Director of Winemaking

Erich Bradley is the Founding Winemaker of Sojourn Cellars. Erich describes his winemaking style as “New World with Old World sensibilities.” Erich spends much of his time and energy in the vineyards, working closely with Sojourn’s exceptional growers to produce distinctive wines that express vineyard and vintage in the bottle.

A native of Palo Alto, California, Erich became interested in wine while helping his family develop their vineyard on a small ranch in Sonoma Valley. Prior to that, Erich studied Bio-chemistry at the University of Chicago and Philosophy and Modern European Intellectual History at the University of California at Irvine. This led him to an initial career as high school teacher and tennis coach. Since moving to Sonoma in 1998, he has studied winemaking at the University of California at Davis and viticulture at Santa Rosa College. He has also benefited greatly from the mentoring of winemakers Richard Arrowood and David Ramey.

When Erich takes time away from winemaking and the vineyards, you can usually find him on the golf course or in his kitchen cooking up French and Italian country classics for his friends and family. Erich is also on the board of directors as Vice President for Sonoma Valley Vintners & Growers Association.

Head of Marketing & Consumer Experiences

Sherrie joined Sojourn as their Director of Marketing in July 2013. Sherrie is a seasoned marketing professional with 30 years of progressive leadership experience in marketing and 20 years expertise in consumer driven brands and digital marketing. Sherrie’s Chicago and San Francisco advertising roots have laid a good foundation for her work here in wine country.She has worked with the largest and smallest of advertising agencies and clients, ranging the full spectrum of B2B and B2C industries, including top wine industry clients. After leaving the world of large advertising agencies in 2004, Sherrie has since started two marketing companies as well as a second career in travel journalism, all whilst working in the marketing field.This passion for travel tourism and wine is what led Sherrie to wine country and ultimately to Sonoma and to Sojourn.

Assistant General Manager

Megan joined Sojourn in January 2014.  She previously worked at Adobe Road Winery as the Wine Club and Tasting Room Manager for six years and has taken on a new role for Sojourn as our Assistant General Manager.  Megan was born and raised in Sonoma but left Sonoma to attend college at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville where she played Division I Volleyball as a Lady Vol for two seasons.  She then transferred to New Mexico State University where she finished playing and graduated with honors.  She married her best friend from high school in 2009 and has two beautiful daughters, Charlie Grace and Kylie Brooke.

Director of Digital Marketing & Ecommerce

Cat grew up in Southern California, but has called Northern California home since she moved north to attend college at UC Davis. There, she developed a strong appreciation for wine and the region while she earned a Bachelor of the Arts degree in English Literature.In 2009, she decided to follow her true passion and move to Napa to pursue a career in wine marketing. Cat began working weekends in the tasting room at Pine Ridge Vineyards and worked her way up to the marketing department at Pine Ridge’s parent company, Crimson Wine Group, wearing different hats and learning many facets of the wine business along the way.Cat has enjoyed a diverse career in the wine industry, and she is happy to have landed at Sojourn, where she gets to work with some of her very favorite wines – Sonoma Coast Pinot noir and Chardonnay, and Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. Cat lives in Napa and enjoys hiking in the beautiful terrain there with her dog, Gavin.

Director of Hospitality

Fran brings to Sojourn more than 25 years of experience in the field of sales and marketing across diverse industries. In 2009, she made a career change from the homebuilding industry to the wine business and hasn’t looked back!Since then, Fran has worn many hats in the wine business, but she always finds herself coming back to hospitality and sales management. She most enjoys the opportunities it provides her to learn new things each day and to meet people from all over the world. She began her wine career on the Napa side and is excited to share her experience and enthusiasm with us in Sonoma.Fran enjoys spending time cooking and entertaining with her amazing husband and two wonderful adopted dogs at home.

Assistant Winemaker

Rob Sanford started with Sojourn Cellars in July of 2019.  Having grown up in Monterey county, wine was on his radar at a young age.  He attended California Polytechnic State University – San Luis Obispo and graduated Cum Laude in Wine and Viticulture with a minor in Plant Protection.  While being a part of a tasting group, he was fortunate to try a 1983 Heitz Cellar Cabernet Sauvignon, Martha’s Vineyard, and his desire for making the highest quality wine became his focus.Rob’s wine path started out as the cellar hand/viticulturist at Chesebro Wines in Carmel Valley.  He then worked harvests in South Africa’s Upper Hemel-en-Aarde Valley, followed by Rhys Vineyards and Small Vines Wines in California.  Having always been interested in Burgundy, Rob finally got the chance to visit in December, only solidifying his love for the world renowned wine region.When he’s not at the winery, Rob enjoys spending time with his wife Leah and their dog Sky, traveling, making bread, gardening and playing sports with friends.  He currently lives in Santa Rosa, CA.

Customer Relations Manager

Lisa joined the Sojourn team in late summer 2017. She is originally from Santa Barbara where she fell in love with Pinot Noir right from the beginning. She has lived in Sonoma since 1996. She has two children, Zac and Jake, who occasionally stop by the tasting salon to get money for pizza. She spent 4 years at Acacia Vineyard back in 2001 as their Wine Club Coordinator and Hospitality staff. Her excitement about single vineyard Pinot Noir shows to all who visit the Sojourn Cellars Tasting Salon.

Operations & Logistics Assistant

The wonderful and friendly voice you hear when you call Sojourn Cellars belongs to Kim Zeigler. Kim joined Sojourn Cellars in February of 2013. She wears many hats, as we all do, including order and shipping management as well as the everyday operations of our office that keep us all organized and efficient.Kim was born and raised in California. After graduating from Chico State with a degree in Agricultural Business, she decided that the wine industry was where she was meant to be. Kim spent over 11 years at Beringer Vineyards in the Marketing and Public Relations departments before settling in at Sojourn Cellars and has been in the wine industry for 25 yrs. She enjoys helping our customers with their shipments and making sure the wines arrive in a safe and timely manner.A pleasure to have in our office, Kim also somehow finds time to raise chickens and numerous other critters. She enjoys spending time with her husband Kevin and her two kids Karson and Kylie. She also enjoys traveling, cooking with family and friends, gardening, and hiking with her two dogs Jack and Zuky, while running the Zeigler Zoo!

Wine Educator

Dimitri is a certified Sommelier and a WSET diploma holder. He has a true passion for wine and hospitality. Since 2014, he has had a very interesting career path, working all over the world, including as Head Sommelier for the Ritz Carlton in the Maldives. With many years of combined international and domestic wine experience, he is glad to be back in the California Wine Country. He brings a wonderful set of skills to our Sojourn Tasting Salon and is an amazing brand ambassador. When he is not hosting our guests, you can find him expanding his wine knowledge, playing music on the guitar, or doing portrait photography.

Vintner

Pat Roney, current partner at Windsor Vineyards, built a distinguished career as the former CEO and Founding Partner of Vintage Wine Estates. He is known for his keen business sense, a skill forged through a foundational experience as a sommelier. While pursuing a communications degree at Northwestern University, Roney served as a sommelier at The Pump Room in Chicago, playing a role in its successful launch. This immersive experience cultivated his deep love and understanding of wine and prompted him to teach wine classes at Northwestern, ostensibly to broaden his tasting experience and ultimately dive deeper into the wine industry.