Peju Winery
Dan Gaffey has a diverse range of work experience spanning over several industries. Dan began their career as a Chef at restaurants unlimited in 1985 and continued in this role until 2000. From 1989 to 2000, they worked at The Wall Street Journal in the position of Interactive Sales. In 1998, they joined Career Mosaic as an Online Advertising Sales professional until 2000. In 2000, they moved to Real Branding where they held the role of Group Account Director until 2010. From 2010 to 2016, they worked at Peju Winery as a Marketing Manager, and from 2016 to 2018, they served as the Director of Direct to Consumer. Dan then became the Director of Marketing at Peju Winery from 2018 to 2020. Currently, they hold the position of Director of Operations & IT at Peju Winery.
Dan Gaffey completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature at Loyola Marymount University.
Peju Winery
When Tony and Herta “H.B.” Peju relocated to Rutherford from Los Angeles 40 years ago, they brought with them a vision of building a winery, an unwavering work ethic, and two young daughters who soaked in the couple’s entrepreneurial spirit. Established in 1983, Peju Winery is dedicated to crafting exceptional wines from organic and sustainably farmed estate vineyards in the Napa Valley. Still family owned and operated, Peju Winery has transformed over the past 40 years from a simple grape growing venture into two landmark wineries celebrated for elegant, complex, and balanced wines. The Rutherford Estate tasting room resides in a 50 foot tower built in 2003 that was envisioned by Tony Peju even before he purchased the estate property. More than the beautiful setting, year after year head winemaker Sara Fowler delivers award-winning wines. In addition to constantly evolving winemaking practices, Peju has continued to expand their green initiatives, which include an array of 720 solar panels at the Rutherford Estate, which supply ~35% of the winery’s energy. PEJU currently sustainably farms 275 planted acres of estate vineyards in Rutherford, Oak Knoll, Calistoga, Pope Valley and Carneros.