Marla Bedrosian
Marla Bedrosian is a Proprietor at Domaine de la Rivière, where she leads customer experience, sales, and business development efforts across the winery. With over three decades in global hospitality, she brings both warmth and precision to the guest experience, focusing on creating lasting relationships that reflect the heart of the winery.
Passionate about connection and community, Marla designs the guest-journey at Domaine de la Rivière to feel like an extended family welcome rather than a typical cellar door visit. Through thoughtful events, partnerships, and philanthropic engagement, she ensures the winery is as much about shared moments as it is about great wine. Her early days in food & beverage taught her that what’s in the glass matters – but what goes around the glass matters even more.
Marla’s wine story took root when, in the early 1990s, she joined the team at the Fairmont Hotels & Resorts and began immersing herself in the hotel’s culinary, sommelier and beverage teams. Over time she moved from “White Zinfandel” jokes to a genuine appreciation of the Pinot Noir and Chardonnay planted around her in Sonoma. Her family’s winery journey began when she and Geoff acquired Vineyard Eleven in 2011, marking the start of what would become Domaine de la Rivière. While continuing her career in hospitality, Marla helped shape the family’s vision for the brand and oversaw the transition from a small vineyard to a boutique winery. Today, she’s still happiest with a glass of Russian River Valley wine in hand, surrounded by friends, family, and the landscape she helped bring to life.
Geoff Bedrosian
Geoff Bedrosian is a Proprietor at Domaine de la Rivière, where he leads vineyard management, strategic operations, and business development across the winery. With more than three decades in investment banking and private equity, Geoff brings an institutional mindset to the family business, pairing financial discipline with a genuine passion for the craft of winemaking.
Passionate about the intersection of business and agriculture, Geoff focuses on cultivating long-term relationships with growers, partners, and the broader winemaking community. He plays an active role in both the vineyard and the cellar, collaborating with Vineyard Manager Matt Reily and Winemaker Kale Anderson while also shaping the winery’s marketing initiatives and strategic direction. His analytical background allows him to bridge the creative and operational sides of the business, ensuring Domaine de la Rivière grows with purpose and precision.
Geoff’s love for wine began during annual trips to California with Marla, where weekends in Napa gradually led them west to the Russian River Valley. During his finance career, he advised on several vineyard transactions, experiences that deepened his understanding of viticulture and inspired the family’s move into grape growing. That journey culminated in 2011 with the purchase of Vineyard eleven, marking the start of the family’s next chapter in Sonoma.
Duff Bedrosian
Duff Bedrosian represents the second generation at Domaine de la Rivière, where he plays an active role in vineyard management and financial planning across the winery. Drawing on experience in private equity and hospitality, Duff brings a strategic yet creative perspective to the family business, combining analytical discipline with a deep respect for craftsmanship and place.
Passionate about the intersection of wine, storytelling, and innovation, Duff focuses on strengthening the connection between the vineyard and the people who enjoy its wines. He collaborates closely with Vineyard Manager Matt Reilly and Winemaker Kale Anderson, helping guide Domaine de la Rivière’s growth while staying true to its roots in Sonoma’s Russian River Valley.
Duff’s passion for wine began at age fifteen during his first visit to Sonoma County and the family’s future estate, Vineyard eleven. What started as curiosity quickly turned into dedication, spending time among the vines, observing harvests, and learning alongside his family. Today, Duff channels that same sense of curiosity and drive into building a world-class winery that honors tradition while looking toward the future.
Duff is a graduate of Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, where he studied Hospitality Finance and Real Estate.
Zak Bedrosian
Zak Bedrosian represents the second generation at Domaine de la Rivière, where he leads business development initiatives across the winery’s operations, finance, marketing, and strategic growth verticals. Drawing on a background in private equity and corporate strategy, Zak brings a structured, entrepreneurial, and growth-oriented mindset to the family business while maintaining its intimate, family-run spirit.
Passionate about creating memorable experiences for every guest, Zak focuses on building bridges between tradition and innovation. Through digital storytelling and social media, he explores new ways to engage the next generation of wine drinkers, developing events, collaborations, and community-driven moments that make the world of fine wine feel accessible and exciting.
On Zak’s 11th birthday, the Bedrosian family became the proud owners of Vineyard eleven. At the time, Zak was more interested in learning to drive the family Ranger through the vineyard rows than in vineyard management, spending countless hours with Geoff, hoping for a few minutes behind the wheel. By 14, he had participated in several harvests and was officially trusted to drive the Ranger on his own.
Zak is a graduate of Cornell University’s School of Hotel Administration, where he studied Business Hospitality, Real Estate, and Entrepreneurship.
Shosh Bedrosian
Always being enamored by nature and her surroundings, Shosh is an enthusiast of the land, animals, community and how they all interact. She works closely with the team to plan “Hope with a touch of Saffron” community garden and takes pride in the fruits of our labor. As a TV/Radio Broadcast graduate she has captured many family moments through her talent behind the camera and with the stroke of a paint brush. Passionate about the vines and the farming she is also developing a palate for Russian River wines. Shosh has a diversity of interests but if there is one that defines her the most-it is her desire to travel to under developed, rural communities, globally, and tell the story that they do not have the means to tell themselves. Through all her travels, if asked, Shosh would tell you her favorite place to be is with her family.
Windsor and Bear
Our family was blessed with the arrival of Windsor “Winnie” and Bear born on January 30, 2022. Brother and sister from the same litter named for the town we live in and for the California symbol of strength, representing the many bears seen in our state, these vineyard dogs have embraced the many facets of fun living on a working farm. From the early morning they are out navigating through the estate chasing the birds, squirrels, rabbits, and the occasional hot air balloon. When they are not navigating the property, they can most likely be found in our Ranger where Winnie owns the spot in the driver’s seat while her brother, Bear, sits by her side taking in the sun and all the nature in front of him. We are not certain where they “think” they are going but wherever it is, they are going there together. Without a doubt, their favorite time of the day is when “Uncle Matt” our Director of Vineyard Management, arrives for some snuggles and love.
Hope and Saffron
Hope (2005-2020) and Saffron (2005-2021) were the heart and soul of our family. We enjoyed 17 years of incredible memories with them. They guided us in so many ways and loved to remind us that the sun was up and they were hungry, that someone was at the door, and showed us how much they enjoyed chasing other furry creatures that show up to play. Their most favorite visitor in the neighborhood was “skunk” that they liked to play with from time to time. Sisters from the same litter, they could not have had more of a difference in personalities. One of the traits they both share, however, was their desire to love anyone who came in their path and constantly reminded us that life was good, right in front of us.
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