They call him the “Winemaker’s winemaker”

Brooks Painter’s 45 Vintages of Passion, Science, and Community

When a Legend Walks Into the Room

Last week, our campus buzzed with a rare energy. The kind that happens when someone who’s shaped an entire industry stops by to share their story. Brooks Painter—Director of Winemaking at V. Sattui, and Castello di Amorosa Wineries, a man with 45 vintages under his belt and a resume that reads like a Napa Valley history …