Being a vineyard manager checked all the boxes for Mary: collaboration of ideas, working with the soil, the interface of farming and nature, and the intersections of science and farming. Working over 30 years now in vineyards has been a great gift, and she has been fortunate to work with people who valued farming practices that respected the people and the soils.

Mary has been managing vineyards for Bill Harlan since 2002, and she currently oversees farming and vineyard development for Harlan and Promontory. The team there continues to work with evolving farming practices that benefit the soils and vines. Mary has found the most gratifying (and maybe unexpected) aspects of her field to be the evolution of vineyard workers, and a recognition of how their work is paramount to the quality of the wines being made in this valley. You can follow her on Instagram at @m3rrymar.

Ana Keller is Estate Director for Keller Estate since 1998. Ana studied Chemistry at University of Mexico and her respect for terroir serves as a great foundation for running the vineyard and winery operation. It has allowed her to see the wine business from many sides, which will be a fantastic asset if you collaborate with her. As a Latina, she is thrilled to see more women all origins grown in our industry. You can follow her on Instagram at @anakellerw.

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Ann was one of the first female vineyard managers and has been a mentor to many over the years. After 25 years as a vineyard manager and consultant in the Napa Valley, Ann Kraemer longed for a chance to farm for herself. Shake Ridge Vineyards in Amador County is proving a worthy, and demanding, subject for her passion. Ann lives on the vineyard full time and her attention to custom-farming small vineyard blocks is the reason many winemakers have made the pilgrimage to her ranch. Ann is able to provide her family's brand Yorba Wines and the other Shake Ridge winemakers high quality fruit from a diverse and distinct vineyard. You can follow her on Instagram at @yorbawines.

Raised on a small bustling farm in Connecticut, Annie's early exposure to an agrarian lifestyle shaped her love of agriculture and nature. Studying abroad in France during college reinforced her passion for wine. Following graduation she began her wine career at Newton Vineyards under the tutelage of John Kongsgaard. She went on to work with Cathy Corison where she truly found her place, in the vineyard. Annie worked as viticulturist for David Abreu Vineyard Management for over 10 years directing vineyard establishment and development for several of Napa Valley's most respected vineyard sites. Since 2009, Annie has turned her focus to her brand Favia Wines and more recently launched ERDA tea, an organic herbal tea company. You can follow her on Instagram at @annie.favia.

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Diana Snowden Seysses is a winemaker and educator. A graduate of UC Davis from the Viticulture & Enology program, she lives in France where she makes wine in Burgundy and commutes to her family estate in the Napa Valley, bringing all the Burgundian tradition she holds dear back to her native home. She finds endless inspiration in the notion of "Terroir," the tryptic of land, climate, and people. She seeks to promote and protect Terroir in its largest definition, the embodiment of ecosystem and community. You can follow her on Instagram at @dianasnowsey.

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(Photo Credit: Bénédicte Manière).

Janna is a regenerative ranch and vineyard consultant the last eight years in Napa, Sonoma, Lodi and beyond. Specializing in transitional vineyard planning. Early on, she spent seven award-winning years as a Gramercy Tavern wine captain, accrued sustainability experience in solar and energy efficiency during the green jobs era of the mid-2000s and used it working in the South Pacific alongside tribal leadership to build a climate and cultural resilience project. When she returned to New York as a wine buyer with Christy Frank’s celebrated small producer shop, the early years of natural wine connected her to vignerons across the globe – Janna was already envisioning regenerative vineyards.

A lifelong social and environmental justice activist, Janna is active and allied with multiple BIPOC organizations building inroads in wine and ag in support of this amazing momentum! You can follow her on Instagram at @resilientdrinker.

Julia van der Vink is a Viticulturist and Research and Development Manager at Bond, Harlan Estate and Promontory who specializes in regenerative winegrowing practices. Julia began her career in the wine industry at age 18, while she was completing her degree in Government and Economics from Harvard. She spent her free time during college studying for her WSET diploma, (passing 5/6 units with distinction), and stocking shelves at Ball Square Fine Wines in exchange for the opportunity to taste weekly with the buying team. Julia has experience working with multiple winemakers and winegrowers around the world, including Forlorn Hope, Mayacamas, MacDonald, Jasud Estate, and Enterprise Vineyard Management in California; Mac Forbes in Australia; Burn Cottage in New Zealand; and Mullineux Wines in South Africa. You can follow her on Instagram at @jvandervink.

Laura Deyermond is a viticulturist who specializes in organic and regenerative farming on hillside vineyards in Napa Valley. She has 14 years of experience in the wine industry in New York, Washington and California and has her Masters in Horticulture, focusing on grapevine physiology. Laura has been working in Napa and Sonoma Valleys since 2012, and is currently the head viticulturist at Newton Vineyard in St Helena. As someone who did not grow up in the wine industry, Laura quickly learned how necessary it is to have a mentor to guide you on your path and to have someone to ask the "silly" questions to without judgement. You can follow her on Instagram at @ldeyermond.

Before moving to Napa, California, Macy studied Viticulture & Enology at Cornell University. While in school she worked in the vineyards and wineries in the Finger Lakes in New York, Utiel-Requena in Spain, and Barossa Valley in South Australia. After graduation, she moved across the country to California and never looked back. She has been the vineyard manager of Rudd Estate in Oakville since 2014 where she and her year-round vineyard team focus on organic and biodynamic farming, a full-time flock of sheep as their mowers, and implementing various forms of biodiversity throughout Rudd's vineyards and properties. You can follow her on Instagram at @macygraype.

Sarah Wuethrich is a full-time mom, winemaker, and Chablis lover from Santa Rosa, CA, with a passion for making expressive and powerful Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Anderson Valley through her Maggy Hawk wines. With over 19 years in wine production, and a broad spectrum of experience from vineyards up and down CA and OR, Sarah is excited to connect with other motivated women who are looking to stir things up in the wine industry. You can follow her on Instagram at @petite.sarah.

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