Paul Hobbs at a glance
Born 1953, Buffalo, New York State
Education BSc in Chemistry (University of Notre Dame, 1975); MSc in Viticulture and Oenology (UC Davis, 1978)
Career Robert Mondavi Winery, Opus One, Simi Winery, multiple consultancies
Core winemaking projects Paul Hobbs Winery (California, established 1991), Viña Cobos (Argentina, 1998), CrossBarn (California, 2000), Yacoubian-Hobbs (Armenia, 2008), Crocus (Cahors, 2011), Hillick & Hobbs (New York, 2013), untitled Ribeira Sacra project (2017)
Family Two daughters, Sophia and Louisa, with his wife Cristina; one daughter, Agustina, from his first marriage…