(Hammondsport, NY) – Barry Tortolon has joined the winemaking team as cowinemaker
at Heron Hill Winery in Hammondsport, NY. Tortolon will work with Mark Patterson
and collectively oversee the complete production of Heron Hill wines.
Tortolon was trained and educated in California where he earned a Bachelor's degree in
Enology and Chemistry from California State University at Fresno, additionally he is a graduate
of SUNY Morrisville with a food science and technology degree. His experience includes
working at the California Agricultural Technology Institute and the Italian Swiss Colony Wine
Company in California. In the Finger Lakes, Barry was an instructor at Corning Community
College in the Enology and Viticulture program and has work experience with Glenora Wine
Cellars, Fox Run Vineyards, Red Tail Ridge Winery and as winemaker for Rooster Hill
Vineyards for the past 13 years.
"I am excited to have the opportunity to be part of the winemaking team at Heron Hill," says
Tortolon. "It feels like a great fit and I look forward to having a hands-on presence in the cellar &
laboratory, along with the management Heron Hill's portfolio of wines, all while continuing to live
and make wine on beautiful Keuka Lake!" Tortolon is a lifelong resident of the Finger Lakes and
lives with his wife and two sons in Dundee, NY. Heron Hill Winery's owners and staff welcome
his experience, proven ability, and friendliness to their team.
Since 1977 Heron Hill Winery has grown cool-climate vinifera grapes, including Riesling, and
made elegant world-class wines on a slate hillside overlooking scenic Keuka Lake in the Finger
Lakes region of western New York. Heron Hill Winery was chosen as one of the ten most
spectacular tasting rooms in the world by Travel + Leisure magazine! In addition to the
magnificent vaulted Tasting Hall and Winery overlooking vineyards on Keuka Lake, Heron Hill
also has tasting rooms on west side of Seneca Lake, and overlooking Canandaigua Lake in
Bristol.
