July 28, 2025 (Napa, CA) — With wineries going through financial pressures, shifting shopper preferences, labor shortages, and climate-related hurdles, robust, values-driven management has by no means been extra important. In response, the Napa-Sonoma Chapter of Ladies for WineSense is convening three of the area’s most revered leaders for a day of actionable perception, trustworthy dialogue, and trade connection.
Open to all members of the wine trade, the “Vineyard Presidents Panel: Perception, Motion, Inspiration, Connection” can be Thursday, August 7, 2025, from 3:30–6:00 p.m..
This occasion can be generously hosted by proprietor, Anisya Fritz at Lynmar Property Vineyard in Sebastopol, a famend 100 acre jewel of the Russian River Valley encompassing vineyards, gardens and a nature protect.
In regards to the Occasion:
At 3:30 p.m. the onsite occasion begins with a networking reception having fun with hospitality and an assortment of luxurious small-lot Lynmar Property wines. At 4:00 p.m., the panel options:
- Remi Cohen, CEO, Domaine Carneros
- Alison Crowe, Vice President of Winemaking, Founder & Accomplice, Plata Wine Companions
- Anisya Fritz, Proprietor, Lynmar Property
In a guided dialogue, the panelists will share their approaches to management amid uncertainty—from fostering agile, empowered groups to navigating buyer evolution, constructing resilient operations, and integrating sustainability into core enterprise practices. Attendees will acquire sensible takeaways and candid views from a long time of expertise on the helm of distinguished wine manufacturers.
“Winemaking begins with individuals—at all times has, at all times will,” says Alison Crowe of Plata Wine Companions. “In right this moment’s local weather, the place agility and authenticity matter greater than ever, our biggest asset is the power, creativity, and resilience of our groups. I’m excited to debate how we are able to lead with function, belief, and connection in a time that calls for all three.”
Remi Cohen, CEO of Domaine Carneros, provides: “Our dialogue will discover the individuals, processes, and tradition that really make this trade extraordinary. I’m wanting ahead to sharing classes from my journey—and studying from others—about crafting genuine manufacturers, constructing thriving groups, and elevating sustainability throughout winemaking and winegrowing.”
Anisya Fritz, proprietor of Lynmar Property, displays: “As we face modifications in buyer preferences and financial pressures, discovering methods to construct on our core values and innovate can be essential. I’m thrilled to be a part of this dialog, sharing greatest practices, life classes, and even the occasional mistake that formed my management journey.”
Tickets at the moment are accessible. Members of Ladies for WineSense can attend totally free, friends are $30. All wine trade professionals, men and women, are warmly welcome. Please, no stroll ins. Attendees to this non-profit occasion are requested to carry a bottle of wine as a thanks to our host and audio system.
For tickets and occasion particulars, to examine membership standing or turn into a WWS member, please go to our web site right here.
In regards to the Panelists
Alison Crowe is Vice President of Winemaking at Plata Wine Companions, the place she oversees the manufacturing of over 500,000 circumstances yearly throughout eight wineries, crafting award-winning wines from premier AVAs. With experience in model improvement, operations, and wine model technique, she leads the creation of each boutique and nationwide manufacturers, together with Buttercream Chardonnay, Verada Pinot Noir, and Kirkland Signature Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon. All wines beneath her route are vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free, and sourced from 100% Sustainably Licensed vineyards. Alison additionally serves on the Board of the Carneros Wine Alliance, teaches at UC Davis Extension, and is an everyday speaker and moderator at trade occasions.
Remi Cohen is the CEO of Domaine Carneros, bringing over 20 years of wine trade expertise spanning winemaking, viticulture, and government management. She holds an MBA in finance and a grasp’s in viticulture from UC Davis, and started her profession within the Carneros AVA with roles at Saintsbury, Bouchaine, and Merryvale. Earlier than becoming a member of Domaine Carneros in 2020, she served as COO of Cliff Lede Vineyards. Remi continues the vineyard’s legacy of visionary feminine management with a robust give attention to sustainability and innovation.
Anisya Fritz is the proprietor of Lynmar Property, the place she has formed the vineyard’s acclaimed hospitality and direct-to-consumer expertise since 2008, following a worldwide profession as an instructional and CEO within the humanitarian reduction sector. Drawing on her strategic imaginative and prescient and keenness for place, she has led the transformation of Lynmar’s visitor expertise—increasing the property gardens, transforming the tasting room, launching a personal occasions program, and creating a multi-sensory wine and meals pairing collection. Along with her management at Lynmar, Anisya teaches wine enterprise at Sonoma State College and continues to seek the advice of and lecture internationally on humanitarian logistics. Now absolutely rooted at Quail Hill, she blends world perspective with native function to foster a thriving neighborhood of wine lovers.
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About Ladies for WineSense
Ladies for WineSense is a nationwide 501(c)(6) nonprofit group based in 1990 with 12 vibrant chapters throughout the U.S. It’s a neighborhood of wine professionals and fans, welcoming everybody, dedicated to skilled development and fostering the information and appreciation of wine and its cultural and historic significance.
WWS gives wine professionals and fans alike with alternatives to develop by occasions, roundtables, scholarships, and mentorship for all fascinated about studying and fostering relationships at varied ranges with the promotion of the aware enjoyment of wine at our core.
Our members are men and women who’re vineyard homeowners, wine fans, winemakers, wine entrepreneurs, sommeliers, distributors, wholesalers and importers, credentialed shoppers, and individuals who simply love wine…and extra.
For extra info, and to turn into a member, go to womenforwinesense.org
About Lynmar Property
Situated within the coronary heart of Russian River Valley, Lynmar Property is a preeminent producer of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay wines. Resident proprietors Lynn and Anisya Fritz are intimately woven into each day operations, sharing overarching values of sustainability, world-class winemaking, regionally sourced meals, and neighborhood. All the time greater than the sum of its components, Lynmar Property is comprised of 4 touchstone winery parcels in Russian River Valley, starting with Quail Hill Winery established by the household in 1980. For extra info, please go to lynmarestate.com or join through social media @lynmarestate.
