Iron Chef winner Beau MacMillan with Ryan Shenk at a dinner here at the winery during Auction Napa Valley 2007

Born and raised here in the Napa Valley, Ryan is a graduate of Justin-Siena High School. Looking for a little break from small town Napa, Ryan moved to San Luis Obispo to attend Cal Poly and study Architecture. Working his way through school, Ryan fell into the restaurant and hospitality industry working at Woodstock's Pizza, and took a new career path, managing restaurants. Working full time at a busy restaurant would prove hard on school, but he would end up earning a Bachelors Degree in Business Management from the University of Phoenix.

In 2002, he moved back to Napa to work with the Napa Valley Marriott as their Food and Beverage Manager for a year and a half. Not stopping there, he obtained a management position at Martini House, up valley in St. Helena. A year later, Ryan was looking for a change of pace and found a niche here at Signorello Vineyards in 2006. Doing his part to keep the winery on track, Ryan has an array of responsibilities as Director of Marketing, which includes all advertising, website design, shipping and as Wine Club Manager.

Away from work, Ryan enjoys his favorite movies, playing golf, dining at the plethora of Napa Valley restaurants, and being an ever faithful San Francisco 49ers fan! He also likes to travel and particularly likes attending the Winter Olympics every four years.

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