Geyserville, CA March, 13, 2018 – Sbragia Family Vineyards, the winery founded by renowned Winemaster Ed Sbragia, announced today that Audrey Posl has been promoted to the position of Sales & Marketing Manager of Sbragia Family Vineyards. Posl is also Wine Club Manager, Events Committee Chair, and Social Media Manager. Posl will be responsible for all E-Commerce, Telemarketing, Website and Websales for the winery. She is also part of the liaison team between the winery and Vintage Point Partners in Wine, a Sonoma-based sales and marketing firm for ultra-premium and luxury wine brands distributors and the trade.
Posl has 4 years of wine industry experience with expertise in design, branding, marketing and sales. Most recently, Posl was Communications & Digital Media Manager of Sbragia. Previously, she was Branding Coordinator at Co-opportunity Natural Foods in Santa Monica, CA and Graphic Designer for LA Wine Tasting.
“Audrey has been a tremendous asset to the Sbragia Family team since she joined the winery in 2015,” commented Steve Cousins, Sbragia’s Chief Operating Officer. “She’s a creative and determined team player, who has leveraged her wine industry knowledge and skills to drive our digital and social media presence while managing our key sales and marketing programs.”
“I really enjoy being part of such a great brand, team and company making a difference in Sonoma. Working with Ed, one of the pioneers in the wine industry and listening to his family stories of four generations at the winery over the years has been such an incredible hands-on learning experience,” remarked Posl
About Sbragia Family Vineyards
Sbragia Family Vineyards is located in the beautiful Dry Creek Valley. The label was born in 2001, when Ed Sbragia decided to focus on making limited, individual lots of wine from grapes grown in select blocks of his favorite vineyards. Sbragia Family wines are all single vineyard and are made from Dry Creek, Napa and Sonoma County fruit. Five of the wines, including Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay, Merlot and two Zinfandels, are sourced from estate vineyards that range in size from five to thirteen acres and are owned by the Sbragia Family.
The Sbragia family has been farming in DCV for over 100 years. Ed’s grandfather came there from Tuscany in 1904 and worked in local wineries. Ed’s father, Gino, acquired his own vineyards near Healdsburg, growing Zinfandel for sale and home winemaking. The Sbragia family purchased the old Lake Sonoma Winery facility at the end of Dry Creek Valley in 2006 and it is where Sbragia Family Vineyards has made a home for their wines. Today, Ed is joined by his son, Adam Sbragia, as Winemaker.
For more information, visit www.sbragia.com
About Bacchus Capital Management
Bacchus Capital Management is an investment firm providing strategic capital and making equity investments in United States wineries and wine businesses. Current Bacchus portfolio companies are: DeLille Cellars, Madrigal Family Winery, Maritime Wine Trading Collective, Panther Creek Cellars, Sbragia Family Vineyards and Dobbes Family Estate / Wine by Joe. Prior Bacchus portfolio companies are Andretti Winery, Cameron Hughes Wine, and Qupé. For more information, visit www.bacchuswinefund.com
