Ryan

Originally from Utah, Ryan Saccomano moved to California in 1999 with his family. After high school and two years at Monterey Peninsula College, Ryan attended the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco where he was first exposed to the wonderful world of wine.

Ryan went on to pursue a short career in the culinary field before realizing his true passion was for wine. He moved from San Francisco to Santa Maria where he acquired his first job in the wine industry, as a tasting room associate at Carina Cellars.

In preparation for harvest, winemaker Joey Tensley brought Ryan into the winery where he took him under his wing. With his experience at Carina Cellars and Tensley Wine Ryan ventured off to Napa and Sonoma where he worked at Newton Vineyards and Dutcher Crossing Winery.

In December 2008, owner David Hardee opened the new Carina Cellars winery in Paso Robles. Hardee and Tensley knew just the man for the new winemaking position, Ryan Saccomano, and so a new chapter at Carina Cellars began.

Contact Ryan at 415-309-2046 or ryan@carinacellars.com