Rick is a legitimate wine geek. Leading to this current segment of his life, he had a 24-year career in Telecommunications Management, retiring from AT&T in 2005. His telecom career followed three years in the US army, then receiving college degrees at College of the Siskiyous in Weed, CA and CSU, Chico.
Rick has more recently completed programs in Wine Business, Marketing, Evaluation and Service at Santa Rosa JC. Even though you will find Rick working a couple days a week for Deloach Vineyards or ACTA Wines, he has a great side job. He has been professional wine judge since 2011, participating numerous competitions over the last 15 years.
Rick’s interest in wine was kick started by his father in 1982, when his father, Dick, introduced him to a 1976 Silver Oak Napa Cabernet Sauvignon. Little did his dad know that he created a passion that has gone strong for over 40 years.
On the personal side Rick is a proud father of three grown sons and grandfather to five beautiful little girls. On his non work days you can find he and Cathy, hiking, traveling, wine tasting or just catching up with his family and friends.