A Napa Valley native whose father is also a winemaker, Nate grew up with wine on the table and a drawer full of t‐shirts emblazoned with winery logos. His first job after graduating with honors from UC Santa Barbara with a BS in Biopsychology was as a “cellar rat” at Groth Vineyards & Winery. “I loved that first harvest, so I packed my bags, dropped my application for UC Davis in the mail and went off to Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand to work another.” After earning an MS in Viticulture and Enology from UCD, he was hired as cellar master at Etude, and then spent two years as assistant winemaker for Patz & Hall Wine Company.

Wolfgang Weiss, CTO and Co-founder of ergSol, is driven by his strong belief in sustainability, his passion for innovation, and his focus on best fit solutions all to shape a place worth living for generations to come. ergSol provides innovative, advanced solar thermal heating and cooling solutions. Emphasis is placed on integrated solutions designed to fit the customer needs and to ensure installation efficiency and easy maintenance. He worked as an executive and CTO across several alternative energy industries on emerging technologies, renewable