Honore Comfort

As Vice President of International Marketing for California Wines, Honore draws on her more than 20+ years of experience in international wine marketing, brand strategy, and association management to build the global brand for California wines and promote export sales. Prior to joining Wine Institute, Honore held several senior leadership positions in the wine sector including Executive Director of the Sonoma County Vintners, President of Brack Mountain Wine Company, and North American Brand Director for Penfolds and Rosemount Estate with Foster’s Wine Estates (now Treasury Wine Estates). Before joining the wine industry, Ms. Comfort worked in marketing and advertising in both public and private sector roles and holds post-graduate degrees in both Business and Arts administration. She lives in Healdsburg, California with her husband, where they grow and make their own wines in the heart of Sonoma County’s Dry Creek Valley.