2026 SPONSORS
Thank you to all of the Winemasters Sponsors!
wine glass SPONSOR
Gift bag SPONSOR
David Berg and F. Ron Smith/Smith & Berg Partners
MEDIA SPONSORS
NBC4 Southern California
CRN Digital Talk Radio Networks
The Napa Valley Register
Culinary ADVISORS
Celestino Drago, Drago Centro
GRAN CRU SPONSORS
A to Z Meetings & Events
Andy Gump, Inc.
C&L Graphics
D&J Media Solutions
Vallarta Supermarkets
Acqua Panna
Genre Hotels
Hanson Transportation Services
Individual Foodservice
JLA
The Garland Hotel
The Meetings Concierge
Valley Wine Warehouse
event co-chairmen
Stacey & Matthew Armato
Allen Balik
Noelle & Randy Balik
Craig Eaton
Cynthia & Wade Faerber
Marcia & Gordy Kanofsky
Hal Lampert
Patty McCormick
Karen & Ray Wolkoff
in memoriam
Marty Petersil
Pat Hitchcock O’Connell
Sharon Lampert
Gerry Schwartz
Barbara Balik
winemasters cf ambassador
Grace Rose Bauer
chairmen wine acquisition
Kevin Jones, Liquid Assets Cellars, Inc.
advisors
Noelle and Randy Balik
Christopher Bragoni
Cynthia and Wade Faerber
Kerry Flowers
Hal Lampert
The Meetings Concierge
Steve Mitchell
Nancy Nachman
Katherine Caulfield Newall
Sherri and Lenny Ripps
Brenda Schwartz
BALTHAZAR SPONSORS
R.C. Baker Foundation
salmanazar SPONSORS
Nancy DeLiban and Jacob Arias
Leah Bishop and Gary Yale
First Citizens Bank
Gary Kading
LBPM
IMPERIAL SPONSORS
Bessemer Trust
Marcia and Gordy Kanofsky
Profit Recovery Partners
Stephanie and Howard Sherwood
Mary and Jeff Glowacki
JEROBOAM SPONSORS
MAGNUM SPONSORS
The Armato Family
Comcast NBCUniversal
Barbara and Chris Esposito
Cynthia and Wade Faerber
Patty and Bill McCormick
Maria Reinhart and Carol MacFarlane
Debbie & Paul Motenko
Oracle
auctioneer
Dawnmarie Kotsonis, The Gavel Girl
Auction Introductions
Michael Canaan
resident wine expert
Paul Frank, Founder Gemstone Vineyard
master of ceremonies
P.J. Ochlan
*chairmen emeritus
Marty Petersil
Pat Hitchcock O’Connell
