Our Team:

Steve and Lori Felten

Steve and Lori, fifth generation growers, have been stewards of old vine vineyards in Lodi their whole lives. They founded Klinker Brick Winery in 2000.
steve@klinkerbrickwinery.com
lori@klinkerbrickwinery.com

Farrah Felten

Farrah joined our team in May 2009. She is now the 6th Generation continuing in the family business. She graduated from the University of the Pacific with a Business Administration degree with a concentration in Marketing in 2009. She is working in marketing and promotions for Klinker Brick.

Lynne Whyte Barnard
President

Lynne joined the winery in 2004 and has been responsible for the sales and marketing of all vintages produced, including label design, national and international distribution and strategic planning. Lynne brings a wealth of expertise to the winery, starting in the industry in sales at Ravenswood, directing National Sales & Marketing for Chalk Hill and founding and building her own distribution company prior to joining Klinker Brick.
lwbarnard@comcast.net

Joseph Smith

Joseph began his career in the industry at Gnekow Family Winery, working as an assistant Cellar Master. After Gnekow Winery Joseph worked on winery projects for Hahn Estate, Jessies Grove and Michael David. During more than five years of working alongside Barry Gnekow as a consultants assistant,he began applying his skills to new brands such as Moniz Family Wines and Mountain Ranch Winery. In 2009 Joseph joined Klinker Brick Winery as our Winemaker.
joseph@klinkerbrickwinery.com

Barry Gnekow, Wine Consultant

Barry has brought his tremendous talent to Klinker Brick since the inception of the winery. A UC Davis trained winemaker, Barry advises in both an enological and viticulture capacity.

Geri McEnerney

Working in one of the most important positions at the winery, Geri has been our Administrative Assistant since 2005. geri@klinkerbrickwinery.com