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 Kathleen Willcox Everyone responds differently to a crisis at work. Tanya Martin has, on repeated occasions, proven that she not only can perform well under pressure, but that she can come...
By Kathleen Willcox For insiders in California’s wine business, Kirk Lokka has been a beloved figure for decades, but the detail-oriented, low-key and community-minded vineyard manager has managed to...
By Laura Ness For Jen Locke, CEO of Crimson Wine Group (CWG), overseeing a portfolio of six fine wine estates across 1,000 acres on the West Coast, including her home state of California, represents the...
By Laurie Wachter Ren Harris’ roots are firmly planted in California. He is a sixth-generation Californio, a descendant of José Carrillo, who came to the not-yet state with the Portolá expedition in 1769....
Wine’s Most Inspiring People 2025: Polly Hammond — Driving Growth Through Strategic Digital Outreach
By Kathleen Willcox Polly Hammond has been touting the power and potential of digital marketing for decades — well before most anyone in the wine industry had a working e-commerce site. But when...
By Laura Ness Christopher Czarnecki, owner of The Joel Palmer House in Dayton, Ore., was born into a family of chefs. His grandparents ran a restaurant named Joe’s, in Reading, Penn., founded in 1916 by...
By Laura Ness Wisconsin-born Heidi Bridenhagen’s already distinguished wine career had its genesis in a happy confluence of circumstance. While growing up, her parents, avid gardeners, owned a landscaping...
