Our Background
Women For WineSense was started in 1990 by Michaela Rodeno and Julie Johnson, both in the wine
industry in Napa Valley, to provide a balanced perspective amid burgeoning neo-prohibitionist movements
that supported moderate wine consumption, its benefits in a healthy lifestyle and balanced information
about warning labels on wine. The organization has evolved to become a premier wine education and
networking organization. Women For WineSense now offers members and program attendees the
opportunity to learn more about wine appreciation in a welcoming atmosphere, to meet and interact with
key women in the wine industry and to share information across a nation-wide network of chapters. The
organization also supports the professional development of professional members through networking as
well as events and roundtables that share best practices and problem solve issues of common interest.