David Duncan (vintner)
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David Duncan 1965 |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Vintner Entrepreneur |
David Duncan (born 1965) is an American vintner and entrepreneur. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Duncan Oil, he is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Silver Oak Cellars and Managing Partner of Twomey Cellars, successful wineries in northern California, operating in the Napa, Alexander and Russian River Valleys. He is the son of late Ray Duncan, an oil and wine entrepreneur who co-founded Silver Oak in 1972 with Justin Meyer. Silver Oak is a family-run and owned business, and his brother Tim Duncan is Executive Vice President of the company. ColoradoBiz says that David Duncan is "as much a hands-on winery president as he can be", as president of a winery that has "reached cult status" for its Cabernet Sauvignon production.
David Duncan grew up in Durango, Colorado, where his father held oil interests. He is one of four brothers, the others being Mike, Kevin and Tim. During the summers as a teen, he worked on a farm and cattle ranch. He obtained early information in wine cultivation through his father and would often visit the Napa Valley as the Silver Oak business expanded in the 1970s and 1980s, becoming one of California's most successful Cabernet Sauvignon brands. He studied at the University of Notre Dame, where he received a degree in English in 1988, and obtained an MBA at the University of Denver in 1994 through attending night school. He began working for his father's Duncan Oil firm, and was promoted from Exploration Manager to President in the 1990s. He became a Board Member of Colorado's First Western Trust Bank, and was also Lead Director for Noodles & Company, a chain of restaurants based in Boulder, Colorado.
In 1999, Duncan was instrumental in helping his family establish Twomey Cellars, to further the family's interest in wine beyond Silver Oak's exclusive Cabernet Sauvignon. Twomey Cellars is dedicated to producing Pinot noir, Merlot, and Sauvignon blanc. Duncan helped establish the wineries for Twomey in Calistoga and Healdsburg. In 2002, Duncan’s father, Ray Duncan, asked him if he would be interested in moving to the Napa Valley and run the family’s wine business. At the time, Duncan’s wife, Kary, was the Assistant Chief of Medicine at the University of Denver. It took them less than 24 hours to agree to the move. Upon their move, Kary left her position to take up a dermatology practice in St. Helena. Duncan is the President & CEO of Silver Oak Cellars and a Managing Partner of Twomey.
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