Midwest Wine And Grape Summit

 

SENSORY EXPLORATION: RIEDEL TASTING

Join us for a RIEDEL Wine Glass Experience at the Midwest Wine and Grape Summit. The workshop demonstrates the importance of your wine glass and how it plays a role in enjoying your wines full potential. This fascinating experience incorporates decades of research and development in grape varietal specific glassware and will give you a glimpse into RIEDEL’s 270-year history of design and invention.

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Susan durbrow

National Sales Manager- Wineries | Riedel Crystal of America

Susan Durbrow is currently U.S. Wineries Sales Manager for Riedel Crystal. She joined the company in June of 2014. Prior to this, she worked for several California wineries including Peter Michael, Arrowood, Behrens & Hitchcock, Stonestreet and finally Purple Wine Company. Her experience includes Direct to Consumer Sales, Marketing, Packaging and managing Wholesale Sales in states around the country. In 2004 she and her husband launched Gridley Family Cellars. Susan made the wine and her husband Andy took care of everything else. They produced under their own label for six vintages and enjoyed placements in top restaurants throughout California. Susan graduated from CSU Fresno in 1996 with a degree in wine marketing. Currently she serves on the Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo Wine & Viticulture Advisory Board. She lives in St. Helena with Andy who sells barrels for a French producer.