The Folks

Jed Glavin and Laura Hefner-Glavin founded Split Rail after years of pairing questionable wine with cheap college food. Curiosity turned into obsession — new grapes, new flavors, new histories — and eventually into winemaking itself. Now we get to share the chaos and the craft with our kids, Eloise and Boone.

Jed is the cracked brain behind Split Rail — a garage-trained winemaker shaped by bold experiments and plenty of expensive mistakes. He’s into 80s revival, synths, techno-pop, ski dreams, global wandering, beatnik poetry, and anything delightfully weird. His favorite wine? Beer.

But winemaking isn’t a solo act. Our cellar crew and sales team are the real heavy lifters — the people who make the whole operation hum. They deserve the applause. Here, here.