Marchese Lamberto Frescobaldi is a 30th generation winemaker and President of the Frescobaldi family winemaking dynasty in Italy. Frescobaldi has been producing wine in Tuscany for over 700 years and is the maker of some of the most iconic wines in the world including Castel Giocondo, Nipozzano, Pomino, Luce, Masetto, Ornellaia, and Gorgona to name a few.

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Bordeaux is known for some of the greatest red wines in the world. but we will talk to three women making terrific white Bordeauxs. Dr. Valerie Lavigne is a global consultant and one of the top experts in the vinification and aging of dry wihite wine. Corinne Comme from Chateau Champs des Treilles is a celebrated Bordeaux viticulturist, international consultant, and champion of Biodynamic viticulture. Valerie Vialard is the first women winemaker from the Pessac-Leognan region and has led Chateau Latour Martillac for more than 25 years.

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Jenni Guizio is the newly appointed Associate Director of Wine for Danny Meyer's Union Sq. Hospitality Group. Jenni is the Wine Director at Maialino, Marta, & Vini e Fritti, overseeing the wine programs for the company's Italian eateries. Jenni has worked at some of the best restaurants in NYC including Scarpetta, Del Posto, & Felidia. Jenni Guizio also spent a few years on and off in Sicily's Mt. Etna working hospitality and harvests.

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Sharon Harris is the proprietor of Rarecat Wines, Napa,CA. She is a winemaker and entrepreneur committed to empowering women using wine as a tool to elevate women and promote diversity. She just completed a 23-city tour preaching these issues. Beth von Benz is a wine consultant, sommelier and worked in wine retail. Beth has had a long career in wine in NYC at some of the finest restaurants including Milos, Judson Grill, The US Open, and Porterhouse. Beth was slinging wine before becoming a sommelier was a thing!

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Beth Novak Milliken is President and CEO of Spottswoode Winery in Napa, California. Spottswoode is one of the few wineries in Napa run by women. After the passing of her dad Jack, Beth's mom Mary decided to continue to run the winery, eventually bringing Beth into the fold at this multigenerational family business. All Spottswoode wines are estate grown and certified organic. Beth Novak Milliken has also devoted herself to philanthropy and the community in addition to wine.

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Mark Oldman is an award winning author, Internet entrepreneur, speaker and wine expert. You can find Mark speaking at major food and wine festivals around the country injecting his own style, humor, and wine expertise. Mark is a graduate and board memeber of Stanford University with a BA, MA, and JD, he now teaches a course in entrepreneurship at Stanford. Mark's current book is "How to Drink Like a Billionaire: Mastering Wine with Joie de Vivre".

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California born and current Brooklyn resident Sam Anderson innovated at some of New York's coolest bars including Freeman's, Hotel Delmano, Gold Bar, and Salvation Taco before landing at Danny Bowien's Mission Chinese on the Lower East Side of NYC. Sam is the Beverage Director at Mission and oversees wine, beer, spirits, and tea. Sam's wine list at Mission Chinese is an ode to the natural winemakers of the world. Sam is an avid runner and serious marathoner.

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Raj Vaidya grew up in a family obsessed with food and wine in Bombay, Singapore and New Jersey. Raj cut his teeth in New Jersey going from baking bagels to pouring the finest Burgundies. He went on to work at some of the best restaurants in the country including Cru, Per Se, Gary Danko, and Seeger's while receiving his advanced certificate and diploma in wine. Raj is the Head Sommelier for Daniel Boulud's eponymous Daniel Restaurant in New York City, overseeing four somms and a massive wine list at this legendary restaurant celebrating it's 25th Anniversary.

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Steve Matthiasson studied philosophy in college, but thankfully moved on to horticulture in grad school at UC Davis, finding his way into the vineyards and orchards working for a small sustainable agriculture firm. Steve started consulting on vineyard practices and helped co-write the book on these practices in California. In 2003 Steve started primarily focusing on his family farm and winemaking operation Matthiasson Wines. The SF Chronicle and Food and Wine Magazine named Steve "Winemaker of the Year" Viticulture and horticulture are just as important to Steve as grapes and winemaking.

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Dan Petroski is the winemaker at Larkmead Winery and owns Massican, a winery devoted to crafting Italian white grapes like Ribolla Gialla and Tocai Friulano. The SF Chronicle name Dan Winemaker of the Year for 2017. Jason Heller is a Master Sommelier, ran wine programs for Thomas Keller and Richard Reddington, sales at Harlan, Bond, and Dana and is currently a partner at Scale Wine Group. Dan and Jason along with five other Napa wine friends started the Band of Vintners. They make a cabernet blend called Consortium combining sustainably farmed grapes from a variety of high-quality growers, spanning the Napa hillsides to the valley floor at a price that is music to everyone's ear.

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