Category: Most Inspiring People

By Laurie Wachter   It’s been 45 years since Tom Klein first set eyes on Rodney Strong winery and vineyards.  He was working at McKinsey & Company after earning his Stanford MBA when an assignment...

By Paul Vigna Farming grew on Sharon Horton from the time she started helping her father with the row crops and livestock on their Missouri farm in the 1960s. Today, at 77 years old, she’s still spending...

By Paul Vigna   There are 160 employees at Domaine Carneros, a landmark California producer of méthode traditionelle sparkling wine and Pinot Noir. [Photo by Damion Hamilton, courtesy Domaine Carneros]...

By Laurie Wachter   Krista Chaich, Executive Director, Temecula Valley Winegrowers Association “I’m a behind-the-scenes kind of gal,” says Krista Chaich, executive director of the Temecula Valley...

By Kathleen Willcox    Deborah Brenner built her career on creating spaces for and celebrating women in places where, while they weren’t necessarily unwelcome, they certainly weren’t a notable...

As has become a January  tradition, Wine Industry Advisor has again chosen 10 individuals from within the wine industry who showcase leadership, innovation, determination and inspiration — both within...

By Kathleen Willcox  Duff Bevill grew up in Southern California, and says he “couldn’t wait” to “get away from L.A. and get to farmland up north.” That passion for Northern California’s green spaces...

Submit your nomination for the wine industry’s Most Inspiring People.  Today is the first day to submit nominations for Wine Industry Advisor’s annual Most Inspiring People Awards.  In 2018,...

Wine’s Most Inspiring People badge As has become a January  tradition, Wine Industry Advisor has again chosen 10 individuals from within the wine industry who showcase leadership, innovation,...

By Laurie Wachter   Steve Myers Steve Myers radiates creative energy in a way any artist would recognize. It’s an energy that connects disparate ideas and turns them into tangible solutions; that...