Crew
Chris Southern: Winemaker and General Manager
A Detroit Metro native, Chris decided on winemaking as his second career. After attending Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, he spent time working in wine production and winery operations in Paso Robles, Washington, New Zealand, South Africa, Napa, Sonoma and Michigan. Chris returned home to take over as head of Detroit Vineyards in September of 2019. He loves white wine, pizza, CrossFit, yoga and trollling haters on the internet.
Candace Hawkins: Sales and Tasting Room Lead
After growing up in Texas and living abroad in high school, Candace came to Michigan for college and fell in love with the state. While traveling through Italy and Spain she found a passion for food and wine and decided to attend culinary school. Since then she has worked in the food and wine industry in Detroit. Always up for an adventure, Candace loves to travel, sail and play golf.