Alvaro Alvarez-Parrilla
Mathematics PhD turned winemaker, pursues the art of winemaking, good food and understanding nature. Believes in letting nature do most of the work, we only need to provide nudges here and there.
EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS
Universidad Autonoma de Baja California. Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico. Enologist
EXPERIENCE
AlXimia Winery. Guadalupe Valley. Winemaker & owner
SKILLS & EXPERTISE
Winemaking
Tasting Room
Tasting Room
Viticulture
Wine and Food Pairing
Wine and Food Pairing
Mathematics PhD turned winemaker, pursues the art of winemaking, good food and understanding nature. Believes in letting nature do most of the work, we only need to provide nudges here and there.
MY LIGHT BULB MOMENT
After finishing my Master in Mathematics at the University of California in Santa Cruz, we were celebrating with my family. At the dinner party my uncle approaches me and takes me to the side and says "–Alvaro, now that you are on your way to becoming a professional, you should try this– and produces a bottle of Chateau Margaux (don't recall the year). I tried it and immediately was in heaven. I had never tried a wine as sublime as this one. I was hooked!
The rest is history. GALLERY
