Wine Spirits + Beer Industry Awards 2020: Notable California professionals and producers
Channel: North Bay Business Journal
Date: 2020-12-18

In a year when many people crave a good stiff drink, the Business Journal honors some of the individuals and companies which provide that needed diversion.

The recipients of the Wine, Spirits & Beer Industry Awards were honored Dec. 8 at a Business Journal Virtual Event. Read interviews with the winners: http://nbbj.news/beverage2020

Individual winners:
Winery Custom Crush: Ronald Du Preez, general manager and head winemaker, Sugarloaf Crush
Special Award - Environmental Restoration: Tom Gamble, proprietor and farmer, Gamble Family Vineyards
Winemaker – Napa County: Todd Graff, winemaker, Frank Family Vineyards
Master distiller: Chris Hanson, Hanson of Sonoma Distillery
Winemaker – Mendocino County: Ryan Hodgins, winemaker, FEL Wines
Winery Owner & Winemaker: Kathleen Inman, owner and winemaker, Inman Family Wines
Co-Founders – Craft Beverage: Hunter Wade and Jolie Devoo, co-founders, Golden State Cider
Co-Founders - Distillery: Sarah Fiske and Josh Opatz, co-founders, Young & Yonder Spirits
Winery Owner – Sonoma County: Clay Mauritson, owner, Mauritson Winery
Brewery President & CEO: Kevin McGee, president and CEO, Anderson Valley Brewing Company
Winery Owner – Napa County: Scott Miller, proprietor, Amlés Wines
Brewery CEO: Jeff Ottoboni, CEO, North Coast Brewing Co.
Winemaker – Sparkling Wine: Manveer Sandhu, director of winemaking, Rack & Riddle Custom Wine Services
Winery Managing Partner – Napa County: Juan Pablo Torres Padilla, managing partner and CEO, Sullivan Rutherford Estate
Head Distiller: Tim Welch, head distiller, Mylans Distilling Co.
Winemaker – Large Winery: Chrissy Wittmann, director of winemaking at The Prisoner Wine Company

Supplier winners:
VinoPRO
Wineshipping

WINnovation Awards
Also, check out this year’s winners of the Wine Industry Network’s WINnovation Awards:
California Soda Company
ConeTech
VinterActive
Liviri
ATPGroup