TEIRA™ Wines was founded by Daniel Donahoe and Alexis Woods, whose roots in the wine business go deep.

Daniel's Grandmother grew up with Julia Child and introduced the two during his first year at Boston University. Over the next four years, Daniel was fortunate to spend a great deal of time learning about food and wine from Julia and ultimately chose a career in wine instead of International Relations.

Immediately after graduating, Daniel rode across the country on a 1974 Honda CB 750; arriving in time for harvest and apprenticed as a cellar worker under Bruce Cakebread of Cakebread Cellars in Napa Valley. Soon thereafter, he went on to a career as a retail wine merchant at San Francisco's oldest and most prestigious wine and spirits shop: John Walker & Company. Specializing in limited-production high-quality wines and spirits from around the world, Daniel continues to assist his private clients with the management of their wine collections and wine acquisitions.

Daniel also has a strong commitment to charity. Apprenticing under famed wine auctioneer Dennis Foley, Daniel auctioneered the 2006 and 2007 New York International Wine Auction (www.nyiwa.org). Daniel has also chaired the San Francisco Wine Auction, presented by The Guardsmen (www.sfwineauction.com) for many years and will Auctioneer the 2008 San Francisco Wine Auction.

Alexis Woods' family has been growing grapes in the Alexander and Dry Creek Valleys of Sonoma County since 1974. Her father, Frank Woods, founded Clos du Bois Winery in 1974. After selling Clos du Bois in 1989, Frank went on to be the Chairman of the Board of the Wine Institute in 1990-1991.

Alexis is an accomplished Landscape Architect and currently helps manage her family's vineyard holdings of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Zinfandel and Merlot in the Dry Creek Valley. Working closely with Duff Bevill of Bevill Vineyard Management, Alexis strives to grow the best quality fruit utilizing organic farming methods whenever possible.

Our consulting winemaker Bill Knuttel has been making wine in Napa and Sonoma Counties for over 30 years. Starting as founding winemaker of Saintsbury Winery, Bill moved on to Chalk Hill Winery & Vineyards' and is now head winemaker at Dry Creek Vineyard in Healdsburg. Working closely with Bill, our ultimate objective is to produce the highest quality wines at the best possible prices. 		 
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