A walking melting pot, Oded was born in Israel and raised on 3 continents. He grew up a hundred yards from the beach just north of Tel-Aviv, splashing in the warm waters of the Mediterranean for the first time at age two (months, that is), and later became one of the first surfers in the area.
Building surfboards for a living in his early twenties led to countless surfing trips along Europe’s Atlantic coast. In Portugal Oded discovered (much to his delight) that it was easier, cheaper and safer to drink good red wine than bottled water. Life was never the same after that.
Oded’s twin loves of surfing and wine brought him to sunny California, where he studied winemaking at UC Davis (can’t beat the homework!). While in school, he worked harvests in Napa and in Bordeaux, but his heart was captured by the diversity of Sonoma County––the soils, the climate and the people.
Feeling roots growing “from the bottom of my feet,” Sonoma County is his second native home––half a world away, yet a spiritual neighbor, of his birthplace.
Passionate about his craft, Oded is also is a great believer in perspective, saying, "Relax, it’s only frickin' wine... enjoy it with food you like and trust nothing but your own palate" |
