After graduating from the University of California Berkeley with a degree in Biology, Jac pursued his growing passion for winemaking in the Masters Program in Enology at California State University Fresno. Before becoming winemaker at Spring Mountain Vineyard, Jac began as an intern at Chateau St. Jean in Sonoma County, and from there, gained experience and expertise at Stag's Leap Wine Cellars, Stags' Leap Winery, and S. Anderson Vineyards in the Napa Valley. Bella Vetta is the label Jac and his wife Ami Iadarola, a Napa Valley native who works as controller at Joseph Phelps Winery, have established to make their own wines. They live on their two-acre vineyard on Howell Mountain.