about
we are veterans of the wine and hospitality world who share a dream of crafting wines that express the true voice of El Dorado terroir. COLD SPRING was born in 2019, our namesake being the Gold Rush era ghost town in the heart of El Dorado County which serves as a reminder of our region’s history of growing beautiful things.
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Adam Smith, our Winemaker and Co-Founder, has spent the last two decades toiling with world class wine production, most notably in Oregon’s Willamette Valley where he developed a Pinot noir-centric sensibility which favors elegance and precision over ostentatious grandiosity. Raised in El Dorado County, it has been Adam’s long-harbored dream to produce wines that speak to the transcendence of his haunted hometown.
Moani Campbell, our Hospitality Maven and Co-Founder, has been steeped in restaurant and hotel hospitality since she was a kid, which led her (somewhat inevitably) to the wine industry. Born and raised on Kauai, Hawaii, Moani channels the ambiance of her childhood by bringing beauty and joy to every aspect of COLD SPRING.