Pierre and Susan Ehret, The Owners

Ehret Family Winery is the creation of husband and wife team, Pierre and Susan Ehret. The winery, located in the highly esteemed Knight's Valley in Northern Sonoma County, hand crafts small lots of award winning Cabernet Sauvignon, Sauvignon Blanc, and a red meritage blend from the winery's estate Bavarian Lion Vineyard.

Pierre Ehret is the owner of Sonoma County's renowned Flamingo Resort Hotel and Conference Center in Santa Rosa, California. Between his ownership of the hotel and his upbringing in Germany, Pierre developed an appreciation and understanding of fine wines, both domestic and European. That appreciation led to establishing the Bavarian Lion Vineyard in Knights Valley which has sold its grapes to such notables as Beringer Winery, Adobe Road Winery, and Cakebread. From there, his appreciation led Pierre down an obvious path and Ehret Family Winery was born.

The Family

Pierre Ehret was born in Düsseldorf, Germany. In 1980 he moved from Berlin to Santa Rosa to attend the local Junior College. He graduated from Columbia Univ. with a BA in Economics, and moved to Fontainebleau, France (his first immersion with wine) to earn his MBA. In 1989 Pierre moved back to Santa Rosa to run the family owned Flamingo Resort Hotel & Conference Center, a local landmark building that until today reflects the architectural style of the day, but boosting all the most modern amenities which are expected today of a top class resort. Pierre is an avid sports car racer, and enjoys tennis and skiing.

Susan Robertson was born Puerto Rico. Susan grew up in many parts of the world due to her father's career as an engineer for Bechtel Corp. After settling down in Marin County, Susan pursued a career in retail management and marketing. Susan is the mother of three children and has immersed herself in the operations and management of Ehret Family Winery. Besides managing operations for the winery, she still pursues a degree in Psychology at the University of Phoenix. Susan's other great interest and passion is the field of historical religion.

Alex and Christian Ehret were both born in Santa Rosa, California. Both are currently attending an International boarding school in Europe striving for the IB diploma. Both youngsters have been active observers and helping hands during many prior harvests. To say they that both enjoy wines would be premature, but it is the hope of their parents that their European upbringing will help to develop this passion.

Isabella Ehret was born in Santa Rosa, CA. We call her our Daytona baby and it is too early to tell what her exact position at the winery will be ... .