Martha McClellan worked making the wines at Harlan Estate from 1995 through 2000. In 2001 she took over the winemaking and vineyard direction at Sloan Estate, the renowned Napa Valley winery, where she continues to make the wines today. She also oversaw vinification for several years at Blankiet, while starting Levy & McClellan with her winemaker husband Bob Levy. In 2006 she came to Checkerboard Vineyards and made the first vintage from the Aurora Vineyard site on Diamond Mountain.
“Martha has an extraordinary resume, limitless talent, and a perfectionist, nearly obsessive, attitude toward making world-class wines.”
—Robert Parker