| | Pascal Durand
Pascal Durand is a specialist in wine management and strategy for the wine industry. He is also a recognized wine expert, operating in several French and international wine competitions. Owner and operator of a small family vineyard in Beaujolais, he consults on subjects including wine marketing, vineyard production and management, wine education and policy. Graduating from the French National School of Higher Education in Agriculture at Montpellier (Languedoc-France), and the University of Burgundy, Durand specialized in economics of the wine industry as an academic. Former professor and director of Graduates studies in Economics at the National School of Higher Education in Agriculture of Dijon-Burgundy, he established the program of wine economics at the « National Diploma of Enology » of the University of Burgundy in the 70's and taught wine marketing and management for 25 years. In 1990, Durand created and directed GIST, the Institute for Viticulture and Enology of the University of Burgundy, in charge of coordination of research and extension efforts in viticulture and enology, involving up to 150 research/extension personnel in Alsace, Burgundy and Champagne. A visiting professor and lecturer, Durand has permanent relationships with academics and wine business in the US. As adjunct associate professor at the College of Agriculture of Cornell University, he participated in the development of the Pinot noir industry in the Finger Lakes region. Pascal Durand is currently president of the Pinot Noir Academy, an international program dedicated to exchanges of experiences in vineyard and winery management.
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 | | K.C. Fugelsang
K.C. Fugelsang is Professor of Enology at California State University, Fresno. Since joining the university in 1972, he has published over 150 technical papers and 14 books including Wine Analysis and Production. Most recently, he has co-authored the second edition of Wine Microbiology- Practical Applications and Procedures with Charles Edwards of Washington State University. The book received the 2007 Prix d l'OIV representing only the second time in the history of the award that an American author was recognized in the field of Oenology. He is past president of the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and recipient of the University's Outstanding Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity Award, the Salgo-Noren and NACTA Awards, the Claude Lavelle Award for Innovative Technology, and the Outstanding Alumnus Award ("Top Dog" Classes of 1969 and 72). As part of his responsibilities, Professor Fugelsang also manages Fresno State's 20,000 case commercial winery where his students have received over 600 awards in major commercial wine competitions since its inception in 1997.
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 | | Sigrid Gerstsen-Briand
Sigrid has a degree in Microbiology from McGill University in Montréal. She started in a quality control lab for the home wine kit/juice company, Mosti Mondiale, before working for Pelee Island Winery and then at last finding the calling of promoting yeast and bacteria in wine for Lallemand. This privately-owned Canadian company has seen her based in the Niagara region (Canada) and more recently near San Francisco, where she misses the snow of the northeast but makes up for it by walking dogs on the beach as often as possible. She shares a role as a technical sales representative for Lallemand North America and regional sales representative for Scott Labs.
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 | | Dominique Del Teil Dominique is a graduate in agronomy, specializing in viticulture & enology
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 | | Dr. Nichola Hall
In 1997, Hall graduated from University of Abertay, Dundee, Scotland with a BSc. (HONS) in Microbial Biotechnology. She then traveled to Perugia, Italy to work in the laboratory of Prof. Alessandro Martini on the taxonomic classification of wine yeast. Upon returning to Scotland, Hall began her Ph. D in Yeast Physiology and Fermentation Science and in 2001; she graduated from the laboratory of Professor Graeme M. Walker. In 2002, she took up the post of Director of Microbiology at Bronco Wine Company. In March 2009, Hall joined Scott Laboratories. In her current position, she serves as a technical consultant for all areas of enology with a particular focus on fermentation management, microbial nutrition, wine microbiology and analysis and winery sanitation.
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 | | Markus Keller
Markus Keller is the Chateau Ste. Michelle Distinguished Professor of Viticulture at Washington State University's Irrigated Agriculture Research and Extension Center in Prosser. He received his MS in plant science and PhD in natural sciences from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Zürich. He has conducted viticulture research and taught in Europe, Australia, and North and South America. His research focuses on environmental factors and management practices as they influence crop physiology of wine and juice grapes, and he is the author of the new textbook "The Science of Grapevines - Anatomy and Physiology". He also helped set up the Northwest Grape Foundation Service that provides clean planting material to the rapidly expanding grape and wine industries of the Pacific Northwest and other cool climate regions.
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 | | Richard Kline
Richard is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of eWinery Solutions. A true entrepreneur at heart, Kline has provided the direction behind the company's superior technology and is responsible for leading all aspects of eWinery's business model. While at eWinery, he has helped many wine industry retailers realize significant sales growth through the adoption of eWinery's platform.
Since founding the company in 2003, Richard has met with literally hundreds of winery owners and has listened carefully to the needs expressed in these one-on-one sessions. The result is a software platform designed exclusively for wineries of all production levels. Relying on his collaborative skills, Richard has assembled a team of talented programmers and has built key integrations with other industry leaders in compliance, point-of-sale, tasting room reservations, fulfillment and sophisticated ERP systems.
