Board of Directors

Our 80-member board includes vintners — small, large and in between — representing each of California’s diverse winegrowing regions. The board is supported by the work of numerous committees and working groups. All members are invited to attend our quarterly board meetings and participate in committee meetings, and no winery has more than two votes on our board.

Wine Institute 2026-27 Board of Directors

2026-2027 Board of Directors

Gretchen Roddick, Wine Institute board chair

Gretchen Roddick, executive vice president of Hope Family Wines in Paso Robles, was elected Wine Institute board chairman for the 2026-27 fiscal year at the organization’s 92nd Annual Membership and Board of Directors Meeting in Napa June 7-9, 2026. Other officers elected were Ben Dollard of Treasury Wine Estates, first vice chairman; Ed Matovcik of Constellation Brands, second vice chairman, and Christine Wente of Wente Vineyards, treasurer; and Jennifer Evans of The Wine Group, secretary. Steve J. Gross is president and CEO of Wine Institute. Read the full news release here.

2026-2027 At-Large Directors

AT-LARGE DIRECTOR	ALTERNATE
Ryan Bogle, Bogle Family Wine Collection	Warren Bogle, Bogle Family Wine Collection
Caroline Coleman Bailey, GALLO	Maribel Delgado, GALLO
Adam Copley, The Duckhorn Portfolio	Catherine Sullivan Kelly, The Duckhorn Portfolio
Ben Dollard, Treasury Wine Estates	Ben Duemler, Treasury Wine Estates
Debra Dommen, Treasury Wine Estates	Jane Froyd, Treasury Wine Estates
Mike Donich, The Wine Group	Jeannie Bremer, The Wine Group
Dom Engles, Bronco Wine Company	Debbie Juergenson, Bronco Wine Company
Jennifer Evans, The Wine Group	Keith Bauman, The Wine Group
Stephanie Gallo, GALLO
Emmanuel Garibay, Bonterra Organic Estates	Courtney Taylor, Bonterra Organic Estates
Robert Hanson, The Duckhorn Portfolio
Cheryl Indelicato, Delicato Family Wines	Mark Merrion, Delicato Family Wines
Peter Larson, Trinchero Family Estates	Mario Trinchero, Trinchero Family Estates
Matt Locklin, JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery	Molly Scott, JUSTIN Vineyards & Winery
Lawrence T. Lohr, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines	Jeff Humphreys, J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines
Ed Matovcik, Constellation Brands	Tiffanie De Liberty, Constellation Brands
Gretchen McDade, Constellation Brands	Sam Glaetzer, Constellation Brands
Robert Torkelson, Trinchero Family Estates	Anthony Torres, Trinchero Family Estates
Matthew Towers, O'Neill Vintners & Distillers	Breck O'Neill, O'Neill Vintners & Distillers
Jolene Yee, Delicato Family Wines	Ken Minami, Delicato Family Wines

2026-2027 District Directors

District	Director	Alternate
Northern:	Kaj Ahlmann, Six Sigma Winery
Sonoma:	Julie Pedroncelli St. John, Pedroncelli Winery
	Katie Wetzel Murphy, Alexander Valley Vineyards
	Alan Ramey, Ramey Wine Cellars
	Tobin Ginter, Rodney Strong Vineyards
Napa:	Emma Swain, St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery	Hugh Davies, Schramsberg Vineyards
	Mike Reynolds, HALL Wines	Kellie Duckhorn, Baldacci Family Vineyards
	Karen Fontanella, Fontanella Family Winery	Anthony Truchard, Truchard Vineyards
	Darioush Khaledi, Darioush	Pam Starr, Crocker & Starr
	Alan Viader, VIADER Vineyards and Winery	Christina Turley, Turley Wine Cellars
San Francisco Bay:	Christine Wente, Wente Family Vineyards	William Cooper, Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards
Monterey Bay:	Scott Scheid, Scheid Vineyards
Central Coast:	Gretchen Roddick, Hope Family Wines
	Justin Perino, Castoro Cellars
	Maeve Pesquera, O'Neill Vintners & Distillers
	Barry White, Ancient Peaks Winery
Southern:	Stephen Kahle, Woof'n Rose Winery	Linda McWilliams, San Pasqual Winery
Sierra:	Joan Kautz, Ironstone Vineyards
Northern Interior:	Marissa Lange, LangeTwins Family Vineyards and Winery
Southern Interior:	Kyle Ray, ASV Wines