Growing up with a French father, Danielle spent summers as a child in France, where she learned about her family’s winemaking history. Her great-grandfather was the last in a long line of ancestors who owned the Cyrot vineyard in Burgundy’s prestigious Côte de Beaune. Danielle had no plans to carry on her family’s winemaking legacy when she enrolled at the University of California, Davis; however, that quickly changed when she took an introductory winemaking class and knew she had found her calling.
Growing up with a French father, Danielle spent summers as a child in France, where she learned about her family’s winemaking history. Her great-grandfather was the last in a long line of ancestors who owned the Cyrot vineyard in Burgundy’s prestigious Côte de Beaune. Danielle had no plans to carry on her family’s winemaking legacy when she enrolled at the University of California, Davis; however, that quickly changed when she took an introductory winemaking class and knew she had found her calling.
While at Davis, she worked harvests at Schramsberg and Artesa in Napa Valley, learning the trade from the soil up. After graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Viticulture and Enology, Danielle worked abroad at wineries in Alsace, France, and South Australia. After honing her skills overseas, Danielle returned to Napa Valley and joined Stags’ Leap Winery as their Enologist. They quickly recognized her talent, promoting her to Assistant Winemaker under her mentor, Robert Brittan. During her six-year tenure, she produced world-class wines that merited her next promotion as Winemaker at St. Clement. She spent the next seven years crafting elegant, structured, and notable wines that expressed her personality and what she likes in a glass of wine.
In August 2012, Danielle joined CADE Estate Winery and has become one of the most innovative, sustainability-minded winemakers in Napa Valley. Her work has helped dismantle the status quo, reframing screw caps as an acceptable closure for high-end wines and defining the next generation of luxury wine packaging.
Growing up in Moraga, California, he has always been close to the wine country. Spending time tasting and collecting wine with his father, he continued to nurture his interest and knowledge of wine. Tyler’s first experience in winemaking came during his internship at Edna Valley Vineyard in San Luis Obispo. As a member of the 2010 Harvest team, Tyler was exposed to all facets of cellar work—long hours, constant pump overs, and the sweet buzz of the crush line. He was hooked.
Tyler Martin, the Associate Winemaker for CADE Estate and 13th Vineyard by CADE, joined the cellar team in August 2013. After working diligently and showing great passion and detail to his craft, he was promoted to Enologist in August 2015, then to Assistant Winemaker in August 2017.
Growing up in Moraga, California, he has always been close to the wine country. Spending time tasting and collecting wine with his father, he continued to nurture his interest and knowledge of wine. Tyler’s first experience in winemaking came during his internship at Edna Valley Vineyard in San Luis Obispo. As a member of the 2010 Harvest team, Tyler was exposed to all facets of cellar work—long hours, constant pump overs, and the sweet buzz of the crush line. He was hooked.
After graduating from California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, in 2012, Tyler spent the next year traveling the world, gaining experience in both the northern and southern hemispheres. As a harvest intern at Vineyard 29 in St. Helena, he got his first experience with the super-premium winemaking of Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and Sauvignon Blanc. Furthering his winemaking education, he moved to Australia in February 2013 to experience two sparkling wine harvests: the first at Taltarni Vineyards in Victoria and the second at Clover Hill Wines in Tasmania. Through these experiences, he practiced many different winemaking styles and ideologies, influencing him to become the winemaker he is today.
Since joining the production team at CADE, Tyler has had the opportunity to create elegant, handcrafted premium wines, further expanding his winemaking expertise under talented Winemaker Danielle Cyrot.