THE RITE OF INTERNS

Each year, people come here to make wine

Dana, Canada

Jack, New Jersey

Cat, South Africa

it’s not glamorous at all


great winemaking demands preparation




and planning is vital




fourteen interns this year



seeking to learn how fine wine is made



sweating the details of every vineyard and every pick




one barrel at a time

working 14 hour days





every day for manic weeks




to put their mark on a vintage that happens only once



and come through the other side of it




on to further journeys to make wine again

or coming back to stay



as was our rite too.

Nico, KB Assistant Winemaker

JT, KB Assistant Winemaker

Julien, KB Cellar Master
Troyce Hoffman is a northern Californian based photographer specializing in documentary based work. He was embedded with us during much of harvest 2015. You can find Troyce and more of his work at troycehoffman.com.