November 19thKunde Family Estate announced the appointment of William Molinari to the position of Chief Financial Officer at the family-owned Sonoma Valley winery.
November 18thAugust "Aug" Sebastiani has been promoted to president of The Other Guys (TOG). Currently a division of Don Sebastiani & Sons, TOG will become a separate, independently operated wine company.
November 17thKaren Ross, president of the California Association of Winegrape Growers for the last thirteen years, has accepted a position with the U.S. Department of Agriculture, based in Washington, D.C.
November 16thPremiere Impression Glass and Packaging announces the addition of Brett Peterson to their North America operations as Western Regional Sales representative.
November 16thPremiere Impression Glass and Packaging announces the addition of Eddie Villa to their North America operations as their warehouse manager.
November 12thWirtz Beverage Group announced the appointment of Mark Switaj as Vice President of Training and Development. Switaj will oversee both the strategy and implementation of a unified corporate training and leadership development initiative across the company's national operations.
November 11thWente Family Estates appointed Chris Giudice to Vice President of Sales, Eastern Division. In his role, Giudice is responsible for the execution of strategic marketing and sales objectives for the Wente Family Estates portfolio.