A Dozen Reasons to LOVE Winemaker Melinda Kearney
Melinda Kearney is a wine industry veteran from Napa Valley. She founded Melinda Kearney Wine Marketing in 2002, and in 2008 she founded Lorenza Wine Company with her daughter, Michele Lorenza Ouellet. Together they make the perfect pink true rosé.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
How Melinda Kearney went from studying English Literature to becoming a winemaker with her daughter, Michele
What the story has been for Lorenza Wine Company 12 years down the road
The love story behind every bottle of Lorenza Rosé
Melinda discusses how she’s pivoted her business this season due to the COVID-19 pandemic
How Melinda balances direct-to-consumer sales without angering retailers
Melinda talks about the challenges she has had to overcome in her 30 years in the wine industry
Melinda shares her proudest moment in business so far
In this episode…
You could say that wine found Melinda Kearney. With no formal training in winemaking, Melinda made a switch to wine while she was already well on a path towards becoming a real estate professional.
Today, 12 years later, Melinda has leveraged a short stint as Director of Operations in a winery to build Lorenza Wine Company with her daughter Melinda.
Listen in on this episode of the Alexi Cashen Podcast to hear from Melinda Kearney of Lorenza Wine Company as she shares her incredible story of a mother and daughter banding together to serve and create a brand that produces dry True Rosé - with love.
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