Greg is a graduate of Portland State University with a B.S. in Economics and Certification in Urban Studies. While attending college, Greg began his career in fine wines with a position in a prominent Portland restaurant. Upon graduation, he returned to the San Francisco Bay Area, accepting another restaurant position in Berkeley, where he was responsible for selecting wines and crafting the wine list.

Over the next five years Greg enhanced his wine knowledge and skills by working as a sales representative for an importer of small, family-owned estate wines from Italy and France; as a regional sales broker for artisinal wine estates from California’s Sonoma County; and as a fine wine merchant. These experiences provided Greg with the industry perspective necessary for his next career step, working directly for a family-owned and operated winery.

In late 1988, Greg joined Chateau Montelena Winery as Sales & Marketing Manager where, in May of 1990, he was appointed Director of Sales and Marketing. Greg assumed the position of Managing Director in 1998. He represents the winery with extensive speaking engagements and presentations before consumer, trade, and professional groups around the world. Now, with more than 20 years in the wine industry, Greg continues to be involved with every level of wine distribution.

As a licensed Private Pilot and avid fly-fisherman, Greg escapes to trout streams when the opportunity arises. When he is not traveling, Greg and his wife Gail reside in Sonoma County with their two labs, Kona and Taurie.