Petaluma, Calif.—Oenofrance USA is happy to announce the hiring of Carmen Giuffré as a part of the Technical Advisory and Consulting Winemaking team. Her career includes extensive laboratory work as an enologist at Joel Gott Wines (St. Helena) and as a lab technician at E&J Gallo (Healdsburg). Most recently, Carmen was a harvest assistant winemaker at Simi Winery in Healdsburg, California.

“I am very excited to be working with Carmen as her approach to winemaking is very much in alignment with Oenofrance’s spirit of innovation,” said Fabien Machard de Gramont, OFUSA Consulting Winemaker and Sales Manager. “We look forward to introducing her to our clients as harvest gets underway.”

Carmen has over 10 years of experience in Viticulture and Enology, along with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Engineering from the National University of Cuyo in Mendoza, Argentina. She will be primarily covering the Napa and Sonoma region. 

About Oenofrance USA:

Founded just outside of Paris in 1943, Oenofrance began its story with winemaking and enological products. Today, the Bordeaux­-based group is comprised of a global network of winemakers, analytical laboratories, agencies, and distributors, all focused on designing high quality, award­winning wines. Since 2014, the company’s US office is based in Petaluma, CA. With a robust range of winemaking supplies from yeasts to tannins and everything in between, Oenofrance USA is committed to bringing new products and innovations
to the US market while providing winemaking advice and continuing to help raise the quality of wines in the Americas.