About Robert Mark Kamen, Proprietor, and Gianna Furina, General Manager
About Robert:
Growing up in a city housing project in the Bronx and earning a Ph.D in American Studies from the University of Pennsylvania, Robert believes everything happens for a reason, and yet nothing in his life was ever planned. His screenwriting career started quickly with the unexpected sale of his first screenplay in 1979. While visiting friends in Sonoma to celebrate this success, he happened upon the 280 acre property. After falling in love with the view, he purchased what is now his vineyard estate and the muse for his bottled screenplay – Kamen Estate Wines. Robert has enjoyed an uninterrupted film career ever since, but considers his vineyard his true obsession.
About Gianna:
After a fortuitous meeting on the “wine trail” Robert convinced Gianna to join Kamen Estate in 2010. Bringing with her a decade of wine management education and experience, she manages all aspects of the winery, estate and its team. When not on the sidelines of her son’s baseball games, she can be found in the fields with her two hound dogs or evaluating wine with her husband, our winemaker.
