FINE WINE PARTNERS APPOINTS NEW PR DIRECTOR

Folio Fine Wine Partners, a Michael Mondavi family-owned company that represents specially selected wines from the great winegrowing regions of the world, today announced the appointment of Rebecca
Hopkins to the position of PR Director, effective immediately.

“We are delighted to bring someone of Rebecca’s experience and reputation to the team,” said Michael Mondavi, founder, Folio Fine Wine Partners. “Her fine wine experience, coupled with her demonstrated success and love for the business, adds great strength to our expanding team.”

A Wine Marketing graduate of Adelaide University, and with nearly two decades’ marketing and communications experience across the US, Europe and Australia, Rebecca brings extensive industry knowledge to the role.

“I am thrilled to return to the fine wine business where my career began 19 years ago; and to support arguably the most recognized family name in the US wine business and one of the top fine wine portfolios is an honor,” Rebecca said.

“The vision and commitment demonstrated by Michael, Rob, Dina and the Folio team to long term business growth, building strong brands of integrity and provenance is exciting to be part of.  I hope to contribute to the continued success of the business and their brands in the US market.”

Based in Napa, Rebecca will be responsible for developing and managing the Folio Fine Wine Partners’ communication needs, including overseeing PR for Folio’s portfolio of world-class family-owned and managed wineries and the brands under the Michael Mondavi Family Estate.

About Folio Fine Wine Partners
Folio Fine Wine Partners was founded in 2004 by Michael Mondavi and his
wife, Isabel, with their children, Dina and Rob, who oversees winegrowing
operations for the company.  Folio is an importer, fine wine agency and
producer of quality wines from the world’s premiere and emerging wine
regions, providing sales, marketing and public relations services to wine
brands from California, Argentina, Italy, Austria, Germany and Spain. Wines
under the Michael Mondavi Wine Estate include Emblem, Hangtime, Isabel
Mondavi, M by Michael Mondavi, Oberon, Spellbound and Tyler Florence. From
Italy, are the wines of Arnaldo Caprai, Attems, Bruno Giacosa, Coppo,
Danzante, Donnafugata, Marchesi de’ Frescobaldi, Luce della Vite, Masi,
Quorum, Tenuta dell’ Ornellaia and Villa Sandi. The Spanish portfolio
includes Artadi, Capafons-Ossó, Cims de Porrera, Comenge Fillaboa, Leda,
Nita, Palacios Remondo and Vall Llach, with Laurenz V (Austria), Prinz von
Hessen (Germany) and Masi Tupungato (Argentina) completing the portfolio.
For more information, http://www.foliowine.com