Faces & Forums
June 2015 WINES&VINES 79
East Bay Vintners
Association
The East Bay Vintners Association
celebrated its 10th anniversary April
16 at Dasche Cellars in Oakland, Calif.
Member wineries poured wine for the
media and trade, and the organization
invited speakers to share their insights
about the importance of urban wine
production—and wineries from the East
Bay in particular.
BRIANNA
KLIPP
AND
BRIDGET
WILLIAMS
Barbara Brown's R&B Cellars is building a
winery and tasting room in Point Richmond.
Amanda Carder (left) of Cerruti
Cellars/Tudal Wine Group shares
a table with Chelsea Blackburn
of Rock Wall Wine Co.
Ed Donovan represents Hopland,
Calif.-based Campovida, which has
a tasting room in West Oakland.
East Bay Vintners Alliance president Steve Shaffer (left) presents Kent Rosenblum with a lifetime
achievement award. Rosenblum owns Rock Wall Wine Co. with his daughter Shauna Rosenblum.
Carol Collison of Global Wine Partners
speaks about the importance of urban
wineries on the local economy.
Oakland resident and
Kendall-Jackson Winery
educator Steve Heimoff
introduced speakers at
the event.
Limor Finkel serves as marketing
and sales associate at Dashe Cellars.
