WISE Coach

Rob Lorenz

WISE Coach

Rob possesses a wealth of experience working on the consumer direct side of the wine business. He has worked for close to 20 years in winery direct to consumer, with a particular expertise in tasting room and wine club management. He built multi-million dollar businesses at wineries such as Sterling Vineyards and Mumm Napa Valley, and has also turned around flagging tasting room and wine club businesses at Geyser Peak and Canyon Road. He launched the Chalk Hill Estate DTC program from virtual scratch, and has also worked as a DTC consultant for numerous wineries in both Napa and Sonoma County.

Previously, Rob worked as the Director of Tasting Rooms for Vintage Wine Estates, with tasting room and wine club management responsibilities at Girard, Cosentino, Kunde, Windsor Vineyards,  and Coursey Graves . Rob has spent 10 years as a Director of Business Development for companies such as WISE, VinoPRO, Vinters’ Alliance, and Vinturi. Rob is currently Director of DTC Sales & Marketing at Talisman Wines.