Distilled Spirits Council of the United States (DISCUS) hires Andrew O’Neil as International Trade Policy Manager. He joins from the Embassy of Canada in Washington where he analyzed U.S. trade and economic developments. He started his career as a trainee with the European Parliament offices in Washington and Brussels.
Sequoia Grove Winery, one of Napa Valley’s premier producers of Cabernet Sauvignon, names Jesse Fox as winemaker. Fox, 43, began his winemaking career in the cellars of Harlan Estates’ The Napa Valley Reserve and Promontory; he also served as the assistant winemaker at Ram’s Gate in Sonoma-Carneros.