Raised at his father’s Ravenswood Winery, Morgan was
exposed to wine and wine tasting at an early age. Morgan began
making small lots of Pinot Noir at 5 from fruit given to him by the
Sangiacomo family. Motivated by the best wines of Domaine Dujac, he
began experimenting with whole cluster fermentation, different
types of French oak, and various ripeness points. Vino Bambino
Pinot Noir, as the wine came to be known, was made from 1986 to
2001 and has been featured on the wine lists of Craft, Gramercy
Tavern, Blue Hill (which featured the original 1986), Delmonico’s,
Aureole, and Mesa Grill. While doing undergraduate work at
Vassar (whose founder was a brewer of all things), and graduate
work at Columbia University, Morgan worked as a wine buyer and
salesperson for Arlington Wines and Liquors in Poughkeepsie, and
Chelsea Wine Vault and Pet Wines in Manhattan.
When not working for Bedrock Wine Company, Morgan is a manager
of his family’s Bedrock Vineyards in Sonoma Valley, and is a member
of Sunbreak Vineyard Services L.L.C, a vineyard management company
run by Diane Kenworthy and Robert Burney. He has also passed the
prestigious Master of Wine exam and upon successful completion of
the dissertation will become one of the less than thirty American
M.W.’s.
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