Jamie Goode started out as a scientist but switched to wine. He’s a book author, newspaper columnist and a regular contributor to a range of publications, including several US titles. He’s also prolific on social media. Currently based in the UK, he travels widely round the world of wine.

William “Bill” Cascio is VP and director of winery business relations for the 15-state distribution network of Glazer’s Family of Companies, for whom he has worked since 2003. He is responsible for all current and new business development for the Glazer Domains and Estates fine wine portfolio. Cascio previously was employed by Brown Forman Corporation … Continued

Roger Fawcett, Whole Foods Market Southern Pacific Regional Wine Buyer, has over 14 years in the food and wine business. Roger oversees the wine program for 49 stores in Southern California, Arizona, Hawaii and Las Vegas. Roger has traveled internationally visiting vineyards and meeting winemakers whose wines he has introduced to Whole Foods Market. He … Continued

When Gary was working toward his B.S. from Rider College in Political Science, he didn’t yet know where life was going to take him. Gary fell in love with wine in his senior year of college while working with his father, a liquor salesman, and decided to become an expert. He educated himself at the … Continued

One of the most prominent wine marketers in the U.S., John Gillespie’s career spans more than thirty years, and is highlighted by his leadership of Wine Market Council and his direction for more than a decade of the council’s ongoing programs of consumer research, advertising, and public relations. At Wine Colleagues, he directs the Consumer … Continued

Steve Gross is Vice President, State Relations at Wine Institute, where he has been employed since 1986.  Steve’s duties entail overseeing the activities of Wine Institute’s six State Relations Regional Counsels and Regional Managers as they address state legislation affecting the wine industry, as well as coordinating Wine Institute’s legislative and regulatory activities with staff, … Continued

Eric Hervé received his PhD from the Faculté d’Oenologie of Bordeaux, France, where he completed a research program on the key flavor components of Armagnac and Cognac brandies. Dr. Hervé joined ETS in 1997 to conduct a cork research program. First, Eric developed an automated method to reliably measure trace amounts of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA), down … Continued

Courtney Humiston, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a Certified Sommelier, is both a journalist and sommelier. Her interest in wine began as a beat reporter for NBC in New York City; she moved to California in 2010 to study wine and discovered that it is, indeed, a lifelong pursuit. She has … Continued

Kaethy Kennedy comes from the movie marketing industry in Hollywood. For over twenty years, she helped create trailers and TV spots for some of the biggest films on the silver screen, and ran her own successful ad agency. Looking for a change, and wanting to pursue her passion for wine, she enrolled in the 2011 … Continued

Laurel Marcus is the executive director of the nonprofit organization, the California Land Stewardship Institute. She has over 30 years of experience in watershed, river and wetland restoration work in California.  Ms Marcus is the author of the Fish Friendly Farming Environmental (FFF) Environmental Certification Program (also known as the Napa Green Land Certification) that … Continued