Adam LaZarre is a veteran winemaker with over 30 years of experience behind him. Previously, he was the Director of Winemaking for the Wine Hooligans and was responsible for the Paso Robles-based Broadside Wines, Portlandia wines from the Pacific Northwest, and a host of other successful brands including the high-scoring Blackletter bourbon. Before that, he oversaw the creation and development of Villa San Juliette, a luxury Paso Robles winery previously owned by two very successful British TV producers. He also spent a decade as Vice President of Winemaking for Hahn Estates winery in Monterey County and was part of the team that created such superstar wines as Rex-Goliath and Cycles-Gladiator. Prior to that, Adam had produced wines for several Central Coast and North Coast wineries and participated in the production of wines in Chile and Spain.

Adam first fell in love with wine while serving honorably in the U.S. Navy.  Rather than continue his military service, he chose to enroll in Fresno State’s highly acclaimed Enology program where he graduated, despite all the wine he drank while in school. During his studies, he fell in love with and subsequently relocated to the Central Coast of California where he produced wines for Elliston Vineyards, Jekel Winery, and Constellation Wine Company.

Adam is one of the most accoladed winemakers in California, with Best-of-Show wins at the most prestigious wine competitions in the world including the L.A. International Wine Competition where he is the only three time winner of this respected wine competition. In 2005, Adam was named “Winemaker of the Year” in the Sacramento Bee and was also named “One of the Top Five Winemakers” in the San Francisco Chronicle in 2006. Earlier in 2012, Adam was ranked #69 on IntoWine.com’s “100 Most Influential People in the US Wine Industry”.

Angie LaZarre has been in the wine industry for over 17 years. She has participated in every aspect of wine, from providing hospitality, to picking grapes, doing punch downs to bottling and selling wine and spirits all over the world. She has also created wine clubs for several wineries. In addition to managing LaZarre Wines, she has studied and earned her level 1 certificate in the Court of Master Sommeliers program, all while raising her 3 wild loving children.

Angie’s professional wine career began with learning about and selling Italian wine at Tutto Buono Trattoria in Monterey, California at age 20. Her first winery job was at Scheid Vineyards Tasting Room, where she was a tasting room attendant in charge of the gift and apparel shop and started their wine club.

From there, Angie worked at Hahn Estates / Smith & Hook Winery as a Hospitality Coordinator. She was the wedding coordinator as well and took care of key accounts from all National and International Distributor visits.
Angie moved to Paso Robles 2008. She opened Pianetta Winery Tasting Room in downtown Paso Robles, started their wine club and implemented all key events. In 2009, she worked at Frank-Lin Distillery & Distribution as a fine wine and spirits Sales Representative managing the Central Coast of California.

After having Sarina, her 3rd baby, Angie became a medical assistant and office manager to William Sima, Orthopedic Surgeon in Templeton, California. In 2016, she resigned from the medical field to pursue growing LaZarre Wines full time. She has since been a judge for several International wine competitions.

Angie is now following a dream of hers she has had since being a child. She is now a registered nurse. She works in a hospital unit that cares for some of the most severely ill people in the world. She has a halo around her head.