Paul Lange

Paul Lange

Intriguing Storyteller Napa Valley is filled with performers, broadcasters, showmen, hucksters, and barkers. Some have even mastered the fine art of storytelling. A few of those have honed the most compelling skill a storyteller can acquire; the ability to know when...
Kerrin Laz

Kerrin Laz

Intriguing Wine Aficionado When Kerrin Laz joined Dean & DeLuca in 2003 as wine buyer for the Washington DC store, she had little experience in the field of wine. Today, Laz oversees two eponymous Napa Valley tasting rooms – in Yountville and at CIA Copia in...
Marcus Marquez

Marcus Marquez

Intriguing Change Agent Marcus fell in love with the food and wine scene of Napa Valley in the late 1990s when working at The Kitchen in Sacramento. As the manager and one of the wine buyers, he was very proud of the Wine Spectator award they received for the wine...
T Beller

T Beller

Intriguing Virtuoso of Wine Country Experiences T left the South to go to college, but the South has never left her. Her graceful hospitality (and pithy Southern colloquialisms) are the stuff of legends. Guests of her curated luxury tour business, Verve Napa Valley,...
Juan Pablo Torres-Padilla

Juan Pablo Torres-Padilla

Intriguing Visionary At the helm of Sullivan Rutherford Estate since early 2018, Juan Pablo Torres-Padilla has a vision – to establish the most professional and wine-passionate team in pursuit of crafting the next ‘first growth’ wine from Napa Valley. Building...