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Gray Randolph grew up in Virginia Beach in the 80's, and started his career as a musician, playing drums for "Locals Only," the rock band that opened for "The Ramones" and "The Romantics." After seven years of living out of a suitcase and staying up til 3 in the morning, he decided to get a real job and went into commercial real estate. Although wine was not central to his family experience while growing up, he swears his love of wine is inherited, as he is a direct descendant of Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States and America's first "wine geek." He began studying wine after college, eventually earning his ticket as a sommelier, became Chairman of GuildSomm, and now has his own wine brand, Gray Randolph Wines. Read his story and find out why he plans to make more wine from grapes grown in the Petaluma Gap AVA.