JUNE 28, 2024 – Winners have been announced in the 17th annual Women’s International Wine & Spirits Competition (IWWSC). The competition, which took place June 10-12 in Santa Rosa, Calif., was founded on the premise that the majority of wine purchased for home consumption is bought by women. The IWWSC judging panels consist entirely of professional women in the wine and spirits industries — winemakers, distillers, marketers, buyers, sommeliers, educators and journalists.  “As always, the International Women’s Wine & Spirits Competition shined a spotlight on hundreds of deserving wines,” says Debra Del Fiorentino, owner of Wine Competitions Management & Production, which organizes and presents IWWSC. “And even though entry is open to all winemakers regardless of gender, I found it gratifying that six of this year’s sweepstakes wines were created by women. And our overall wine winner also was named Best Woman Winemaker

Afternoon Brief, June 9th

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Ackerman Family Vineyards Names Kristie Fondario General Manager

Napa, Calif., June 9, 2021— Ackerman Family Vineyards has promoted Kristie Fondario to General Manager overseeing both the family’s Coombsville estate vineyard, wine business, and the Ackerman Heritage House in Downtown Napa. In her new role, she takes over strategic and long-term planning, wholesale and consumer sales and marketing, vineyards and production oversight for Ackerman […]