ELIZABETH SMITH
Julie Pedroncelli St. John grew up immersed in the family business, the Geyserville-based Pedroncelli Winery, which celebrates 94 years in 2021.
In addition to her official role as vice president of marketing and third-generation family owner, she is the wineryâs writer and editor, sharing stories about her family and employees who make the winery a success. She forges connections throughout the wine industry community.Â
I met Pedroncelli online in April 2018 as Facebook friends through wine industry colleagues. Although she lives in Geyserville and I in Napa, our first face-to-face meeting was coffee at PennyCup Coffee Co. in my hometown of Asheville, North Carolina in June 2018. Because of our work schedules and her frequent travel on behalf of the winery, we never seemed to have time to meet again, especially after the pandemic lockdown.