Our Team
Idle Cellars
Making Wine Since 2006
Working together for 18 years now, Ben and Ari’s winemaking bond is stronger than ever, escalating the Idle movement one glass at a time.
Ari Heavner
-Ari is an entrepreneur based in San Francisco, California. Ari had a taste for wine from an early age. Born across the street from his wine-making mentor and friend Robert Rex, in Berkeley, California, in 2005 he went to work Robert’s Apprentice at Deerfield Ranch winery where he met Ben.