Balletto Vineyards Appoints Jim Morris as New Director of Hospitality  

Santa Rosa, CA – (September 13, 2023) – Balletto Vineyards, a family-owned estate winery in Sonoma County, is proud to add Jim Morris to its team. Jim joins as Director of Hospitality and brings 20 years of wine, hospitality and event experience to the position.   […]

A typical day at Charles Krug is not for the faint of heart. There can be Wine Club members in our Membership Lounge, groups of people enjoying tastings in our Cabanas in the Redwood Cellar Gardens, guests from the Wine Train enjoying a private tour and tasting daily, a private corporate event at the Carriage House, and a Comedy show in the evening in the Tasting Room. As Vice President of Guest Relations, the routine of managing large crowds is not new to me. What is new is the various and creative event ideas my team will need to execute this spring/summer as things begin to reopen. Charles Krug Winery is proudly Napa Valley’s oldest winery and still family owned by the Mondavi family (4th Generation). But we are in a unique position of being one of the few wineries that can host events large and small at the winery. In the crowded landscape that is Wine Country, it is important to stand out from the crowd and create experiences that bring people to the winery with the goal to

We Can Do Better. Here's How. John F Kennedy said once: "It is not enough to pin the blame on others, to say this is a problem of one section of the country or another, or deplore the fact that we face. A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all." I am blessed to be surrounded each day by a team rich with diverse backgrounds, ethnicities, religions, ages, and experiences, with many perspectives and voices to contribute. I have needed to do very little to create a relationship of respect among them except try to foster a forum where hard and serious conversations can occur (albeit over Zoom) and promote understanding, and not always force agreement. My team is doing the rest. Many are angry, most are sad, all are concerned and everyone is affected. Allyship is hard and a lifelong process but we're trying. We all need to try harder. As stewards of our client's marketi