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Thomas Rivers Brown is one of Napa and Sonoma’s most accomplished winemakers having distinguished himself at Schrader, Outpost and, with his own label, Rivers Marie. Thomas was born and raised in Sumter, South Carolina. While attending the University of Virginia, he developed an interest in wine that lead to travel throughout Europe after graduation. After moving to California in 1996, he expanded his knowledge of wines from all the world's great regions working at All Seasons Wine Shop in Calistoga. Beginning at Turley Wine Cellars, Thomas worked his way up from assistant winemaker to consulting winemaker for several small labels in 2000. He began consulting full-time with the harvest of 2001. He currently works on several high-end projects throughout Napa and Sonoma.