The Business of California Wine Local & Global

What a wonderful conversation at Global Chamber led by K. Christopher Branch on California wines and the global wine market with Co-owner Cynthia Lohr of J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines and friends. Thank you to Cynthia, KC, Lanie Denslow and all the speakers!

Global Chamber San Francisco was pleased to host the virtual wine event "The Business of California Wine Local and Global" conducted in the form of a virtual panel conversation.

Watch HERE with about 10 minutes of intro.

Our panel...

• Cynthia Lohr - Co-owner, Chief Brand Officer of J. Lohr Vineyards and Wines. Cynthia will speak from a winery owner's perspective on the wine business. More on J. Lohr Vinyards and Wine here.
• Honore Comfort - VP of International Marketing; Director of Export Programs at the Wine Institute. Honore will speak as the expert on exporting wine from California to the world.
• Maureen Downey - CEO at Chai Vault. Maureen is the global authority on wine and spirits fraud, counterfeiting and authentication.
• KC Branch: Panel moderator and wine business legal expert.

We covered the following:

• The business of wine from vineyard to exporting worldwide
• Popular wine types and current trends in the wine business
• The impact of non-wine beverages on the wine industry
• The impact of climate change on the wine business

Purchase J. Lohr Pinot Noir and/or Chardonnay, or any wine mentioned here.

In the late 1960s, Jerry Lohr began an extensive investigation of California grape growing regions – searching for the ideal location for his first vineyard. Jerry was raised on a South Dakota farm; his agricultural roots armed him with an innate sense for the relationship between climate, soil, and location. His research and instincts led him to the Central Coast of California... read the story HERE.

Chai Vault CEO Maureen Downey is the global authority on wine and spirits fraud, counterfeiting and authentication. She advises the world's top collectors in purchasing, selling, and managing their collections with her firm, Chai Consulting. She assisted the U.S. government prosecution of the first wine counterfeiting case and continues to actively work with federal law enforcement.

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