Aron Hess - Winemaker

Winemaker Aron Hess For Aron Hess, making wine with fruit from Lia's Vineyard was like rediscovering an old friend.

The fifty acres that comprise Lia's Vineyard previously were part of Rex Hill's Jacob-Hart Vineyard. Aron worked at Rex Hill beginning in 1998, starting out as enologist, then moving up to assistant winemaker and then winemaker for the 2002-2004 vintages. With the 2005 vintage, Aron left to become head winemaker at 12th and Maple Wine Co., a state-of-the-art custom crush facility in Dundee. 12th and Maple is the fermenting, aging, and bottling site for Aron’s outstanding Daedalus Cellars label as well as our wine and wines from several other exciting producers.

Aron knows the unique character of our vineyard, and has the skills to highlight the essence of the vineyard in our wines. He also has the discipline and experience to wait patiently rather than interfere during the transformation from juice into wine.

We enjoy walking the vineyard with Aron and evaluating the fruit. Aron's uncanny ability to project how a finished wine will taste from a barrel sample continues to amaze us.