Jessica Koga is a winemaker specializing in small lot winemaking from the North Coast of California. She is experienced with crafting sparkling wine as well as luxury Pinot Noir and Cabernet Sauvignon with a focus on site-specific wines. After graduating from UC Davis, she interned at Schramsberg Vineyards and ended up staying for nearly three years before traveling to gain experience in New Zealand and New York. Upon returning to California, she worked for Gundlach Bundschu in Sonoma and at Vineyard 29 in St. Helena before returning to Schramsberg to run their sister winery, Davies Vineyards.

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Anne Fogerty is the Associate Winemaker for Caterwaul Wines in Napa, California. She also has her own virtual label, Belharra Wines, with her wife. A native of Minnesota, she has grown her skills without a traditional winemaking degree and looks to create connections and support for persons across the industry. With 15 harvests in California, two in New Zealand, and multiple winemaking contacts across the globe, she continues to strive for professional development across all facets of winemaking and brand management.

Colleen FitzGerald has built her winemaking career within Pine Ridge Vineyards, rising from laboratory technician to her current role as winemaker and winery operations manager over the past decade. With a biochemistry degree from California Polytechnic State University, she leverages her scientific background to bring analytical precision to her craft. Her strength lies in her ability to artfully balance science and artistry in winemaking, creating exceptional wines across all price points. Her technical expertise has enabled her to successfully scale production of the Chenin Blanc + Viognier brand while maintaining the wine's distinctive character and quality. She shares her passion for both the science and the art of creating wines that express the unique character of their terroir.

Evyn Cameron is a winemaker in Napa Valley with over 15 years of experience in the luxury winemaking and viticulture space. Knowledgeable in brand development, DTC and wholesale business. Mentor for Batonnage Forum and The Roots Foundation as well as on the board of directors for Napa Green. Heavily interested in social and environmental sustainability.

Heidi Bridenhagen has been working in the wine industry for 15years. Her primary role -as Head Winemaker for MacRostie Winery- is on Chardonnay and Pinot Noir winemaking in the Sonoma Coast Region. Heidi’s experience extends beyond winemaking with her focus on viticulture to support her winemaking style with the development of a new vineyard in 2018 in the Petaluma Gap AVA. Heidi also has experience in operations and project management with the build of a Pinot Noir facility in 2015. Heidi’s, most recent passion project is her involvement with launching a new brand – dough wines- which is a collaboration with the James Beard Foundation, working closely with them on impact programs to promote advocacy and sustainability facing the food industry.

Over a career spanning almost 30 years, Kimberlee Nicholls has earned a reputation as one of Napa Valley's most respected winemakers. With a gifted palate, and three decades of Napa Valley winemaking knowledge and experience, Kim crafts wines of character and complexity from Markham's 350 acres of certified sustainable estate vineyards in Yountville, Oak Knoll and Calistoga.

Laura is an enthusiastic advocate for East Coast wines. Her interest in food science and fermentation brought her to the University of California, Davis where she graduated in 2013 with a degree in Viticulture and Enology, a minor in French language, and the desire to get messy. Following graduation, Laura spent the 2013 vintage at Domaine de l’Arlot in Premeaux-Prissey, Burgundy, as a laureate of the Confrérie des Chevaliers du Tastevin. From there, Laura continued to harvest-hop globally and domestically, cleaning presses and digging out tanks in Tennessee, California, Oregon, New Zealand, Australia, and New York. She ultimately found a home in the Hudson River Region, New York, where she spent seven vintages as a winemaker making everything from premium single-vineyard Cabernet Franc to delightfully juicy hybrid blush.  In 2023, Laura joined the technical team with Laffort USA, representing the East Coast and Midwest as a technical winemaker. These days, she offers technical support, winemaking protocols and seminars to winemakers across the country. Laura dreams of making winemaking accessible to everyone and is excited to be a resource to winemakers elevating the reputation of East Coast wines. When not troubleshooting tricky cellar situations, Laura enjoys hiking, biking, listening to the radio, donating blood, and exploring the Hudson Valley.

As both Winemaker and Vineyard Manager, Lindsey Wallingford embodies the belief that the best wines are made in the vineyard. In this dual role, Lindsey works alongside the winery’s in-house vineyard team, guiding the farming of the estate’s 14 individual blocks. In the winery, she applies her talents to single clone fermentations each harvest, to ultimately create three different Cabernet Sauvignons from the property and to ensure that each wine reflects the Estate and the age-worthy style of Saint Helena Winery.

Lindsey began her career studying and working in vineyards of Washington State before she could even legally drink. She laughs when she thinks about the times her supervisors would help her purchase bottles of wine so she could become familiar with the effects of “terroir.” Since then, Lindsey has worked in the wine regions of Australia, New Zealand, Oregon, and across California.

Lindsey is dedicated to the land, and bringing out the best of the property. Through organic farming practices, minimizing tillage, and introducing honey bees, Lindsey and Saint Helena Winery are continuously striving to leave the land better than it was found.