Women Leaders in Wine & Spirits

CHÂTEAU DE PARENCHÈRE Bordeaux, France Julia Gazaniol

CHÂTEAU DE ROUANNE Vinsobres, France Clarisse Borau Clarisse started harvesting and pressing grapes with her feet at the age of 10 in the “garage”. Her training as an agricultural engineer/ agronomist in Toulouse enabled her to discover different wine-producing regions of the world. She then trained as an oenologist in Montpellier, and worked as the assistant winemaker in Châteauneuf-du-Pape for two years. She arrived at Château de Saint Cosme in 2021 and is now the winemaker of the Barruol family’s second estate: Château de Rouanne in Vinsobres.

COLLE MASSARI Tuscany, Italy Maria Iris Bertarelli

COOPER MOUNTAIN Willamette Valley, OR Barbara Gross

From an early age Barbara Gross walked the rows of Pinot Noir on the family estate in the Chehalem Mountains of Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Post university she joined the family business and never looked back. Currently she serves at the helm of Cooper Mountain, one of the leading biodynamic wineries in the United States and has held multiple board seats in the valley. She’s die-hard committed to a future for winemaking and winegrowing in the Willamette Valley.

Maria Iris Bertarelli and her brother, Claudio Tipa, run the ColleMassari Wine Estates, a family-owned collection of four iconic properties from Tuscany. They acquired Castello ColleMassari in 1998 and expanded their holdings over several years to include three additional properties— Grattamacco in Bolgheri, Poggio di Sotto in Montalcino, and Tenuta San Giorgio in Montalcino.

Julia’s grandfather founded the winery, which is situated at the easternmost edge of the Bordeaux appellation, next to Bergerac. He eventually passed down responsibilities to her father. After her studies, Julia joined her father in helping run the estate, and now oversees many aspects of the business. As commercial manager, she is responsible for sales management and distribution in 30 countries.

COUSINO MACUL Maipo Valley, Chile Rosario Palma Corrales

THE CRIMSON GROUP California Jennifer Locke With extensive global experience in the fine wine sector, Jen joined Crimson Wine Group as its Chief Executive Officer in December 2019. She brings to the company inspirational leadership skills and an industrywide reputation for delivering results and leading high-performing teams in a collaborative and innovative style. Prior to joining Crimson, Jen was Senior Vice President of U.S. Luxury and Direct-to-Consumer Sales, Americas, at Treasury Wine Estates (TWE)

DRY CREEK VINEYARDS Sonoma County, CA Kim Stare Wallace In 2011, Kim became President of Dry Creek Vineyard. Her vision for the future of this dynamic family business is clear – to honor the past while innovating for the future to come. Featured on the cover of Wine Spectator (March 31, 2021) and selected as a finalist for ‘Wine Executive of the Year’ for Wine Enthusiast’s 2019 Wine Star Awards

DOMAINE DROUHIN Oregon Véronique Boss-Drouhin

After studying agronomy with a specialty in Enology at the Pontifical University of Chile, Rosario first joined the Cousiño Macul team in 2005. After years of learning at Cousiño Macul and other renowned sites in Spain, California, Italy, France, and Germany, she became the Head Winemaker in 2018. Her passion for innovation inspires her to continue to the wines’ quality year after year. “We intervene as little as possible in the vineyards and winery. This makes our wines a true emblem.”

Véronique Boss-Drouhin grew up in Beaune, in the heart of Burgundy. She decided on a winemaking career at an early age, inspired by her family and also the small circle of women working in wine at the time. In the years since, Véronique has become globally recognized for her work in Burgundy and Oregon. She has made more than 30 vintages in each growing region, and is considered an icon in both. Today, Véronique continues to make every wine for Domaine Drouhin.

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