Julie is a Dry Creek girl, growing up in the family home next to the winery. She attended Dominican University and, soon after graduating with a BA in English, she returned home to work at the winery, first in the tasting room and then in the office. Julie later took on additional marketing communications responsibilities.…

Troy Monteyne has been with Wilson Artisan Wines since 2016 and oversees the strategic direction of the tasting room, wine club, e-commerce, and telemarketing teams. After a decade working in the Bay Area restaurant industry, and a year spent backpacking around South America, Troy realized that his true passion was wine and decided to move…

Christian Miller has worked in market research as well as brand and category management for over two decades. He is the proprietor of Full Glass Research, which provides market research and industry analysis for food and beverage producers and marketers. An original member of the WMC Research Committee, he helped launch the Wine Opinions consumer…

Heather McCarthy brings a dynamic blend of passion and expertise to the wine industry as the Director of Marketing at Rombauer Vineyards. With an academic foundation in Public Relations and Wine and Viticulture from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, international wine studies in Australia, and an MBA in Wine Business from Sonoma State, Heather has…

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Jordan Kivelstadt will tell you he has always had the “entrepreneurial bug”. Growing up in a family that championed independent thinking and creating your own path, he did just that. As a proud alumnus of Tufts University, he began his long journey of building companies when he pioneered the wine-on-tap movement by co-founding Free Flow…

Ray Johnson is the Executive Director of the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State University. Johnson joined the wine business in 1986 at the Christian Brothers’ Greystone Cellars in Saint Helena, California.  He went on to sell wine, first on the supplier side, and later in retail, working directly with consumers.  He earned his Master’s in…

Cathy Huyghe is an entrepreneur, writer and mindfulness proponent. She is the co-founder of Enolytics, a technology-centric disruptor and provider of business solutions for the wine industry whose most recent development combines DTC with wholesaler data for full 360-degree sales channel visibility. She writes about the business and politics of the wine industry in her…

Dan Hoban is an accomplished executive with over 20 years of sales experience in the beverage industry. He is known for his strategic leadership and proven track record managing the complexities of multi-state suppliers and wholesale operations. As both a supplier and wholesaler, Dan has successfully navigated the intricacies of the 3-tier wholesale system. He…

Drew Thomas Hendricks is a seasoned veteran in the wine industry, known for blending his passion for wine with innovative digital solutions. In the mid-nineties, Drew launched one of the first wine eCommerce sites, setting the stage for his future ventures. He has since founded several wine-focused businesses, including Vintellect and Vine Cat, each contributing…