Thomas Rivers Brown followed his interest in winemaking to Napa Valley and was working at a wine shop when he first met Fred Schrader. After a few glasses of wine and a brief but life-changing conversation, Fred knew Thomas was the perfect choice to be his new winemaker, even though Thomas had never made a single barrel of Cabernet Sauvignon.

Eighteen years later, Thomas’s passion, natural ability, and dedication to excellence have helped lead Schrader Cellars to an unprecedented record of twenty-four 100-point scores from the world’s most respected critics.