Mark and Donna were both raised in pharmacy families, a practice that set the foundation for their winemaking philosophy. Their approach is one of scientific curiosity and a belief that to create anything great, one must walk a path of patience, discipline and determination.
The couple’s roots in Napa Valley started in the early 1980s, meeting with vintners and learning the rhythms of crafting a single vineyard, terroir-driven wine. The result of that patient journey is Pulido~Walker, three vineyards that produce extraordinary natural wines, each a strong reflection of its own unique sense of place.
Mark and Donna’s friendship with Thomas Rivers Brown grew at the sorting table and the barrel room at Outpost Winery, where the first Pulido~Walker Cabernet Sauvignon was born.