Women Leaders in Wine & Spirits

VARIETAL NOVEMBER | DELAWARE

ANNE EIFEL Heinz Eifel Winery Mosel & Rheinhessen, Germany

PRUE HENSCHKE Henschke Eden Valley, Australia

MARJORIE BONVIN Henri Badoux Aigle, Switzerland

CATHY FRANKLIN Hillrock Estate Distillery Hudson Valley, NY HILLROCK DISTILLERY FOUNDED BY HUSBAND & WIFE Cathy co-founded Hillrock Estate Distillery, a producer of award winning field-to-glass artisanal whiskey. She oversees the sales and marketing, public relations, events, and distribution functions. Recently, Cathy worked with the distillery team to craft the bestselling “Cathy’s Cuvee” - her own special blend of their flagship Solera Aged Bourbon Whiskey. JEFFERY BAKER, CATHY FRANKLIN AND THE LATE LEGENDARY MASTER DISTILLER DAVE PICKERELL

Anne Eifel-Spohr is the Winemaker for her family estate Romerhof winery founded in 1979 by her father Heinz. She assumed the role of winemaker in July, 2000 after gaining a diploma in oenology from Geisenheim University. She is responsible for crafting the Heinz Eifel wines, as well as the wine estate Eifel-Pfeiffer and the Romerhof wines.

Viticulturist Prue and her husband, fifthgeneration winemaker Stephen, are the current custodians of the Henschke winery and vineyards, steeped in 150 years of family winemaking history in Barossa’s Eden Valley. Prue’s philosophy is a holistic one—“to ensure our created environment sits in a healthy balance with our natural landscape. I would like to see the next generation inherit a fertile and sustainable land.”

Winemaker Marjorie Bonvin has been spreading her passion within the Henri Badoux house for ten years. Hers has quickly became an essential “nose”. She shares with us her love of wine and her experience as a woman wine merchant. Founded in 1908, based in Aigle, this traditional winery with an estate of more than 50 hectares has been developing over the years what is nowadays the most famous Swiss wine at home and abroad -“Aigle les Murailles”! Pricing Reprints from The Beverage Media

ALI MAYFIELD Jaine Columbia Valley, WA

JENNIFER DOYLE Jansz, Tasmania Australia

DONZILIA COPETO João Portugal Ramos Family Estates Portugal

JULES TAYLOR Jules Taylor Winery Marlborough, New Zealand

Jules is the chief-winemaker. She’s our all-Marlborough, all-weather, all in Queen of production. She’s the visionary, the dreamer, the motivator, the joker, the chivvy-er, the taster of berries. Mother of Louis, Nico and godmother to several hundred thousand little grapes, she’s a straight talker who’s also a darn nice person. Jules is married to George Elworthy, winemaker for The Better Half wines.

Ali Mayfield is an independent winemaker based in Walla Walla, WA. Mentored by the late Stan Clarke, she completed the viticulture and enology program at Walla Walla Community College in 2007. As a consulting winemaker at Foundry Vineyards, Ali’s first vintage of 2011 Chardonnays earned scores of 92 and 94 (Editor’s Choice) from the Wine Enthusiast - among the highest Chardonnay scores garnered by a female winemaker in Washington State.

Jennifer’s viticultural journey began 28years ago in her home state of New South Wales. The most recent 12 years have found her firmly planted in (and planting!) southern Tasmania. She began exploring alternative methods of managing pests and disease early in her career, realizing the multi-faceted value of protecting and enhancing biological diversity. She has won multiple awards for her work including for 2017 Australian Women in Wine Viticulturist of the Year.

Donzilia completed her post-graduate in oenology from Évora University following a degree in agricultural, food and engineering industries from Instituto Politécnico de Beja. In 1996 she started working for João Portugal Ramos Family Estates and in 1999 she became a winemaker for their property in Alentejo, as well as production, quality and food safety manager. successfully

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