An industry veteran with over 20 years in restaurant and hotel management, he brings extensive experience to his position, spanning the fields of sales, marketing, and management advisory services among others. Richard attended the University of Idaho studying the odd combination of football, landscape architecture and business administration. |
 | | Alyssa J. Rapp
Alyssa J. Rapp, is the founder and CEO of Bottlenotes, Inc., the leading resource for new to intermediate wine enthusiasts interested in learning about wine, sharing tasting notes, and tasting wine. Alyssa is also the author of Bottlenotes Guide to Wine: Around the World in 80 Sips (Adam's Media, October 2008). Alyssa's first formal foray into wine included co-presiding over the wine club at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business. Alyssa earned a B.A. in Political Science and the History of Art from Yale University in 2000 and an M.B.A. from Stanford University's Graduate School of Business in 2005. She serves on the Board of Trustees for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago and was named in Inc. Magazine's "30 Under 30" coolest entrepreneurs in America and one of Playboy.com's "10 Sexiest CEOs" in America. Alyssa greatly enjoys traveling the world in search of today's best wines. |
 | | Ronald Scharman
Before joining eWinery Solutions, Ron Scharman was chief operating officer for New Vine Logistics, a Napa based direct-to-consumer wine fulfillment company. Prior to moving to California, Scharman served as Chief Executive Officer of the Morrell Wine Group, a luxury wine and lifestyle brand in New York with operations that include Morrell & Company Retail Division (store, catalog, and internet), Morrell Restaurant Division (Morrell Wine Bar & Café), Morrell Fine Wine Auction Division, Morrell Wine Storage Division, Morrell Wine Institute, and Morrell Wine Events. Previously, Scharman held major COO and CEO positions over a 12 year period with several national specialty retail chains in the cosmetics and fragrance, home decorating, and fashion industries. Before launching his retail executive career, Scharman spent 7 years in corporate and investment banking in New York City with major financial institutions. Mr. Scharman received his MBA in finance and accounting from Cornell University's Johnson School of Management, following four years of work in Southeast Asia and the Far East, which included a two year U.S. Peace Corps assignment in The Philippines, and two years employment with a Japanese trading company in Tokyo. He received his B.S. degree in Agricultural Economics and International Development from Cornell University. |
 | | Dr. R. Keith Striegler
Dr. R. Keith Striegler is the Proprietor of Flint Ridge Winegrowing Services in Fayetteville, AR. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Food Science from the University of Arkansas, and his Ph.D. in Horticulture from Michigan State University. Dr. Striegler's professional experience includes working as a Research Scientist, Interim Director, and Julio R. Gallo Director's Chair at the Viticulture and Enology Research Center, California State University, Fresno; as an Extension Fruit Specialist for the Department of Horticulture, University of Arkansas; as Assistant Director-Viticulture and subsequently Director of the Mid-America Viticulture and Enology Center at Missouri State University; and as the Director and Viticulture Program Leader of the Institute for Continental Climate Viticulture and Enology at the University of Missouri. His research interests include cultivar and rootstock evaluation, vineyard mechanization, sustainable practices, and the influence of cultural practices on grape and wine composition. Dr. Striegler currently serves on the Board of Directors of the National Grape and Wine Initiative (NGWI); as Chair of the NGWI Outreach Committee; and as the National Clean Plant Network for Grapes Tier 2 Vice-Chair. Previously he served as the ASEV-ES Chair and on the Viticulture Consortium-East Regional Guidance Committee.Dr. Peter Salamone is the Technical Manager, North America for Laffort. Dr. Salamone has broad experience in Industrial Biotechnology and the Wine Industry both in production settings with E&J Gallo Winery and Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines as well as wine industry service experience with enological product and enzyme vendors. Coupled with his diverse production winery exposure Peter's depth of biotech experience in molecular biosciences including microbiology, enzymology and genetics provides Laffort USA clients with an outstanding technical resource. |
  | | Jim Trezise
Jim Trezise has been President of the New York Wine & Grape Foundation since its creation in 1985, and has been involved with the industry since 1982. The Foundation is a private, not-for-profit organization which sponsors research and conducts promotion programs in support of New York grapes, grape juice and wine. The Foundation's research and promotion programs have received international recognition, as has its close and productive partnership with the State of New York. Jim is also widely recognized for his leadership in the American wine industry, having received three national awards for his many contributions: the Wine Integrity Award in 2006 from the Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission; the first-ever "Distinguished Service Award" in 2001 from the American Society for Enology and Viticulture (Eastern Section); and the Perpetual Monteith Trophy (Thomas Jefferson Cup) in 1995 from the Vinifera Winegrowers Association. Jim is actively involved with several national and international organizations focusing on key issues affecting the grape and wine industry worldwide. He serves on the Executive Committee and Board of Directors of WineAmerica as a board member of the National Grape and Wine Initiative; as a Board member of the Wine Market Council and was a co-founder of the American Wine Alliance for Research and Education.
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 | | Dr. Bruce Zoecklein Dr. Bruce Zoecklein is Professor Emeritus and the Head of the Enology-Grape Chemistry Group at Virginia Tech. He worked in the California wine industry and taught Enology at California State University-Fresno prior coming to Virginia Tech in 1985. His education includes: BS Microbiology/Biochemistry, MS Horticulture and Ph.D. Food Science. He conducts research, extension, classroom, graduate student education and oversees and commercial analytical laboratory service for the wine industry. He has co-authored books on wine chemistry and analysis (including Wine Analysis and Production and a Spanish language text Analisis y Vino Produccio), numerous book chapters, research, trade, and extension publications. His research interests include secondary plant metabolites: aroma, flavor and phenol compounds. Bruce has received teaching, research and extension awards, including the American Society for Enology and Viticulture eastern section 2011 Outstanding Achievement Award. He is a member of the Editorial Board of several scientific journals and the trade publication Practical Winery and Vineyard. He has consulted for the Romanian, Moldavian, Italian, Argentine and Chinese governments. He has been involved in winery design and planning for wineries around the world and is the editor of Winery Planning and Design, a CD and web-based publication. His Enology Notes, electronic technical briefs are mailed to subscribers world-wide. Information on his Enology-Grape Chemistry Group including Enology Notes, electronic technical briefs, and on-line publications is available at www.vtwines.info. |