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Andy Hoxsey

"My job is... to pass the farm on in a better form than it was passed on to me so it can survive the next four generations."

Andy Hoxsey
Former CSWA Chairman - Napa Wine Company

The CSWA Board of Directors is made up of winegrowers representing both vineyards and wineries. The President of Wine Institute, Bobby Koch, and the President of CAWG, both sit on the board.

Board of Directors 2009-2010

Chairman
Chris Savage, E. & J. Gallo

Vice-Chairman
Kim Ledbetter Bronson, Vino Farms

Secretary
Steve Smit, Constellation Wines US

Tresurer
Mike Sangiacomo , Sangiacomo Vineyards

Board Members

Don Ackerman, Meridian Vineyards
Bill Cooper, Cooper-Garrod Vineyards
John Duarte, Duarte Nursery
Ben Drake, Drake Enterprises
Dennis Groth, Groth Vineyards and Winery
Michael Honig, Honig Vineyard & Winery
Bobby Koch, Wine Institute
Neil Roberts, Roberts Vineyard Services
Stephen Schafer, Schafer Ranch
John Aguirre, California Association of Winegrape Growers

Board Member Alternates

Kristin Belair, Honig Vineyard and Winery
Nat DiBuduo, Allied Grape Growers
Camron King, California Association of Winegrape Growers
Nancy Light, Wine Institute
Michael Walker, Constellation Wines U.S.
Steve Quashnick, Quashnick Farms
Ryan Metzler , Fruita del Sol

Past CSWA Chairman

Andy Hoxsey, Napa Wine Co., 2008-2009
Bill Cooper, Cooper-Garrod Vineyards, 2007-2008
Randall Lange, LangeTwins Winery & Vineyards, 2006-2007
Jim Unti, Formerly with Constellation Wines US, 2005-2006
Steve Quashnick, Quashnick Farms, 2003-2005
Paul Dolan, Mendocino Wine Company, 2002-2003

Joint Committee

The Sustainable Winegrowing Joint Committee was brought together by Wine Institute and California Association of Winegrape Growers to provide leadership and guidance for the development of the Code of Sustainable Winegrowing Practices Workbook.  The committee includes more than 50 members from Wine Institute and CAWG, along with representatives from the California Environmental Protection Agency and independent consultants.  This advisory group continues to provide input to the Sustainable Winegrowing Program.  For instance, the Joint Committee contributed to the development of the 2004 California Wine Community Sustainability Report and the new Air Quality chapter.

Don Ackerman, Viticulturist, Meridian Vineyards / Foster's Wine Estates Americas*
Hector Bedolla, Vineyard Manager, Kendall-Jackson Wine Estate Vineyards
Joe Browde, Project Manager, California Sustainable Winegrowers Alliance*
Hampton Bynum, Vice President, Davis Bynum Winery*
Amigo Bob Cantisano, Ag Advisor, Organic Ag Advisors*
Art Caputi, Art of Winemaking, LLC*
Greg Coleman, Gallo Family Vineyards - Modesto
Bill Cooper, Cooper-Garrod Estate Vineyards*
Stephen Dale, former Vice President & General Manager of Operations, Robledo Family Winery*
Christine De Loach, Hook and Ladder Winery*
Josephine De Luca, former Chair & Member of the Board, San Francisco Bay Regional Water Quality Control Board*
Nat DiBuduo, President, Allied Grape Growers
Jeff Dlott, President, SureHarvest
Paul Dolan, President, Mendocino Wine Company*
Jim Flood, President, Rancho Sisquoc Winery*
Louis M. Foppiano, General Manager, Foppiano Vineyards*
Robert Gallo, Co-President, Gallo Family Vineyards*
John Garn, Principal, ViewCraft
David Graves, General Partner, Saintsbury*
Dennis Groth, President & Owner, Groth Vineyards and Winery*
John Guilliams, Owner, Guilliams Vineyards*
Walter Hampe, formerly with Trinchero Family Estates*
Patrick Healy, Environmental Manager, Fetzer Vineyards / Brown-Forman Wine Estates*
Jon Holmquist, Agronomist & Area Manager, Constellation Wines US*
Michael Honig, President, Honig Vineyard & Winery*
Ed Hughes, formerly with Dunnewood Vineyards - Constellation Wines US*
Rick Irwin, Grower Relations Manager, Bronco Wine Company*
Randle Johnson, V.P. Winemaking & Strategic Planning, The Hess Collection Winery*
Stephen Kautz, President, Ironstone Vineyards*
Randall Lange, President, Lange Twins, Inc.*
Tom Lanphar, former Science, Pollution Prevention, and Technology Program, CAL/EPA*
Jerry Lohr, President & Owner, J. Lohr Winery*
Jeff Lyon, Vineyard Manager, Gallo Family Vineyards*
Michael Martini, Winemaker, Louis M. Martini Winery*
Cliff Ohmart, Research & IPM Director, Lodi-Woodbridge Winegrape Commission
Pete Opatz, Viticulturist, Vino Farms*
Bryan Osborn, Director of Winegrowing, Diageo Chateau and Estate Wines*
Harry R. Parsley, President & CEO, Silver Stag Winery*
Bill Petrovic, Delicato/Monterey Sierra Farming Company
Glenn Proctor, Joseph W. Ciatti Co., LLC*
Steve Quashnick, Owner & former CAWG Vice Chairman, Quashnick Farms*
Ralph Riva, former Vice President of Viticulture, Wente Family Estates*
Leon Santoro, General Manager & Winemaker, Orfila Vineyards & Winery*
Chris Savage, Director, Global Environmental Affairs, E& J Gallo Winery*
John W. Simpson, formerly with Simpson Meadow Winery
Tom Shelton, President & CEO, Joseph Phelps Vineyards*
Steve Smit, former General Manager, Clos Du Bois Winery*
Leon Sobon, Winemaker & Owner, Shenandoah Vineyards/Sobon Estate*
Robert Stephens, former Assistant Secretary of Environmental Management and Sustainability Program, Cal/EPA*
Michael Topolos, Owner, Topolos at Russian River Vineyards*
Bob Torres, Principal & Senior Vice President of Operations, Trinchero Family Estates*
Jim Unti, Director of Grower Relations / Grape Management, Constellation Wines US*
David Vanni, Owner, Solis Winery, Inc.*
Don Wallace, President, Dry Creek Vineyard*
Jefferson Wilkes, Winemaker & Partner, J. Wilkes
John Williams, Owner & Winemaker, Frog's Leap Winery

*Joint Committee members during drafting of the first edition of the workbook.