Over the last year and a half, Julia Coney’s influence within wine continues to deepen, inspiring wine professionals to become more thoughtful about how their work can make a meaningful impact on the industry....
Lucie Morton says she remembers when Tony Wolf first appeared on her radar. He was a recent Cornell graduate, and she was a member of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, looking...
“We give regularly and as often as possible. There’s no reason to wait until the holidays. People need help year-round. And if more companies and people thought like that … the world would be a better...
Tradition and progress often appear to be opposing factions, especially in our increasingly politicized world. But Christa-Lee and Darrien McWatters manage to honor their family’s incredible history and...
Alex Ryan knows full well that the company he runs is trying to do something that has almost never been done successfully—which makes the challenge all that much more exciting.
“No, there hasn’t been a...
Ron Rosenbrand didn’t need a fire to cement his legacy at Spring Mountain Vineyard in Napa. By that awful late September night in 2020, he had already logged almost 20 years as a premier grape grower at...
In the wine industry, the extreme is expected: sipping and spitting through hundreds of wines in a matter of hours, tastings in caves, scuba diving for wine. Successfully making and selling wine appears...
A Walla Walla industry leader and community builder.
Ask Marty Clubb how a one-time corporate financial analyst ended up running a top-notch, highly-respected Washington state winery—for some 30 years,...
“There is no point at which you can say, ‘Well I’m successful now, I may as well take a nap.’” —Carrie Fischer
Words that Ali Smith Story keeps in her pocket, lives her life and runs her wine business...
Each year, Wine Industry Advisor chooses 10 individuals within the wine industry who showcase leadership, innovation, and inspiration. For the first time in 2021, WIA opened up the submission process to...
