About Baileyana
Fruit may be the foundation of great wines, but the winemaker ultimately gets the final word. Fortunately for Baileyana, the extraordinarily gifted Rob Takigawa is the one responsible for every outstanding bottle of their wine. Rob has been employed by them for 19 years; he began as the manager of their tank room and has since advanced to the positions of assistant winemaker, winemaker, and director of winemaking. He will be using grapes from their vines for the twentieth time this year. Baileyana original founders, Jack and Catharine Niven, arrived to San Luis Obispo in the early 1970s to grow a vineyard in a valley that at the time was solely known for its dairy farms and garbanzo beans. Rob and his staff are committed to carrying out their goal.