As the son of a career military officer, Mike lived in several places until their family settled in Virginia following his father’s retirement from the military. Throughout his career, he has had the opportunity to work with several organizations in varying capacities within the technology space. Mike is a currently the Chief Technical Officer for an education company and is passionate about wine. Even though he works full time, he is very involved in the winery.

Mike has his WSET II Certification. He has taken numerous online viticulture and enology classes through VESTA* and is one class short of having his enology degree. Mike and our winemaker have collaborated on the vineyard design and the varietals we planted to ensure that our long term vision of being a 100% estate grown winery is attainable.

Mike Mitrione

Winemaker

Michael Ros Winery is a family-owned boutique winery focused on providing high quality 100% Texas wine in a relaxed and welcoming Hill Country environment. Our first vineyard was planted in 2018 in the High Plains and was followed by the Fredericksburg location in 2021. Our tasting room is conveniently located just 1 mile off of Hwy 290 where the hustle and bustle melts away as you are surrounded by nature and a welcoming, hospitality focused team. We are proud to be part of the Texas wine community and are committed to being eco-conscious and expanding our wine family to include both locals and visitors.

United States

Texas

Michael Ros Winery

Tim Drake, began his career in 1999 while living in Washington State. His first job was in the QA department with Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates at the Columbia Crest facility. He quickly realized he wanted to be on the winemaking side of production, so he transferred to Chateau Ste. Michelle where he went to work in the cellar. For the next several years, he went from those large scale beginnings to smaller, high-end boutique wineries, making wine alongside some of Washington’s best. Those experiences from the cellar to Cellar Master and on to Assistant Winemaker readied him for the leap to Head Winemaker, and it was around that time that he and his family decided they needed a change.

In 2010, they left Washington State and headed to Texas. Over the last fifteen years, Tim has been Head Winemaker or Consulting Winemaker for several Texas wineries. In 2021 we asked him to join our team as the Head Winemaker here at Michael Ros Winery. Tim's skill at blending the art and science of winemaking has resulted in amazing award winning wines. 

Tim Drake

Rosann is originally from Florida. Rosann and Mike have 3 adult children and have lived in Texas since 1999. Rosann has held sales leadership positions in several Fortune 50 companies. The majority of her career was working for organizations in the Consumer Product Goods space. Her last position was leading a national sales team that sold food and beverage solutions for large organizations. Rosann stepped away from Corporate America to be dedicated to the winery.

Rosann has her WSET II Certification. She has taken several marketing and tasting room focused classes through VESTA*. Rosann has an extensive marketing and sales background and looks forward to applying her knowledge to the tasting room. Having an outstanding consumer experience is something Rosann is very passionate about and having a tasting room of wine knowledgeable staff is a must! The wine has to be great…but so does the experience and service.

Michael Ros Winery

Texas, United States

Mike Mitrione

Winemaker

Vintages Produced