King Estate Winery CEO and Co-founder Ed King has announced the promotion of two members of the winemaking team to key new positions: Spencer Spetnagel to associate winemaker, and Barrett Rosteck to assistant winemaker.
Spetnagel joined King Estate in 2012 as cellar lead and had been assistant winemaker at King Estate since July 2014. He studied winemaking at Lincoln University in New Zealand, and has more than a decade of winemaking experience. In his new role he will be involved more deeply in all aspects of winemaking at King Estate.
Rosteck joined King Estate in 2013 and has 13 years of experience in winemaking and brewing in New Zealand and Oregon. He studied food and fermentation sciences at Oregon State University. His most recent position at King Estate was cellar master. As assistant winemaker he will dedicate more of his time to wine quality and production.
Winemaker Kevin Sommelet said the promotion of two such experienced winemakers strengthens King Estate’s award-winning winemaking program and expands its capacity to create outstanding wines for its three brands: King Estate, North by Northwest and Acrobat.
Located in Oregon’s southern Willamette Valley, King Estate Winery is celebrating its 25th anniversary in 2016 and is Oregon’s leading wine producer.
