John Corcoran

With the completion of college, and as part of his Grad School thesis, ( ‘Market Modeling for Wines in the International Marketplace, a Study in Channel Marketing Development’ ) John spent more than a year apprenticing in Aix en Province, Nuits St. Georges, Koblenz, and Riquewhir: picking steep slope grapes; making barrels in a Beaune cooperage; working in 13th century cellars with meter thick mold covering the walls; and running a bottling line in Nuits St Georges due to his unforeseen mechanical aptitude.

On his return to the States, John spent his career in winery marketing and operations, working to launch many of the now known successful wine brands, while focusing on the development of Burgundian varietals, including clonal and rootstock research; and, on the development of coastal California vineyards.

After spending his formative years traveling throughout the United States and Western Europe, John now lives in Sonoma, California; and, has discovered his current calling as a mentor to a new generation of passionate wine industry visionaries, focusing on marketing projects.

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