The People

The Front Lines

The Tasting Room Crew

You know these folks! Headed up by Director of Retail Sales, Tim Bouchet, they take great pleasure in sharing their enthusiasm and knowledge of all things Pride, and perhaps most importantly, pouring you wine when you make the trek up the mountain to visit us. Click on each person in the photo to learn more about the people who make up this incredible team.
 
Not pictured below is Katrina Hatchett, who was flying to Cape Town, South Africa on the day this photo was taken.  In addition to her years in the wine industry and her valued position on our tasting room team, she is also a flight attendant for Delta Air Lines.

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Russ BattScott StookerChris BergenTracy CampbellJason SkellyJames RiordanRebecca DemchukMike CampbellTim Bouchet

National Sales Manager

Stuart Bryan

At Pride: National Sales Manager (1991)
Past life: Marine Biologist
Little known fact: Published author, renowned grillmeister, world class Margarita maker
Favorite haunts: Finland in the summer, a three day weekend in New Orleans (anything longer and the food will bury you!), anytime in the Great Lakes

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Reservationist

Raney Luce

At Pride: Reservationist (2007)
Future Home: Paris, France
Dream Job: Billionaire Philanthropist
Best Buddy: My very sweet dog, Beau, a Border Collie/German Shepherd mix
Favorite Saying: "Keep calm & carry on."
Completely in love with: My nephew Gunnar
Most peaceful place: Home

  • Russ Batt

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2000)

    Tangible Interests: Fast cars, expensive watches, great wines, koi

    Passions: The environment & the protection of animals

    Can't do without: Family and friends

    Believes: Nice guys should finish first and people who dislike cats are not to be trusted

    Favorite wine: The one he had last night

  • Scott Stooker

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2006)

    Nickname: Scooter

    Past life: Aztec Prince

    Best cop out wine descriptor: "There's a lot going on in this glass."

    Worst job: Loading 150 pound truck tires on rail cars for $2.00 per hour

    Most influential book: Jancis Robinson's World Atlas of Wine

    One bottle of wine to have on a desert island: Something with a screwcap

  • Chris Bergen

    At Pride: Shipping & Bottling Manager/Retail Sales (2005)

    Best days off are spent: ‘Golfin, ‘rockin, playing with his kids or staring at the waves from a sunny beach

    Greatest most unlikely adventure: Touring with Iron Maiden for a week in 1989

    Little known fact: He was a partner in fine French restaurant at age twenty-three

    Best friend: His wife, Jean

  • Tracy Campbell

    At Pride: Retail Sales (or as she says, “Seller of wine that sells itself!”) (2000)

    Hobbies: Photography, hiking, crossword puzzles

    Claim to fame: Married to fellow Pride employee Mike Campbell

    Hidden Talent: Swing dancing with her daughter, Sydney

    Most gratifying accomplishment: Climbing Half-Dome with her son, Sam

    Favorite Quote: "Simplicity has its own beauty"

  • Jason Skelly

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2002)

    Most memorable book: Catcher in the Rye

    Musical taste: Good old rock and roll

    When he’s not at work he’s: Camping, hiking, watching NFL football and traveling (though less now that Miss Mia is in the world)

    Passions: Cooking and all my girls – wife, Jamie, daughter, Mia and yellow labs, Sand and Chloe

    Singular goal: To be the best father and husband he can be

  • James Riordan

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2008)

    Athletic claim to fame: Twice completed Escape from Alcatraz Triathlon, finished Tour of the California Alps, Death Ride in ten hours

    Most unusual job: Making contact lenses

    Worst job: Washing eighteen wheelers

    Perfect meal: A really big steak with a really big Cab

    Favorite quote: "To give anything less than your best is to sacrifice the gift."

  • Rebecca Demchuk

    At Pride: Retail Sales (2001)

    Outlook on life: The glass is always full!

    Can't live without: Chapstick

    First Job: Herding cows at 4:00 AM

    Favorite Vintages: Haven 2005, Hartleigh 2007 and Harper 2008 (her three daughters)

    Favorite ice cream flavor: Chocolate Mint

    Perfect Day: Reading an entire book punctuated by a nap

  • Mike Campbell

    At Pride: Hospitality & Events Coordinator/Retail Sales (2006)

    Worst past job: Ice Cream Man in San Diego, CA

    Favorite quote: "People funny." Sonny Liston

    Favorite artist: Bob Dylan

    Favorite Pride Mountain Vineyards varietal: Syrah

    Guilty pleasures: a) Marvel Comics b) Bistro Jeanty’s Tomato Soup ) South Park

  • Tim Bouchet

    At Pride: Director of Retail Sales (1998)

    Favorite place: Nor Cal Coast, an amazing combination of rocky coast line and beaches

    Dream job: High School Mountain Bike Coach

    Wildest adventure: Moving my family into a sixty year old destroyed home and living in it while remodeling

    Favorite thing to do: Being with my wife and watching my kids play

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  • Stuart Bryan

    At Pride: National Sales Manager (1991)

    Past life: Marine Biologist

    Little known fact: Published author, renowned grillmeister, world class Margarita maker

    Favorite haunts: Finland in the summer, a three day weekend in New Orleans (anything longer and the food will bury you!), anytime in the Great Lakes

    Full Bio