Gershon Bachus Vintners

Dakota Dentona and his family have lived in Temecula since the 1970’s. A true local, Dakota–along with his 6 brothers all bearing the same initials, “DD”–found himself working in a relatively young Temecula wine country in his teens.

His passion for wine became evident when working in Baily’s production room during harvests. Under the tutalidge of Mike Renney and young winemaker, Tim Kramer, Dakota learned the makings of not just one wine, but perhaps 100 different varietals–carefully watching and learning.

Dakota continued to further his craft during his 8 year tenure at Temecula Valley Winery Management, where he participated in the making of wine for at least 20 wineries.In November of 2013, he was named head winemaker at Gershon Bachus; however, he has been part of the GBV family for years, always willing to offer a helping hand.

Dakota is now orchestrating our production on-site—a first for GBV. Here, he will continue to fulfill the standards our Clique members and fans alike have come to expect, while also working to introduce several new varietals from his extensive background to the GBV line-up.