Women Leaders in Wine & Spirits

ALICIA LINI Lini 910 Emilia Romagna, Italy

ANDREA LEÓN Lapostolle Apalta Valley, Chile

ALEXANDRA MARNIER Lapostolle Apalta Valley, Chile Alexandra envisioned Chile’s enormous potential to produce fine wines from its exceptional terroir in Apalta, where she founded Lapostolle, and a few years later in 1997, Clos Apalta. Under Alexandra’s dedicated vision, Lapostolle has been a pioneer in Chile, and today the winery continues to elevate the region through the production of premium quality wines with a strong emphasis on eco-minded sustainability.

ALEXANDRA PEREYRE & STÉPHANIE MENEUX DE NONANCOURT Laurent-Perrier France The success of Laurent-Perrier is driven by the energy of the family of Bernard de Nonancourt, the initiator of the Laurent-Perrier style and range, now overseen by his two daughters, Alexandra Pereyre de Nonancourt and Stéphanie Meneux de Nonancourt.

Alicia Lini is the fourth generation to lead Lini, and is closely involved in everything at the winery, from winemaking to marketing to exports. Her family has been making lambruscos since 1910 and they are dedicated to making Lambrusco with integrity— holding their wines for longer than the industry standard in order to fully allow the bubbles to incorporate into the wine. Lini’s wines are renowned for their signature freshness and classic dry character.

After Andrea received her enology degree from the University of Santiago, she worked in numerous wine regions in Europe, New Zealand, and the United States. She then returned to Chile, joining the Lapostolle team in 2005 as the on-site winemaker for Clos Apalta, which is considered one of the country’s finest wines. She is now in charge of winemaking across the entire Lapostolle range, and resides near the winery in the heart of Chile’s Colchagua Valley, along with her husband and their two sons.

HEIDI BRIDENHAGEN Macrostie Sonoma County, CA

LUDOVICA DI GRESY Marchesy din Gresy Piedmont, Italy

ASHLEY BARNES Lucky Seven Bourbon USA

ILARIA FELLUGA Marcon Felluga & Russiz Superiore Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Heidi Bridenhagen believes in the value of exploration and experimentation. Her inquisitiveness and background in biochemistry have earned her more than 400 scores of 90 Points or higher from major publications. Heidi has co-led one of Sonoma County’s most diverse and acclaimed vineyard programs featuring more than 30 Chardonnay sites and 15 Pinot Noir Vineyards.

Ludovica, a science and product design graduate, joined her father’s winery in 2013 after diverse experiences, including carpentry in Patagonia, graphic design in Barcelona, and sales at Prada. She brings a “design mental approach” to Marchesi di Grésy, sharing her father’s passion for producing elegant, complex wines that respect tradition, nature, and varietals. Ludovica considers her work a dream come true.

Ashley specializes in warehouse profiling, flavor profile projections, blending, product development and quality control for Lucky Seven Bourbon. She was previously with Four Roses Distillery as the Assistant Quality Control Manager where she performed flavor profiling, formulation and blending. Ashley serves as a judge at the American Distilling Institute and American Craft Spirits Association spirits competitions using her knowledge and experience to critique and provide educational feedback to craft distillers.

Ilaria Felluga joined the family winery in 2017 and is a dynamic force behind Marco Felluga and Russiz Superiore focusing on the harvest, sales, marketing, and communication for the winery. As the latest of a sixth-generation dynasty in this esteemed winemaking family, that began in the latter half of the 1800s in Isola, she brings a fresh and powerful perspective to the tradition of crafting exceptional wines. She is currently studying Viticulture and Oenology at the University of Udine and is nearing graduation.

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WOMEN LEADERS IN WINE & SPIRITS