Susana Rodriguez Vasquez was born and raised in the town of Cochabamba, located in the valley region of Bolivia. The daughter of professors, she grew up in the countryside where her love of agriculture began. This lead her to Universidad Mayor de San Simon to receive her B.S. in Agriculture.

Susy made her way to the US on an internship at Cal Poly in organic crops and later became a liaison between winemakers and vineyards for Gallo where she discovered her passion for winemaking. After receiving her Winemaker Certificate from UC Davis Viticulture Department, Susy spent the last 10 years making wine at Gallo and Constellation. In 2016 she joined Peltier Winery where she quickly became an award winning winemaker with an impeccable palate for choosing the right grapes and winemaking style that stays true to a varietal’s natural characteristics.