11.08.07
Grape Wall of China 2.0: Judy Leissner
Grape Wall of China will soon begin including contributions from ten people involved in the Greater China wine scene as academics, wine-makers, distributors, educators or consumers. To kick things off, I will post a profile each day. (For more China wine info, join the Grape Wall of China group on Facebook and/or sign up for my free e-newsletter by emailing beijingboyce@yahoo.com with “sign me up” in the subject line.)
Today’s profile: Judy Leissner
Main focus: Wine industry
“Judy Leissner is CEO of Grace Vineyard, China’s only family-owned boutique winery. She is involved in all aspects of the business, from wine-making to sales & marketing to finance to overall strategy. Grace has won numerous awards abroad and received much media coverage. She previously worked in the Hong Kong office of Goldman Sachs.”
Y A Li said,
November 16, 2007 at 4:35 am
For Grace Vineyard’s wine to be represented at the Hilton Food and Wine Experience they must be confident of measuring up. Ms. Leissner and her crew work hard. She is a voice to be heard at Grape Wall forum.
admin said,
November 21, 2007 at 1:03 pm
@ Y A,
I agree. People always accuse me of favoring Grace over other Chinese wines, but such preferential treatment is due to the merit of the wines.
I met Judy Leissner for the first time last week and she is passionate about wine and brings a lot of energy to her company.
Cheers, Boyce