Kevin André is the North America Sales Director for Diam Bouchage. He comes from Bourgogne Franche-Comté, a region of great wines and delicious cheeses.

He studied business in the Netherlands and Paris, where he obtained a MBA in International Trade and Management.

Based in Napa since 2012, he worked at Saverglass, before taking a sales manager position at Nadalie USA for 8 years.

He joined DIAM a couple years ago, the leader in technological closures and pioneer in the cork taint eradicate on from closures. Diam is known for its constant innovation, its sustainable commitment and the guardian of your wine’s aromas.

A native of the Pacific Northwest, quickly made her way to Texas. 

She boasts over 20 years of experience in Wine Consulting, Marketing, and Promotion.

Katy Jane stumbled into the world of wine during her college days. Obtaining her degree in Ag Economics & Marketing at NMSU led her to become the Festival Director for New Mexico Winegrowers. From 2005 to 2012, amid the explosive growth of the Texas Hill Country Wine Region, she served as the Executive Director for the Texas Hill Country Wineries Association before joining Becker Vineyards. During a media assignment in 2013, a four-hour chat with one of their growers led to an elopement just 42 days later. Katy Jane proudly embraced the role of a West Texas Farm wife, Grape Grower, and instant bonus Mom. Alongside her husband Nicholas and Traci & Anthony Furgeson, her sister and brother-in-law, they Farm 7,000 acres of row crops across multiple counties, cultivate 168 acres of wine grapes & run two tasting rooms in the Texas High Plains and the Texas Hill Country. Cherishing their roles as parents to their 12 and 8-year-old boys Tucker & McClain the most. With her extensive career in Wine & passion for Agriculture Katy Jane invites you to connect with Farmhouse Vineyards on various social media platforms asking questions you like. She will on occasion answer from the hip. Katy Jane is grateful for your time and interest in her family’s journey.

Nothing creates a sense of accountability quite like having your own name on the front door. Equally, no one does as tough an apprenticeship quite like a member of the family, and so Jody’s rites of passage have included formal design study qualifications, running his own freelance business, and establishing and managing Tucker businesses in the US, Canada, and Asia, as well initiating new company products in the areas of bespoke merchandising as well as wine and spirit production.

With full visibility and hands-on involvement in all Tucker initiatives from client pitch through to design and production management, Jody’s extensive experience sets the tone for the company’s core values and culture – celebrating creativity, originality and courage for design, strategy implementation and communication.

When not in his studio or in-market with clients, Jody enjoys travel, entertaining, cycling, keeping an eye on his favourite football team, and having a friendly yet competitive game of pool with friends.

Fritz Westover is a leading expert in viticulture education. His passion is making viticulture information accessible, informative, and engaging for all winegrape growers. His goal is to help every grower to Be a Better Grape Grower!

Fritz is the founder of Westover Vineyard Advising and the revolutionary Virtual Viticulture Academy and hosts the popular Vineyard Underground podcast. He consults for vineyards in 5 states encompassing 1000+ acres of all varieties of wine grapes, and he provides live virtual advising and online education to growers across 35 states and 11 countries. He is also a leading wine industry speaker and contributor.

He holds a BS in horticulture from Penn State University as well as an MS from the Penn State Department of Plant Pathology. He has been working hands-on in the viticulture industry for over 20 years across the US and internationally.

When he is not thinking of new innovative ways to help grape growers, he can be found mountain biking, trail running, making noise on a cheap guitar, or traveling with his family.