It is through her senses that Hitchcock curates both still and sparkling wines.
"I didn't grow up in a winemaking family so I had no exposure to any of the things that a lot of wine families and those that grow up in the industry early on," she said. "Many times I was the only female on a cellar team," said Hitchcock. "Sometimes that is really challenging because you get assigned the jobs nobody else wants to do.""I had to prove myself, really, to continue to move up," stated Hitchcock.
"Each of the wines are like my own little children and watching them grow, mature and age is so gratifying," said Hitchcock. "I have had my moments where the hours have been long and there is definitely the pressure on the family front," said Hitchcock. "But for me, I think winemaking takes a special kind of resilience that you must push through that end result is totally worth it.
It is a space Hitchcock believes the industry already has the talent for, it will just take time and focus to see the numbers go up.