Courtney Cochran

Hi there. I'm a wine publicist, published author and certified sommelier. Prior to joining Fetzer Vineyards in December 2015, I was a Communications Strategist at E&J Gallo Winery and founded HIP TASTES Communications in San Francisco, where I collaborated on communications and marketing initiatives for a variety of wine, fine beverage and technology clients. I hold a Sommelier Diploma from the International Sommelier Guild and am a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers. I also hold a BA from UCLA and MBA from UCLA Anderson School of Management, and have spoken about wine trends and related topics in the Wine Business Speaker Series at UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business, Unified Wine & Grape Symposium and Hotel Ezra Cornell. I'm the author of the awarded book, Hip Tastes: The Fresh Guide to Wine, published by Viking Studio, and imprint of Penguin Group, USA.