ABOUT THE PEOPLE
WE’RE ALL IN
Each one of the handful of people working at our winery
has been involved in some part of the bottle you pour today.
From cultivation to harvest, from production to quality control,
from the bottle to the glass.
We need to be connected to every element of its creation.
This is significant.
We are absolutely both feet in.
The wine you pour
is a direct product of our effort.
MEET THE COELHO TEAM
Dave and Deolinda Coelho
Joined at the hip and both of spirited Portuguese descent, Dave and Deolinda are the driving force behind the winery that they founded in 2004. Deolinda handles the financial side of the business, while Dave handles all the operations including fixing a lot of broken things and cleaning up behind everyone. Hands-on every day since the beginning, somehow, these two manage to run the business without killing each other! Their Portuguese hospitality shows in everything they do.
Chris Bertsche
Taking the Coelho winemaking reins in 2016, winemaker Chris Bertsche handles all aspects of wine production. Coming from stints with Jacques Lardier (Jadot/Résonance), James Frey (Trisaetum), and prior to that in Sonoma County, the native Californian is fond of saying “No problems, only solutions.” Chardonnay is his go-to varietal.
David Coelho
Father, brother, son, and winery manager. David is always getting his hands dirty helping with production, overseeing operations, and managing our wonderful employees. He is one of the hardest working team members here at Coelho Winery and we are grateful for how dilegent and sacrificing he can be!
Jeimy Sucelly Huber
A Veteran of the U.S. Air Force and known to us as the “Purple Panda” because of her favorite color and favorite animal, Jeimy pitches in the office, social media, tasting room and warehouses with shipping, inventory, paperwork, and moving stuff around. As a resident forklift wizard, she can often be found in the warehouses loading and offloading trucks. Having grown up in Amity with the Coelho kids, she considers the Coelho’s her second family.
Roberto Olague Gonzalez
Constantly wearing a smile, Roberto is our vineyard manager. He is never happier than when in the field managing his crew and his babies, the vines in our three vineyards. Involved in all aspects of viticulture from repairing the trellising, mowing and disking, pruning, shoot thinning and positioning, and harvesting, Roberto makes sure our fruit is top quality. When not in the field, Roberto and his crew are champs in the warehouse and on the bottling line.
DeAnne Majewski
Native of Chicago-land and Chicago Bears fan, DeAnne moved to McMinnville Oregon in 1992 after falling in love on her first visit. Although her official title is Office Assistant, she really should be Chief Multitasking Officer. On a day-to-day basis, she handles logistics, purchasing, state licensing, inventory management, and fills in in the tasting room. She is also Queen of Barrels, overseeing our wine barrel distribution and warehousing business.
Koscina Tam
Originally from Hong Kong, Koscina keeps the business rolling as our bookkeeper. With over a decade of accounting experience in various fields such as education, freight forwarding, and seafood wholesaling, Koscina has a love-hate relationship with the intricacies of alcohol taxation. We love her mostly because she is a champ at payroll!
Susan Powell
A 38-year veteran of the restaurant industry from server to owner, Susan is the corporate memory of the winery, having worked in the tasting room since 2005. A natural hospitality pro, she endeavors to give tasting room visitors a warm, informative, and personal experience they won’t forget.
Leslie Carter
With many years of experience in the hospitality/service industry, Leslie has joined us as the Tasting Room Manager and Wine Club Coordinator. You will want to be sure to drop in and meet her to see her spunky personality. Leslie is excited to be here and looks forward to hosting you at events and wine club gatherings.
