Winemaker Frederic Delivert was raised in Toulouse, France, and received his master’s degree in Agricultural Sciences in 1995 from the École Supérieure d’Agriculture de Purpan (ESAP) in Toulouse. During an internship in Alexander Valley in Sonoma County, California, Frederic discovered the superiority of the California wine growing conditions, and after a second harvest season at Newton Vineyard in 1997 he decided to stay in California. He has winekmaking experience at several distinguished wineries in sub-appellations of Napa Valley, including Rutherford, Oakville, Yountville, Howell Mountain, and Mt. Veeder, as well as in the Sonoma Coast and Red Hills Lake County AVAs.

Coincidentally, Tolosa is named after the Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, which is dedicated to Saint Louis, Bishop of Toulouse. Frederic began collaborating with Robin Baggett in 2009, joining Tolosa right before the 2017 harvest. This is truly a match made in heaven, as his mission is to discover the SLO Coast AVA’s best pockets of soil, and through the trifecta of uniting the right sites, farming practices, and rootstocks, create exceptional Pinot Noirs and Chardonnays that are the purest expressions of Edna Valley.