Mar 30, 2023
Nancie Oxley is the Vice President of Winemaking at St. Julian Winery. She proudly holds the title of Michigan's first female winemaker and has piloted the Michigan wine industry.
Nancie has been involved in the wine industry for the past 20 years and gained knowledge primarily through hands-on experience. She leads...
Mar 23, 2023
Michael Fairbrother started Moonlight Meadery in 2010 to bring ultra-premium meads and ciders to the market. He previously worked at Fairbrother Software Consulting LLC as a Co-founder and CTO and was the President of Brew Free or Die, New Hampshire’s first homebrew club.
For Michael and the rest of the Moonlight...
Mar 16, 2023
Ryan Lang is the Co-founder, CEO, and Master Distiller of Middle West Spirits, an Ohio-based craft distillery. He is a fourth-generation distiller, going back to the early 1900s when distilling was a way for farms to bring in extra money. As a believer in vodka with character, Ryan is also a contributor to the four-part...
Mar 9, 2023
Jeff Herbert is the Co-founder of Superstition Meadery in Prescott, Arizona. He and his wife, Jennifer, built the meadery from scratch into one of the highest-rated beverage producers in the country.
Jeff earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Arizona State University and spent most of his career as a...
Mar 2, 2023
Clay Mauritson is the sixth generation in a family of grape growers and is the Owner and Founder of Mauritson Wines. Born and raised in the Dry Creek Valley, Clay was destined for the wine business. He graduated from the University of Oregon in 1997 with a degree in business administration, focusing on marketing with...