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The People
Barry Waitte , Vintner & Proprietor
Barry is a native of Northern California, developed his love of the wine country during visits and long summer vacations to Napa Valley with his parents dating back starting in 1959. Barry has had multiple careers, most notably in the technology industry in the late '70's through mid '90's. In 1999, he was able to begin his pursuit of this passion of wine when he purchased a Yountville and Oakville property that now have vineyards. Starting as a grower only, Barry began making wine under the Tamber Bey name in 2001. Barry's other passion is endurance horse racing, hence the logo on the wine lable. Barry is also involved in numerous philanthropic campaigns through his namesake family foundation, The Waitte Foundation, which supports organizations such as the St. Helena Hospital Foundation, Boys and Girls Club of Napa and the Children Health Initative, as well as Opportunity International, a worldwide micro-loan agency for the underprivileged, and is also on the Board of the Oakville Winegrowers Association. Barry is a graduate of California Poly State University, San Luis Obispo and did continued studies in viticulture and enology at UC Davis. |
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Frederic Delivert , Winemaker Born and raised in France, his first experience with California wine industry happened in 1991, during an harvest internship while enrolled at the Ecole Supérieure d'Agriculture de Purpan (in Toulouse) to get his Masters degree in agriculture. The experience abroad was so interesting that Frederic came back after graduating and started to compile a great experience in winemaking, with tenures at Newton, Far Niente, Duckhorn, Hafrner, Plumpjack and Cade, and most recently Martin Estate and Clark-Claudon. Frederic is convinced that winemaking starts in the vineyard. When grapes are brought to their best potential, then winemaking is just choosing the right path to express it. |
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Josh Clark, Vineyard Manager Josh Clark was born in Marysville, California, the heart and soul of Yuba County. His parents, Thomas and Laurie Clark, moved to Napa Valley in 1976, when Joshua was 2. In 1989, the Clarks purchased 117 acres, developing 20 into a high-quality Cabernet Sauvignon vineyard. Like his parents, Joshua attended California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, graduating with a BS in agricultural engineering technology and a minor in agricultural business. Following graduation, he worked for Hames Valley Vineyards and Vineyard Professional Services in Paso Robles. After managing development, maintenance and harvest for VPS during the ’97 and ’98 vintages, Joshua moved back the Napa Valley to take over his father’s vineyard management company, Clark Vineyard Management. The company specializes in the management of small, high-quality vineyards, and it also grows top-quality fruit for some of Napa Valley’s more established producers. Josh and his wife Heather have their own wine label called Saunter. |
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Jennifer Waitte, General Manager A graduate of California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, and Jennifer’s early career was as a writer, editor and publisher. She also raised and trained endurance horses as what she called her "professional hobby." She actually began her tenure at Tamber Bey as the endurance horse trainer, but also assisted with Tamber Bey’s marketing efforts before taking over the management and administrative reins as General Manager in April 2008. Jennifer is an accomplished endurance rider and has competed successfully worldwide in 100-mile events. Jennifer's days start early in the barn at the Tamber Bey estate in Yountville, and she can be found on any given weekend riding over the hills and through the woods in an endurance competition somewhere in the West region.
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David Mitchel Director of Hospitality David Mitchel has been a resident of Napa Valley for over 30 years. His career started as one of the original chefs at Auberge du Soleil working under the famous Masataka Kobayashi in the mid 80’s. Later David was the founder of Wine & Dine Tours focused on high level wine and culinary tours around the world in addition to planning and implementing some of the biggest events in Napa Valley. David has found a home in the wine industry creating the Beringer Master Series on Food and Wine, which Forbes magazine called it the “best wine and culinary program in Napa Valley”. David recently also held hospitality positions at Cuvaison and Grgich Hills Estates.
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Susan Fobes, Director of Sales Susan is responsible for all sales related to distribution and wholesale domestically and internationally for Tamber Bey. A native of California, Susan had a stellar career in sales and maketing in a number of fields until she came to Napa and worked with Michael Chiarello to lead the NapaStyle wine program at their flagship location in Yountville. A gratuate of the University of California, Santa Barbara, Susan start her apprecaition of wine there and it has grown ever since. When Susan is not running around the country meeting with Tamber Bey's distribution partners, she is generally running on the road-side or hills of Napa.
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Jaclyn Taylor, Tasting Room Manager Jaclyn was raised in West Des Moines, IA and received her B.A. from The University of Iowa. After a 10-year career in Chicago, IL coordinating the build-out of residential high rises, Jaclyn chose to move to Napa Valley in 2011 to launch her career in the wine industry. Since her move, she has been mentored by a long-standing Napa winemaker and vineyard owner for a unique education and foundation to further her career. Jaclyn continues to further her career through consumer education, industry networking, outreach and professional organizations. Joining Tamber Bey in the spring of 2012, Jaclyn is excited to be a part of a family-owned wine business that expresses passion for its wine and its unique story. |
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Merlin, a black Dutch Friesian, pulls a cart of Tamber Bey employess through the vineyard.
Hershey relaxing during a tasting and lunch, hoping that someone will be generous and drop something. |
Hershey and the Horses Most of the horses in the Tamber Bey herd are registered Arabians specifically bred for competitive long-distance riding. LV Cambridge and Barry were the 2005 National HW Division Champions, were members of the 2005 Gold Medal Team for the North American Championships, and competed for a position on the 2006 US Equestrian Endurance team. Barry is now bringing Tiki up as a young competitor. Click on the Horsin' Around page under News & Events to read our race stories and keep up on all our horse activities.
The Horses of Tamber Bey
And Lastly, if you have ever visited Tamber Bey Estate, you have meet, been greeted by, and probably barked at by Hershey, our forever young-minded chocolate Labador. Hershey is our 'Ambassador of Happy' at Tamber Bey, and takes his place among the many winery dogs here in Napa Valley.
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