Claiborne & Churchill Winery
Food and Beverage ManufacturingCalifornia, United States2-10 Employees
Claiborne & Churchill Winery is a small, family-owned operation in the Edna Valley region of San Luis Obispo, California. The winery produces about 5,000 cases of wine annually, reflecting a focused, limited-scale production within the California wine industry. Its activities sit within the broader food and beverage manufacturing sector, with wine as the principal product. The business was founded in 1983 by Claiborne Thompson and Fredericka Churchill Thompson. The founders previously taught at the University of Michigan and left academia in 1981 to pursue a life in California winemaking. The operation remains privately held and, as a family-run enterprise, maintains a relatively small staff.