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Randy Czech

Winemaker

Randy Czech came to wine production in 2002 after working as a professional brewer in his native Colorado. He spent four vintages learning lab and cellar work in Napa Valley and South Africa while studying viticulture at Napa Valley College. In 2005, he found a vineyard-focused job at Flowers Vineyard and Winery on the Sonoma Coast. Five vintages later (including one in New Zealand) Randy left Flowers, committed to practicing organic farming and determined to make classic, low-intervention wines without modern additives. He spent three years planting and training up a small vineyard near the town of Duncans Mills, and then went on to farming and harvest work at Failla Wines (2012-2015). In 2010, Randy and Erin started Unturned Stone after they were offered a ton of fruit from the beautiful Waterhorse Ridge in Fort Ross-Seaview. They released their first wines commercially in 2015 and have grown their production to include wines from both Sonoma and Mendocino Counties. Randy is also consulting viticulturist for Gary Farrell Winery, Pigasus Vineyard, and for several other vineyard owners in Sonoma County.

Erin Mitchell

Winemaker

Erin Mitchell has worn many hats since beginning her career in wine in Seattle in the early 1990’s. She got her start fresh out of college working as a sales associate in the gourmet foods department of Macy’s in 1993. She then went on to lead the team at McCarthy and Schiering Wine Merchants as their first female buyer and store manager. In 2000, she helped form Triage Wines, the first wholesale wine company in the Pacific Northwest committed to importing and distributing natural wine. In 2010, Erin moved to California, and began working as a sales representative for Farm Wine Imports in San Francisco. That same year, she and Randy started making wine together in a friend’s barn near the mouth of the Russian River. What started as a passion project soon evolved into Unturned Stone Productions. When not in the vineyard orwinery, Erin still works for Farm Wine Imports sharing her passion for and knowledge of classic, artisan wine grown in both the old and new world.

Erin Mitchell

Winemaker

Erin Mitchell has worn many hats since beginning her career in wine in Seattle in the early 1990’s. She got her start fresh out of college working as a sales associate in the gourmet foods department of Macy’s in 1993. She then went on to lead the team at McCarthy and Schiering Wine Merchants as their first female buyer and store manager. In 2000, she helped form Triage Wines, the first wholesale wine company in the Pacific Northwest committed to importing and distributing natural wine. In 2010, Erin moved to California, and began working as a sales representative for Farm Wine Imports in San Francisco. That same year, she and Randy started making wine together in a friend’s barn near the mouth of the Russian River. What started as a passion project soon evolved into Unturned Stone Productions. When not in the vineyard or winery, Erin still works for Farm Wine Imports sharing her passion for and knowledge of classic, artisan wine grown in both the old and new world.

Todd Mitchell

Team Member

Todd (‘Mitch’) Mitchell joined the Unturned Stone team in 2018 making it truly a family affair. While a relative newcomer to the wine industry, Mitch brings a background in finance and the food industry to the table and shares a deep commitment to the production of healthy, sustainable food and wine. Mitch is currently the COO and CFO of RiceBran Technologies, a company specializing in developing healthy and natural, non-GMO, upcycled ingredients from the co-products of rice and other small and ancient grains. Mitch resides in New York City but has a deep love for Northern California, its agriculture and natural beauty.

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