Leo Steen was born in Denmark to a hotelier father and from a young age was immersed in the world of fine wine and food. His first job was... Read More

Leo Steen was born in Denmark to a hotelier father and from a young age was immersed in the world of fine wine and food. His first job was in his father's hotel kitchen at the age of twelve, the beginning of a career that would take him across the globe as a certified sommelier, directing some of the world's best wine programs.

​Some of his stints were in California where he noticed something that had troubled him in Europe as well. That there was a decided lack of food-friendly, energetic wines from California. He explored the golden state looking for wines that fit the bill and quickly came across what was at the time a burgeoning scene of winemakers who were making wine that did. After working at various wineries, he was inspired by the dynamism and energy he saw in these young Cali winemakers and decided to go all in and he began to produce his own wines.