Karen Fontanella is a native Californian. Learn how this lawyer who practiced in San Francisco and Napa decided to get into the wine business. Find out the three major setbacks her winery and vineyards have over-come. Discover how resilience and perseverance has led to a bright future ahead.
Suzanne Phifer Pavitt is the Proprietor of Phifer Pavitt Wines. Find out how this biscuit making southerner developed a passion for wine and landed in the Napa Valley. Learn how she uses wine to make an ordinary meal extraordinary. Discover which women in the wine industry inspire her. Find out what extra-special tiny production products she produces and how you can get your hands on them.
Maryam Ahmed is from upstate New York, but her dreams came true when she moved to the Napa Valley in 2015. Learn how she landed a position with the Culinary Institute of America and how she hopes to position the Copia campus as an industry and thought leader. Discover some of her favorite exhibits including the Chuck Williams Culinary Arts Museum featuring items from his life which spanned nearly 100 years. Find out why she chose to live in the town of Napa and what she enjoys most about it.
Valerie Kelleher is a native Californian. Her family has been grape growers in the Napa Valley for several decades and has owned a popular local restaurant for more than 20-years. Today, Valerie successfully runs both businesses plus, a wine brand with some help from her sister. Learn about a unique wine tasting experience she created. Discover what new Kelleher Family Vineyard varietals will be released this year. Learn what outdoor activities Valerie enjoys most and find out her secret to ente...
Elan Fayard is from the west coast, but learn how a trip to Bordeaux changed her life forever. Discover the love story which led her to the Napa Valley. Today, she is a wife, mother and business woman. Find out what she enjoys most about living in wine country while working hard to successfully manage a few wine brands. Learn what advice she offers those who want to work in the wine industry.
Jennifer McPherson has the best of both worlds; a home in bustling Los Angeles and another on a working ranch in the Napa Valley. Discover how a romantic getaway and marriage led to the unique story behind the premium wine brand she started with her husband. Find out how Oprah played a part in her business. Discover how this natural fashionista brought a little French flare to the country and what she has planned for the future.
Kathryn Sculatti was born and raised in the Napa Valley, but her parents didn’t work in the wine industry. Discover how she developed an appreciation for great wine especially, older vintages. Learn how this accomplished opera singer finds satisfaction teaching Spanish. Find out the details of a new limited production premium wine brand she created with her husband. And discover why this new mother enjoys singing to her son, but also to barrels full of aging wine.
Irma Robinson grew up in the San Francisco bay area, worked for Microsoft in Australia before landing in Napa where she met her husband. Learn how this multi-talented woman decided to start her own business; first a catering company and then a restaurant. Discover what makes her cafes so popular with locals and tourist. Also, learn how Irma spends her time away from work.
Kari Auringer grew up in Wisconsin, but left looking for a new adventure. She worked in the advertising industry before she caught the wine bug which brought her to the Napa Valley in 2001. Discover how Kari became a sought-after winemaker for a few premium brands. Learn about her extensive art collection and what she enjoys most about her home.
Lindsay Hoopes is the General Manager of Hoopes Vineyard, but also a world traveler with a law degree. Learn about this multi-talented woman and how she was a successful homicide prosecutor in San Francisco before she decided to run her families ultra-premium boutique winery in Oakville. Find out after visiting 72 countries, which she enjoys most and why. Discover why Ireland will always be one of her favorite places.
Suzanne Truchard grew-up in Miami, attended Harvard and now lives in the city of Napa. Find out how her plans to work in the Financial District in San Francisco changed when she went wine tasting in the Napa Valley. Learn why yoga and exercise is important to this wife and mother who is also a successful real estate broker and lawyer. Discover Suzanne’s favorite restaurant and how her decorating style incorporates a little spice into her mid-century home.
Lusine Hartunian was born in Armenia but has spent most of her life in California. She is a wife and mother of three who moved to Napa in 2013. Learn about the two premium lifestyle companies she owns and operates with her husband; each offering unique, high quality products. Find out how they made a craft distillery successful in wine country and how their Napastak brand is expanding. Discover what Lusine does at home to makes every gathering memorable and why living in the Napa Valley for her ...
Elizabeth Binder was born and raised in South Africa, but now calls Napa home. She is a Chef with an impressive career including working for Nelson Mandela. Find out how food has always been an important part of her life, even when she was growing up. Learn how she runs a successful catering company where she places great care and thought into creating each menu. Discover who she married and how her home is a reflection of her heritage and much more.
Violet Grgich is the President of Grgich Hills Estate, but also an accomplished musician, avid reader and world traveler. Learn about all the different roles she’s held at the winery and how she approached each one with an objective to learn something new. Discover some of the changes this Napa Valley native has seen over the years. And, learn how she would spend a day off and, why the song, “You are My Sunshine” means so much to her.
Shannon Staglin grew up in the Napa Valley and talks about the changes she’s seen over the past 30 years. She’s a wife, a mother of two and President of Staglin Family Vineyards. Learn how she balances it all. Plus, the steps she took to get where she is today and what she enjoys most about working for the family business. Find out who some of her closest friends are and why an annual Music Festival for Mental Health is so important to the Staglin family.
Ashley Keever was born in California, but grew up in Germany before calling Napa Valley home. She works at her families boutique winery, Keever Vineyards in Yountville. Find out what she does in her free time, including yoga with her daughter to dining at her favorite restaurants. Learn about her decorating and entertaining style and, discover which popular super model she hosted at the winery and much more!
