The Team

Robin & Danuta Pfeiffer

Owners & Founders

Robin grew up on the land that is now Pfeiffer Vineyards. His family raised sheep and chickens for 30 years and lived in a small Quonset house where the winery parking lot is now.  He acquired two Master's Degrees, in Foreign Language Studies and Counseling.  He lived in Peru, Mexico and Chile and taught at the University of San Marcos in Lima. He was also a Spanish teacher for 33 years.  Robin is one of the early pioneers in the state wine industry having planted his 70-acre vineyard on the south-facing slope of the property in 1984.  He also planted a sustainable, award-winning forest on the north-facing slope. 

Danuta was a ski instructor, swim instructor, scuba diver, sky diver, and a long-distance bicycle rider.  Her first book, Watersafe Your Baby in One Week, was the first definitive book on teaching water survival to infants.  Graduating from the University of Colorado, and through various high-profile TV and radio jobs in San Diego, Danuta became the co-host on the international television show, The 700 Club with Pat Robertson.  Disillusioned, she retreated to her progressive roots, wrote an award-winning book, Chiseled, and now makes wine, loves and laughs with Robin, the love of her life.  She has since also published two of three books in her new Pocket Full of Seeds trilogy, Libertas and Firmitas.  

Aerin Morris

Aerin recently joined Pfeiffer in April of 2025. She's grown up around the wine industry, being raised in Paso Robles, California and eventually making her way here to continue growing her knowledge and love for wine.  Outside of work, Aerin enjoys painting, writing, and spending time with friends and family. Her favorite Pfeiffer wine is the Black Eye Chardonnay!