Dan Kleck has been producing premium wines for the past 27 years. He began his career in the mid-1970’s, focusing upon the Long Island region in New York, where he was involved with Chardonnays, Merlots and other varietals at wineries such as Hargrave Vineyard, Bidwell Vineyards and Palmer Vineyards.

In 1998, he migrated west to California to work with Jess Jackson, managing wine production at K-J’s largest facility, Kendall-Jackson Monterey Winery, working with fruit from properties stretching throughout the Central Coast.

Later, he went on to create the Carmel Road wine project, under the Artisans & Estates umbrella of wineries, crafting elite Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from select premium estate vineyards in Monterey County.

In 2002, Dan set out to continue work on his own California wine projects, including the recently developed Silver Stone and Red Horse Ranch labels. In addition, he actively consults with various vineyard proprietors, assisting them in establishing new micro-brands on the Central Coast. His focus is spotting key up-and-coming vineyard properties, working with small growers tending well-placed varietals, and with exceptional fruit and location potential to develop artisan wine projects.

In late summer of 2003, Dan was hired to manage the initial vintage at the new Paso Robles Wine Services, and in early 2004 took on the additional responsibility of overseeing winemaking for the Central Coast Wine Services in Santa Maria.

Dan and his wife Debra live in the heart of the Central Coast, in beautiful Paso Robles.

E-mail: dkleck@ccwineservices.com