Copeland comes from a long line of serious wine lovers. His father, Lammot DuPont Copeland, was a founding member of the Wilmington chapter of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin.
“You go out on Bouchaine’s terrace and feel the vineyard around you – it seduces you.  Nearly everyone who comes here feels that connection.  It is a connection to the soil and to a very special place.”
Gerret Copeland  Gerret’s mother Pamela Cunningham Copeland, was the first woman member of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin in the US.

As Bouchaine’s Chairman of the Board, he remains consistently involved in winery operations and plays a significant role in harvest and blending decisions to determine the style of Bouchaine’s wines.

Copeland, a resident of Wilmington Delaware, is active in commercial real estate and a leader in environmental initiatives. Previously he developed a successful New York Stock Exchange brokerage firm, which he later sold to Dean Witter. He has attended the University of Pennsylvania, as well as Columbia University. Copeland founded the Brandywine Conservancy's Environmental Management Center in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania, and he's a member of the Confrerie des Chevaliers du Tastevin.

In addition to her endeavors at Bouchaine, Tatiana heads her own tax and financial consulting firm in Wilmington, Delaware and serves as president of several companies. Obviously a busy woman, Tatiana says that none of her other businesses capture her attention and her heart the way Bouchaine does.
Tatiana’s family legacy is remarkable. She was born in Dresden, Germany but her Russian roots go back more than 100 years. The late Composer Sergei Rachmaninoff is her great uncle. Her family fled to Denmark and then to Argentina, where she spent most of her childhood. It was In Argentina, where Tatiana developed an affinity for food and wine.

Following her university work at UCLA and Berkeley, she started her career at Price Waterhouse in LA where she often entertained high-profile entertainment clients in a style that always included wine. In Geneva, Tatiana served as international manager at DuPont's European headquarters.  DuPont transferred Tatiana to their Wilmington, Delaware headquarters, where she met Gerret Copeland and the two were married in 1979.

They were drawn together by a respect of each other's expertise and a love of fine wine. In 1981, they invested in a small winery property in the Carneros District of Napa Valley, established Bouchaine Vineyards, and began to pursue their dream of crafting elegant and exuberant Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

As founder of Acacia Winery in 1979, Mike was a pioneer in developing premium Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines from the Carneros appellation. He is credited with helping to bring prominence to wines grown in the Carneros wine region putting the region on the international wine map for evermore.  

In 1986, Chalone Inc. acquired Acacia Winery and appointed Michael Vice President of sales for the entire Chalone group. In 1993, he was appointed Managing Director of Chalone’s Carmenet wines. He created the Dynamite Cabernet brand for Carmenet shortly thereafter.

Michael is a well-known and respected member of the Pinot Noir community. He was a co-founder of the Steamboat Pinot Noir Conference, now running for over 20 years. Michael is Past Vice President and continues to support the Carneros Wine Alliance (CWA), the organization that promotes Carneros wines and vineyards and provides quality-oriented education for its membership. He serves on the Community Outreach Committee of Napa Valley Vintners (NVV), one of the most influential organizations in the wine industry. He is currently serving on the board of the Napa Valley Chamber of Commerce.

He and Theresa, his wife of 20 years, live in Carneros and have two daughters. Michael is an avid cyclist and outdoorsman who relishes the natural beauty of the Carneros hills and Napa Valley.

Greg Gauthier maintains a position unique in the wine business. As a savvy wine marketing veteran of 28 years, he is setting Bouchaine Vineyards on a successful sales and marketing course. As a longtime devotee of wine, he has become an essential part of the winery's wine technical team.

A respected amateur winemaker, Greg has taken his passion seriously by attending UC Davis classes in enology, and has interned with Ted Seghesio, winemaker at Sonoma County's well-regarded Seghesio Winery. He observed closely the skills of Dan Karlsen, winemaker at Chalone Vineyards and Michael Terrien, Acacia Vineyards' winemaker.

Prior to joining Bouchaine Vineyards, Greg was VP, Midwest Regional Manager for Rodney Strong where he joined the winemaker in the cellar at every opportunity. His sales history includes six years as a Vice President at Sutter Home Winery and spent the two previous years as Director of Sales and Marketing for Montevina Winery. Greg was instrumental in the successful execution of the Sebastiani Vineyard's Country Varietal launch.

Greg is known at Bouchaine for his humor and charm. You will not miss him at events, tastings, and winemaker dinners, where his enthusiasm really gets the crowd going!

Greg resides with his wife in Napa, California.

Bill joined the Bouchaine Vineyards team in 2003 as an assistant winemaker and his enthusiasm and motivation quickly earned him the position of Associate Winemaker. Bill works alongside Mike Richmond, consulting winemaker, Larry Brooks and Gerret Copeland in directing the style and the quality of the wines.

He is responsible for setting the tone for the eclectic and motivated cellar team that enthusiastically bring Bouchaine wines to the table.

Bill lives close by Bouchaine in the Carneros and spends his free time training for triathalons. He has just successfully competed in the Vine Man, Sonoma Valley's Iron Man.

Donna has lived most of her life in Indianapolis, where she became a Master Gardener and organized many local gourmet food and wine pairing clubs. Donna has traveled extensively and her travel has provided her with international flavor for wine and food.

After a six-week trip traveling through Europe in 2003, Wendy returned to California with an enhanced appreciation for fine wine and food. She moved to the Bay Area, eager to have America's top culinary and wine treasures within easy reach. In September 2003, she was named Director of Communications for Bouchaine Vineyards.

A native of New York, Wendy graduated from the University of Southern California in L.A. with a degree in Business Administration/Marketing. During her summers, she worked in events planning at USC's School of Cinema-Television, and at Grove's/McMillan Publishing in NYC.

Ken's walking sticks adorn our tasting room and are available for purchase at the winery. His sculptures made from barrels and other pieces of wood he finds while hiking, are incredibly imaginative and often functional too! Drop by Bouchaine's tasting room and ask to see this magnificent collection.

Earl is featured in the recently released book, “Winery Dogs of Napa Valley” Jacoby, Zundel & Riordan and is again a featured pup in Wine Dogs USA – due out in 2007.

A bit on the pudgy side, he is required to be at his master, Bill Murray’s side as Bill trains for triathlons.