April serves as a seasoned Wine Club Assistant Manager at Far Niente Winery, a beacon of excellence in Napa Valley’s esteemed viticultural landscape. With over 10 years of experience in the wine industry spanning from managing tasting rooms, to overseeing wine club operations. Her focus is on providing exceptional service to loyal and discerning club…

As Vice President of Consumer Sales and Hospitality, Lindsey leads the strategy and execution of our sales and marketing programs in the direct-to-consumer channel. This includes managing the DTC teams at Argyle, MacRostie, and Markham, where she guides hospitality, guest services, events, e-commerce and outbound sales. With a diverse background in fine wine hospitality and…

Ben Dollard joined Treasury Wine Estates (TWE) as President of the Americas division in January 2020 with responsibility for leading the business across the region. Since that time, Ben has re-shaped the Treasury Americas business with a relentless focus on consumers, innovation and unlocking the potential of the premium and luxury business. Ben has been…

Susan DeMatei has over 30 years of luxury direct marketing experience, but in the past 18, she has worked exclusively in the wine industry. In 2012 Susan started WineGlass Marketing, a full-service direct marketing agency for the alcohol space. Susan holds a B.S. in Communications from Boston University and an A.S. in Viticulture from Napa…

MJ is a leader with years of experience developing business strategy and driving wine & beverage alcohol industry innovation. She grew up in Sonoma, and went to high school in Napa – so all her first jobs were in wine; from vineyard to bottling line and in the tasting room. After graduate school, she left…

Rachel is a 30-year veteran of the wine industry, with twenty-plus years on the distribution side at The Henry Wine Group and Winebow, seven years on the supplier side as VP of National Accounts for Ancient Peaks Winery, and now Director of Retail Chains, West for Distinguished Vineyards. She was previously the Chief Strategic Officer…

Nick Claitman is currently the Vice President for Northern California for The Estates Group, a fine wine division of RNDC. Nick has 28 years of industry experience and has held the following positions in the wine and spirits wholesale distribution industry; Sales Representative Grocery Chain, On-Premise Sales Representative, On-Premise District Manager, Northern California Wine Supplier…

George Christie, a New Jersey native, settled in Sonoma County after college in 1991 where he quickly realized that the wine industry was where he wanted to concentrate his efforts. Since that time, he has been involved in nearly every aspect of the wine industry, from vineyard operations and grower relations to distributor realignments and…

Shana Bull is a Digital Marketing Educator, Best-Selling Children’s Book Author, and Freelance Writer. She has been in wine marketing for over 13 years now. Shana has worked with big brands like Kendall Jackson, Ménage à Trois Winery, Rodney Strong, as well as lots of small producers all over California. She has also worked with…

Since leaving the corporate information technology arena for good in 2009, James has been spending his time consulting with small businesses and wineries about how to best embrace the web 3.0 landscape for their benefit. Wine and the Web is the culmination of a vision to bring an affordable and, more importantly, a competitive set…