In 2007, Duncan purchased the Roshambo Winery in the Russian River Valley near Healdsburg, California with more than 17 acres of vineyards to produce estate wines for Twomey. In the tasting room, adjacent to the new tasting bar that was built with reclaimed white oak from a barn in Missouri, is a glass-house library displaying Silver Oak wines dating back to the 1970s. We incorporated all the technological advancements of recent years into the winery's design but made sure we could accommodate changes down the line." The rebuild included using some 550 tons of reclaimed stone from a 115-year-old dismantled mill in Coffeyville, Kansas, installing 1,464 solar panels to generate solar power for the facility, elevating the property 4.5 feet above the flood plain and moving their iconic water tower 12 feet. Duncan said, "The new winery is a winemaker's dream. Duncan paid close attention to sustainability in the design of the new winery, with the desire to create something monumental and an ideal space for making Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon and entertaining guests.
įrom 2006 to 2008, Duncan played a key role in the creation of Silver Oak’s new Oakville Winery, after the previous winery was destroyed by a fire in February 2006. Duncan is the President & CEO of Silver Oak Cellars and a Managing Partner of Twomey. Upon their move, Kary left her position to take up a dermatology practice in St. It took them less than 24 hours to agree to the move. At the time, Duncan’s wife, Kary, was the Assistant Chief of Medicine at the University of Denver. In 2002, Duncan’s father, Ray Duncan, asked him if he would move to the Napa Valley and run the family’s wine business. Duncan helped establish the wineries for Twomey in Calistoga in 2003 and Healdsburg in 2007. Twomey Cellars is dedicated to producing Pinot noir, Merlot, and Sauvignon Blanc.
In 1999, Duncan was instrumental in helping his family establish Twomey Cellars, to further the family's interest in wine beyond Silver Oak's exclusive Cabernet Sauvignon. He became a Board Member of Colorado's First Western Trust Bank, and was also Lead Director for Noodles & Company, a chain of restaurants based in Boulder, Colorado. He began working for his father's Duncan Oil firm, and was promoted from Exploration Manager to President in the 1990s. He studied at the University of Notre Dame, where he received a degree in English in 1988, and obtained an MBA at the University of Denver in 1994 through attending night school. He obtained early information in wine cultivation through his father and would often visit the Napa Valley as the Silver Oak business expanded in the 1970s and 1980s, becoming one of California's most successful Cabernet Sauvignon brands. During the summers as a teen, he worked on a farm and cattle ranch. He is one of four brothers, the others being Mike, Kevin and Tim. Early life ĭavid Duncan was born in Durango, Colorado, where his father had founded an oil company. ColoradoBiz says that David Duncan is "as much a hands-on winery president as he can be", as president of a winery that has "reached cult status" for its Cabernet Sauvignon production. Silver Oak is a family-run and owned business, and his brother Tim Duncan is Executive Vice President of the company. He is the son of late Raymond Twomey Duncan, an oil and wine entrepreneur who co-founded Silver Oak in 1972 with Justin Meyer. The President and Chief Executive Officer of Duncan Oil, he is also the President and Chief Executive Officer of Silver Oak Cellars and Managing Partner of Twomey Cellars, successful wineries in northern California, operating in the Napa, Alexander and Russian River Valleys. David Duncan (born 1965) is an American vintner and entrepreneur.
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