ABOUT US
A Message from our Co-Founder, Keaton Crow
"Bound is what you make of it. To my knowledge, there is no other commercial wine database with comprehensive resources for turning data interpretation into practice. Through its creation, I tried to capture the very feeling that excited me about wine in the first place. If I've succeeded, then Bound has sparked curiosity in an individual of your organization, be them an intern or head winemaker."
Co-Founder and Chief Winemaker
Keaton Crow
Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer
Jenn Kain
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.
Clark Smith, winemaker for his own WineSmith and consultant for hundreds of other wineries, has for four decades applied his talents as an inventor, author, musician, and teacher to the Wine Industry throughout the globe. He consults for over 100 wineries throughout the U.S. His popular “Fundamentals of Wine Chemistry” crash course has received rave reviews from 4,500 winemaking professionals over its 38-year run and his revolutionary book, Postmodern Winemaking, was awarded Wine & Spirits Magazine’s 2013 Book of the Year. He is a regular contributor to WineBusiness Monthly, Wines & Vines, and Winemaker Magazine.
Dr. Hoby Wedler is an insightful, disarming, and passionate thinker who loves to bring people together to help them see new possibilities. With the heart of a teacher, Hoby helps turn dreams into realities. Hoby has been completely blind since birth. He is a chemist, an entrepreneur, a sensory expert, and is driven by his passion for innovative, creative, and insightful thinking.