ABOUT US
Co-Founder and Winemaker
Keaton Crow
After graduating from the Viticulture & Enology program at UC Davis, Keaton made Super Tuscan wines in Bolgheri, Italy, for several years. It was there he had the opportunity to balance the ins and outs of production with his scientific curiosities. In addition to the general responsibilities of being a winemaker, Keaton also headed up the international research project on Bordeaux varietals with Dr. Ron Runnebaum and created a state-of-the-art laboratory introducing new technologies to the region such as WINEXRAY's rapid phenolics assay. Realizing the extraordinary role of phenolics in wine and the opportunity to pursue a new-found passion, Keaton returned stateside with his wife, Jenn Kain, to work more closely with WINEXRAY, and soon after, the idea for Bound was born.
Phone: (760) 917-2290
Email: keaton@bound.wine
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Jenn Kain
The ultimate multi-hyphenate, Jenn is an entrepreneur who grew up between Los Angeles, rural Oregon, and France. She is fluent in French and Spanish, and learned at a young age how to blend lifestyles and cultures, fostering her immense creativity and unique approach to life. After graduating with her BFA in Dance from Loyola Marymount University, she worked in the arts, non-profit development, sales and interior design. Often choosing the road less traveled, Jenn found herself living in New York City, Vancouver, London, and Florence, where she met her husband and co-founder Keaton Crow. With a keen eye for beauty and a level head for business, she quickly learned the ins and outs of the wine industry and continues to explore her passions through her work with Bound and beyond.
Phone: (818) 929-0782
Email: jenn@bound.wine
Board of Advisors
Dr. Hildegarde Heymann is a distinguished sensory scientist of UC Davis's Viticulture and Enology department. Her research has continued her work with descriptive analysis methodology and multivariate data analyses. She is also the co-author of the most globally prescribed sensory textbook, "Sensory Evaluation of Foods: Principles and Practices."
Dr. Clemencia Pinilla
Dr. Clemencia Pinilla is a researcher at the University of Minnesota whose work has focused on areas such as T-cell specificity and identification of melanocortin receptor ligands using synthetic based mixture based combinatorial libraries composed of peptides and small molecules derived from peptides.
Dr. Ron Runnebaum is a tenured professor of Viticulture and Enology and of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science at UC Davis. His research program aims to combine his interests in sustainable winemaking with his research background in nanomaterials, adsorption, heterogeneous catalysis, and reaction engineering.