Graciela Sanchez
Napa,CA
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Enologist
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
03.2022 - Current
- Laboratory responsibility.
- Produce reliable and accurate laboratory analysis as per request by Winemaker as: alcohols, TA, pH, FSO2, TSO2, CO2, DO, turbidity, % solids, Brett analysis, RS and ML checks by Y15 System.
- Lead on chemistry & microbiological oversight of wines
- Calibrating and maintaining lab instrumentation.
- Perform wine/juice lab bench trials for finings and/or corrective additions.
- Participate in blend trials, wine tasting and sensory evaluation.
- Monitor barrel and tank fermentations by DMA and alert winemaking staff if concerned ferments that need quick rectification.
- Perform data entry into lab logbooks, and excel spreadsheets retained in company folders.
- Maintain Data Integrity and Impartiality
- Work with the production line/ winemaking to fine tune SOP's as they relate to QC/bottling/lab analysis and implement changes as necessary.
- Responsible for training, supervising and leading laboratory interns, providing ongoing instruction and support as necessary.
Enology Intern
Haras De Pirque
03.2025 - 05.2025
- Support winemaking team with lab analysis, fermentation monitoring.
- Assist in cellar operations.
Winegrowing Technician
Antinori Napa Valley
06.2020 - 02.2022
- Produce reliable and accurate laboratory analysis as per request by Winemaker.
- Participates in blend trials, tasting and evaluating wines.
- Monitoring monthly analysis on all wines, sample and running Wine X-ray analysis on grapes and finished wines and upload to the Wine X-Ray website.
- Brix and Temp tracking during harvest.
- Run QC during bottling and maintain all bottling record forms.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of the winemaking process and procedures.
- Maintain stock of laboratory supplies, update laboratory procedures when needed and keep a record of analysis.
- Accurately record work completed on work orders, receiving reports and cellar documents.
- Follow proper safety practices and teach seasonal workers to follow in their lead.
- Work knowledge of all cellar procedures such as crushing, fermenting, pressing, wine movements, topping, barrel work, filtration, sterilization of equipment, bottling, etc
- Drives Winemaker Data Base.
- Measure vine water stress – by conducting leaf water potentials.
- Record phenology.
- Crop estimation data collection.
- Gather and input viticulture information into a database such as crop estimation (cluster weights, berry counts, berry weights) and field observations for pest, diseases and virus.
Harvest Intern
Antinori Napa Valley
07.2019 - 11.2019
- Sanitation of winery facility, tanks and equipment.
- Additions for wine fermentation
- Processing of incoming fruit for fermentation.
- Fermentation management and monitoring of both red must and white wines.
- Racking / transferring wine and barrel down procedures.
- Barrel maintenance: racking, sulfuring, topping and stirring.
- Punch-downs / pump-overs
Harvest Intern
TRUETT HURST WINERY
08.2018 - 11.2018
- Sanitation of winery facility, tanks, and equipment.
- Processing of incoming fruit for fermentation.
- Racking / transferring wine and barrel down procedures.
- Barrel maintenance: racking, sulfuring, topping, and stirring.
- Punch-downs / pump-overs.
Quality Assurance Engineer
AERODESIGN DE MÉXICO S.A De C.V
03.2015 - 08.2016
- Fixed identified issues to increase productivity and boost workflows.
- Develop and document quality assurance procedures.
- Identify current or potential issues with supplier quality.
- Manage equipment, material, resources, and physical area for receiving inspection
- Perform return material authorization (RMA), and any other inspection service activities required.
- Perform first article inspections (FAI).
- Partner with purchasing, planning, stock room, quality, and engineering to facilitate achieving department goals.
- Monitor and validate NCRs with supplier responsibility.
- Report discrepancies to suppliers (Supplier Quality Department).
- Monitor corrective action processes of each of the suppliers to ensure that resolution issues are identified and ensure that resolutions are implemented by suppliers.
Quality Engineer Intern
MABAMEX S.A De C.V.
08.2014 - 03.2015
- Support verifying standards and procedures. Documents translation.
- CAPAS development indicators
Education
Master's Degree - Viticulture, Enology And Wine Business Management
Universidad De La Rioja
La Rioja, Spain05-2018
Bachelor's Degree - Industrial Engineering
Universidad Iberoamericana
Tijuana, México09-2015
College - Mathematics And English
San Diego City College
San Diego, CA12-2010
Skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Team work
- Strong organizational skills
- Good time management
- Ability to multitask
- Computer literacy
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Power Point
- Winemaker Data Base
- Vintrace Data Base
- Forklift operation
Accomplishments
Having the opportunity to make a red blend for one of our brand's label in 2023.
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Enology Intern
Haras De Pirque
03.2025 - 05.2025
Enologist
Stag's Leap Wine Cellars
03.2022 - Current
Winegrowing Technician
Antinori Napa Valley
06.2020 - 02.2022
Harvest Intern
Antinori Napa Valley
07.2019 - 11.2019
Harvest Intern
TRUETT HURST WINERY
08.2018 - 11.2018
Quality Assurance Engineer
AERODESIGN DE MÉXICO S.A De C.V
03.2015 - 08.2016
Quality Engineer Intern
MABAMEX S.A De C.V.
08.2014 - 03.2015
Master's Degree - Viticulture, Enology And Wine Business Management
Universidad De La Rioja
Bachelor's Degree - Industrial Engineering
Universidad Iberoamericana
College - Mathematics And English
San Diego City College