January 11, 2023
By Elizabeth Hans McCrone Vida Valiente. In English, it translates to Valiant Life. According to Susana Cueva Drumwright, co-founder of Vida Valiente Estate and its corresponding Vida Valiente Foundation,...
January 10, 2023
By Kathleen Willcox “It’s all about equity,” Remy Drabkin says of her mission as a winemaker, mayor and co-founder of a nonprofit LGBTQ+ advocacy group. “That encompasses everything from how we...
January 9, 2023
By Kathleen Willcox Peter Bell is like the weather. Often quiet and unobtrusive, he’s always there. He’s a force who has shaped — and, through his tireless mentoring of people who have become...
October 27, 2022
Submit your nomination for the wine industry’s Most Inspiring People. Today is the first day to submit nominations for Wine Industry Advisor’s annual Most Inspiring People Awards. In 2018,...
January 14, 2022
Over the last year and a half, Julia Coney’s influence within wine continues to deepen, inspiring wine professionals to become more thoughtful about how their work can make a meaningful impact on the industry....
January 13, 2022
Lucie Morton says she remembers when Tony Wolf first appeared on her radar. He was a recent Cornell graduate, and she was a member of the Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, looking...
January 11, 2022
“We give regularly and as often as possible. There’s no reason to wait until the holidays. People need help year-round. And if more companies and people thought like that … the world would be a better...
January 10, 2022
Tradition and progress often appear to be opposing factions, especially in our increasingly politicized world. But Christa-Lee and Darrien McWatters manage to honor their family’s incredible history and...
January 7, 2022
Alex Ryan knows full well that the company he runs is trying to do something that has almost never been done successfully—which makes the challenge all that much more exciting. “No, there hasn’t been a...
January 6, 2022
Ron Rosenbrand didn’t need a fire to cement his legacy at Spring Mountain Vineyard in Napa. By that awful late September night in 2020, he had already logged almost 20 years as a premier grape grower at...