The evolution and expansion of the estate reached an important landmark when, in 2014, Helen Keplinger (pictured left) joined as winemaker. Named “Winemaker of the Year” by Food and Wine magazine in 2012, Helen has an profoundly European approach to her craft, with structure and terroir as main guidelines. As such she perfectly embodied and developed Grace Family’s style and ethos carrying on a beautiful, if accidental, tradition.
In 2019 Dick & Grace decided to step back and sold Grace to Kathryn Greene, a Napa vineyard owner with whom Keplinger already worked on other projects. According to Keplinger, Greene aims to continue Grace’s tradition, both from a winemaking a philanthropic point of view.