Napa, Calif.—Pine Ridge Vineyards promoted Colleen FitzGerald to assistantant winemaker for the winery's white blend Chenin Blanc + Viognier. In her new role, FitzGerald will lead the vineyard and winery operations under the direction of Michael Beaulac, working with growers in the Clarksburg AVA to make decisions about pruning, vine management, and harvest timing; in the cellar, she sees this wine through fermentation and blending. FitzGerald remains the winery's enologist as well. After FitzGerald earned a biochemistry degree at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, she spent several years working harvests in New Zealand, Paso Robles, and Napa before joining the Pine Ridge Vineyards team full-time in 2015.