By Laurie Wachter Linda Parker Sanpei’s deep understanding of wine marketing and public relations comes from more than 20 years of hands-on experience working with wine companies such as Pacific Wine Partners,...
By Laurie Wachter The wine industry has been grappling with attracting younger generations for more than a decade. Marian Leitner-Waldman, co-founder and CEO of Archer Roose Wines, brought a fresh outsider’s...
By Laurie Wachter Allison Jordan is a forward-thinking leader and educator, a global influencer and, above all, a pragmatic optimist. These are only a few of the attributes that describe her and...
By Laurie Wachter Verallia is redefining how glass is produced, reused and recycled to fulfill the promise of this infinitely recyclable material. In addition, as more and more wineries move to lightweight...
Insights from the 2024 Wine Sales Symposium, produced by Wine Industry Network (WIN) By Alexandra Russell and Laurie Wachter On Thursday, May 16, more than 300 attendees showed up for the 2024 Wine Sales...
Make better decisions with a 360° view of the wine industry and your customers By Laurie Wachter “2023 was really a difficult year for wine, and 2024 will be a pivotal year for the future of this...
By Laurie Wachter Christian Oggenfuss, DipWSET, Napa Valley Wine Academy founder and CEO Under the visionary leadership of founder and CEO Christian Oggenfuss, DipWSET, the Napa Valley Wine Academy...
By Laurie Wachter André Hueston Mack [Image courtesy of Maison Noir Wines] André Hueston Mack left at the pinnacle of his career as head sommelier of Thomas Keller’s Per Se restaurant in New York...
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 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...
