning of his great
passion for viticulture. Larry's educational background includes UC Berkeley
and Davis. His work experience includesCuvaisonMondaviStag's Leap Wine Cellars
and Phelps winery. In 1979Larry's father purchased his first hundred acres of
pasture land in Carneroswhich became Hyde Vineyards. Todayit's a "Grand
Cru" of California and Larry is a highly respected grape growerknown for clonal
experiments. High quality fruit from Hyde Vineyards finds its way to some of
the best wineries in California. In 2000Larry became a partner of Aubert de
Villaineforming a wine ventureHdVand in 2009another projectinvolving Larry's
sonsPeter and Christophergiven an appropriate nameLarry Hyde & Sons. CHEF DREW DECKMAN - DECKMAN'S
Chef Drew Deckman, after growing up in Peachtree City, GA and completing
a degree in Philosophy from Rhodes College, embarked on a culinary journey that
has brought him to San Jose del Cabo in what is now "DECKMAN'S San
Jose." Chef Drew spent 10 years in France, Switzerland and Germany cooking
with Gastro-Masters such as Paul Bocuse, Jacques Maximin, Gilles DuPont and
Tommy Byrne. Drew was awarded a coveted Michelin Star for his work in
Restaurant Vitus in Germany as well as Rising-Star Chef in Berlin in 2003
during his tenure as Executive Chef at the Four Seasons Berlin. After
mentoring under star-teacher and cookbook author Madeleine Kamman, Chef Drew
was part of the final class of the School for American Chefs at Beringer
Vineyards. He has worked in Kona Hawaii, Cancun, Mx, Rome, Italy, Shanghai,
China and spent time as a private Chef to an entertainer in Los Angeles. Chef
Drew has finally found a permanent home in Baja California Sur where he enjoys
blue-water sport fishing, scuba diving and golf. Drew is dedicated to local,
sustainable ingredients, is Convivium Leader for Slow Food BCS, and is the
culinary consultant for Casa de Piedra Winery, Paralelo Winery, Estacion por
Venir Winery and La Contra Vinos.
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