With over 30 years of experience, Brian is a wine business veteran who has successfully worked with small high-end growers and wineries and also with the largest players in the wine business.

Brian began his career at E&J Gallo Winery, where he spent a decade purchasing wine grapes from growers in the San Joaquin Valley, Sonoma County and Napa Valley.

Brian is Vice President and Partner at Turrentine Brokerage, his responsibilities include managing Turrentine’s industry-leading grape brokerage team and working with clients throughout California, including the North Coast, Central Coast and the Central Valley.

A featured speaker at many wine business events, Brian is an expert in how to effectively balance risks in a volatile market and how to anticipate supply cycles. He has personally negotiated well over $500,000,000 in wine grape contracts, including spot market sales, multiple-year agreements and planting contracts.

Brian is an active member of the Wine Business Institute Board of Directors at Sonoma State University.

A graduate of Fresno State with a Bachelor of Science in Plant Science/Viticulture, he enjoys playing tennis, racquetball and pickleball.