Trent Preszler

Trent Preszler grew up on a cattle ranch in South Dakota and received his BS from Iowa State University in 1998. He was subsequently awarded a Rotary Scholarship to the UK and a diploma from the Royal Botanic Garden. After a White House internship for President Bill Clinton, he earned an MS in agricultural economics and a PhD in horticulture from Cornell University. A documentary about his life, "Boatbuilder and Winemaker," won the 2018 New York Emmy Award for best lifestyle feature. He is now the CEO of Bedell Cellars and founder of Preszler Woodshop. He lives in New York.