ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Public Relations for the Wine Industry

These companies are not limited to the Bay Area.

Balzac Communications & Marketing

1200 Jefferson St.

Napa, CA 94559

Tel: 707-255-7667

Fax: 707-255-1119

klewis@balzac.com

www.balzac.com

Clients:
Canandaigua Wines: (Columbia Winery, Covey Run, Dunnewood, Talus, Alice White, Vina Santa Carolina, Marcus James, Almaden, Inglenook); Chateau Potelle; The Court of Master Sommeliers; Delicato Vineyards;, Diageo Chateau & Estate Wines (Barton & Guestier, Beaulieu Vineyard, The Monterey Vineyard, Sterling Vineyards, Trimbach, Great Chateaux of Bordeaux, Great Estates of Burgundy), The Hess Collection; Instituto dos Vinhos do Porto; Los Angeles County Fair International Wine Competition; Madonna Estate;
Pernod-Ricard-USA, House of Sandeman; Schramsberg Vineyards; Silvan Ridge; Trinchero Family Estates;
Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, France;
Vinitaly/Veronafiere, Verona, Italy
Women for WineSense, Napa, CA
ZD Wines, Rutherford, CA

Delphinus, LLC

Melanie McEvoy
400 East 71st Street Suite 5U
New York, NY 10021
Phone 212.734.9461
Fax 212.208.4458

mmcevoy@delphinusllc.com

www.delphinusllc.com

Rusty Eddy

Rainmaker Marketing
175 E. Church St.
Ukiah, CA 95482
707.462.7196
fax: 707.462.7823
rusty@rainmarket.com
www.rainmarket.com

Sam Folsom
Welles Folsom & Associates
Tel: 415.399.1138

sfolsom@wellesfolsom.com

JAG Public Relations

Joe A. Gargiulo
8581 Lakewood Avenue
Cotati, CA 94931
707.795.9400 ph
707.795.9410 fx
707.364.0420 cell

joegargiulo@pon.net

Marie Gewirtz Public Relations

P.O Box 1334
Healdsburg, CA. 95448
Tel: 707.431.2739
Fax: 707.431.0701

marie@mgpr.com

www.mgpr.com

It is the mission of Marie Gewirtz Public Relations (MGPR) to promote the
preservation of agriculture as a lifestyle. The firm specializes in wine
industry public relations and marketing with an emphasis on launching or
repositioning the images of wineries, vineyards and appellations.

Current clients: Beckstoffer Vineyards, Benziger's Tribute, Bodegas
Salentein, Paul Hobbs Winery, Robert Young Estate Winery, Terra Valentine
and Zahtila Vineyards.

Past clients: Sonoma-Cutrer Vineyards, Ferrari-Carano Vineyards and Winery,
Gauer Estate Vineyards, Bernardus, Robert Mondavi Winery, Russian River
Valley Winegrowers Association, Ballentine, Beckman, J Vineyards & Winery,
Mark West Winery, Martini & Prati, McDowell Valley Vineyards, Associated
Vintage Group, Wild Horse Winery & Vineyards, and Vintners' Inn, Jimtown
store, Santi Restaurant, and John Ash & Co. restaurant.

Julie Ann Kodmur

1571 Sylvaner Avenue

St. Helena, CA 94574

Tel: 707-963-9632

Fax: 707-963-9757

corking@julieannkodmur.com

www.julieannkodmur.com

Clients: Zinfandel Advocates & Producers, Bonny Doon Vineyard, ROTO, Sparrow
Lane Farms, Madison, Smith-Madrone Vineyards & Winery, Spring Mountain
District Winegrowers Association.

Kate Jones
Public Relations
Tel:707-433-4173
katejones@pon.net

The MacKenzie Agency
720 Mendocino Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA 95401
www.mackenzieagency.com
info@mackenzieagency.com
Current and past clients: Cellier des Dauphins, Pezzi King Vineyards, Southcorp Wines / Lindemans, Beaulieu Vineyards, Scott Street Portfolio, Trefethen Vineyards, Long Island Wine Council, Taittinger, Wines of Argentina, Swiss Wines

Ed Schwartz
P.O. Box 1417
Pt. Reyes Station, CA 94956 
Phone (415) 663-8417
ejsprwine@aol.com

The Wine Club, Joseph Phelps, Lockwood, Rutz Cellars and
work with Calhoun & Schwartz

The VB Group

Marketing & Public Relations

Vickie Bellow, General Manager

166 Bloomfield Avenue

Verona, New Jersey 07044

Tel: 973-857-6606

Fax: 973-857-6193

vbellow@vbgroup.net

www.vbgroup.net

Jacob's Creek, Wyndham Estates

Sommeliers

O'Connor, David

Master Sommelier

Seasoned Elements

622 First Street

Napa, CA 94559

Tel: 707-265-5996

Fax: 707-255-4645

oconnor@saonsedelements.com

www.seasonedelements.com

Stone, Larry

Master Sommelier

Rubicon

Wiegand, Ronn

Master of Wine

Master Sommelier

Publisher

PO Box 222

Napa, CA 94559-0222

Tel: 707-224-4777

Fax: 707-224-6740

tastetour@winetste.com

www.winetaste.com

Wineries

Chalone Wine Group

Ken Morris
Director of Communications
621 Airpark Road, Napa CA 94558-6272
Tel: 707-254-4263
Fax: 707-254-4203

KMorris@chalonewinegroup.com
www.ChaloneWineGroup.com

Elke Vineyards

Mary Elke

PO Box 6237

Napa, CA 94581

Tel: 707-246-7045

mary@elkevineyards.com

www.elkevineyards.com