(Nov. 4, 2024; YOUNTVILLE, Calif.)—Jason Lede, second-generation vintner and General Manager at Cliff Lede Vineyards located in Napa Valley’s Stags Leap District, has been elected to the board of Napa Valley Vintners (NVV), the nonprofit trade association established in 1944 with a goal of cultivating excellence in the region. Today, NVV inspires its 539 members to consistently produce wines of the highest quality, provide environmental leadership, and care for the extraordinary place they call home. The open elections, with each winery having one vote, help shape the organization’s priorities and ensure vintner leadership and oversight for all that the NVV does. Each October, vintner members elect a board of directors consisting of 11 seats, with the term starting January 1, 2025.
“I firmly believe that Napa Valley is the greatest wine region in the world, and much of this is thanks to what this collective has achieved over the last 80 years. I am grateful to those who have served on the NVV board before me,” says Lede. “It is an honor to be elected by my fellow vintners and I am looking forward to collaborating with them to further the NVV’s mission.”
Jason Lede became General Manager of Cliff Lede Vineyards in May of 2024. He worked his first job at the family winery in 2005 and after completing his MBA and working internationally in the wine industry, he joined Cliff Lede Vineyards in Napa full time in 2015. He most recently served as Cliff Lede Vineyards’ Director of Communications, following years as Hospitality Manager and Sales Manager. Jason now oversees all day-to-day operations of the winery and continues to work closely with his father, founder and visionary, Cliff Lede, and the executive team.
About Cliff Lede Vineyards
First established by Cliff Lede in 2002 with the purchase of 60 acres in the Stags Leap District, Cliff Lede Vineyards has become a leading family-owned producer of Bordeaux variety wines with more than 160 acres of estate vineyards across Stags Leap District, Calistoga and Carneros. The 25,000 square foot Howard Backen-designed winery and network of caves provide an ideal home for Cliff Lede’s wine production. Over the last two decades, the winery’s flagship estate bottling, Poetry Cabernet Sauvignon, has been awarded multiple 100-point scores across critical publications. Winemaking is led by Director of Winemaking Christopher Tynan and Winemaker Travis Bullard. The Cliff Lede Vineyards tasting room offers a complete Napa Valley lifestyle experience where the best in wine, music, art, architecture and nature intersect. A variety of tasting experiences and private tours, including tasting in the newly remodeled Backstage Tasting Lounge, are available daily from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
For more information about Cliff Lede Vineyards, please visit: https://cliffledevineyards.com
