Sheldrake Point Vineyard

Bob Madill -
Winegrower &
General Manager
Bob was part of the team that founded Sheldrake Point in the spring of 1997. His background includes over 20 years in international high tech marketing and sales, as well as work within the wine industry in Ontario, Canada as a cellar rat, a sales rep, a wine importer and wine judge (AWS & AWO qualified). As an oenophile and passionate Pinot Noir fan, Bob’s travels have taken him to many of the key winegrowing regions of the world. Bob has been our GM since the spring of 1999.

As GM Bob has overall operating responsibility for Sheldrake Point. As Winegrower, he provides the strategic direction for our vineyard, winery and wine products. A winegrower is much like an architect, providing an overarching design that responds to viticultural and winemaking opportunities and by working in collaboration with the skilled and expert craftsmanship of David Wiemann, Vineyard Manager and David Breeden, Winemaker. These are the key members of our winegrowing team at Sheldrake Point.

Bob is a co-founder and Chairman of the Finger Lakes Pinot Noir Alliance. He is also Secretary of the Cayuga Lake Wine Trail, Treasurer of the Finger Lakes Wine Alliance, and a member of the Seneca County Cornell Cooperative Extension Board of Directors.

Jack Carrington -
Chef
Having prepared fine meals in restaurants from New York to New England, to New Hope and New Jersey, Jack brings a new flair to the Sheldrake Point Café menu of creative appetizers, tapas and tasty entrees. Jack's recipes are designed to complement the Café 's fine collection of Sheldrake Point and other New York State wines. Whether you are choosing from our usual selections, or designing a custom event menu, Jack's talents with fresh herbs and vegetables, and interesting preparations of meat, fish and fowl will delight any taste and diet.

Dave Weimann -
Vineyard Manager
With a background including four years of grapevine management at Cornell's Geneva Agricultural Experiment Station and two years of honeybee research in Ithaca, Dave's love of our vineyard is second only to his own farm across the lake. Dave and his vineyard crew take great pride tending the 40 acres of vines and new plantings at Sheldrake Point Vineyards, while planning and preparing for new acreage each spring.

Dave Breeden -
Winemaker
With experience developed in wineries throughout the Finger Lakes, Dave can always be found in our winery or lab, gently and patiently tending to the fermentation and aging of our wines, while caring for our tanks, barrels and equipment. Armed with two degrees in chemistry and two in philosophy, Dave not only brings us expertise in the wine lab and on the crush pad, he also can be heard waxing poetic on the virtues of everything from Plato's cave to contemporary third-party politics.

Kit Kalfs -
Tasting Room Manager
While working in a Finger Lakes winery tasting room, one often hears the wistful remark that she or he would "love to have your job". Kit put that thought into action, changed his career and moved to the Finger Lakes in 2000. Since arriving at Sheldrake Point in 2001, he has designed the Tasting Room/Gift Shop to be a destination to find unique local & regional products, staffed by women and men with an abiding interest in the wines & vineyards, natural beauty and quality of life that make residing in the Finger Lakes so appealing.

Jan Quarles -
Special Events Manager
Jan left the bustling world of Madison Avenue marketing to return to her beloved farm on the shores of Cayuga Lake, just north of Sheldrake Point, and we were lucky enough to convince her that her promotional and managerial talents would be ideal for our special events guests. Whether you are planning a special gathering for 20 or an event for 200, Jan will work with you to design a truly memorable experience.

Chuck Tauck -
Managing Partner
Chuck comes to Sheldrake from the travel industry where he and his family built a company that has received awards and recognition as one of the leading vacation tour companies in the world. Chuck was attracted to the Finger Lakes wine industry during his graduate work at the Cornell Hotel School and his background and energy in finance, management and systems process has been instrumental in the organization and growth of our company.

Ms. Chardonnay -
Mr. Pinot -
Co-Managers
Mouse Control
We are pleased to announce that following extensive interviews and intense negotiations, Ms. Chardonnay and Mr. Pinot have accepted positions as our new co-managers of mouse control. According to Winegrower Bob Madill "Our management team has been significantly strengthened and we are very confident that Chardonnay and Pinot provide the talent, determination, creativity and flexible working hours that will get the job done".