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Linda Reiff is President and CEO of the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV), which celebrated its 75th anniversary last year. Reiff was named Wine Enthusiast’s Person of the Year for 2019—only the second woman to win the award since it was first given in 2000. She grew up in the Sacramento Valley in a 5th-generation farming family that grew wine grapes and ran a small winery. Reiff graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a bachelor's degree in journalism and agricultural news concentration, going on to work as a daily newspaper reporter covering agricultural and environmental issues in California. In 1987, Reiff moved to Washington, D.C. as chief of staff, district representative and communications director for former U.S. Representative Vic Fazio. In 1995 she became the CEO of the Napa Valley Vintners.
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Linda Reiff is President and CEO of the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV), which celebrated its 75th anniversary last year. Reiff was named Wine Enthusiast’s Person of the Year for 2019—only the second woman to win the award since it was first given in 2000. She grew up in the Sacramento Valley in a 5th-generation farming family that grew wine grapes and ran a small winery. Reiff graduated from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, with a bachelor's degree in journalism and agricultural news concentration, going on to work as a daily newspaper reporter covering agricultural and environmental issues in California. In 1987, Reiff moved to Washington, D.C. as chief of staff, district representative and communications director for former U.S. Representative Vic Fazio. In 1995 she became the CEO of the Napa Valley Vintners.
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Subscribe to the best free newsletter on wine, WineSpeed bit.ly/WineSpeedSubscribe
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Check out more about Karen MacNeil by visiting her website bit.ly/KarenMacNeil
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The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil. It's the best-selling wine book in the U.S. Buy it here! bit.ly/thewinebible
