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2026 SPEAKERs
Meet the Voices of Women in Wine 2026
Each year, we thoughtfully curate a lineup of speakers who reflect the dynamic energy, challenges, and opportunities in Oregon’s wine industry—and this year is no different. Our speakers are bold, insightful, and ready to spark conversations around confidence, connection, and turning ideas into action.
Trish Glose, EMCEE
Tiquette Bramlett, State of the Industry
Tracy Hooper, Keynote - "Words to Lose, Words to Use"
Panel : "The Changemakers: Navigating the Trends"
Brielle Buckler, Panel Moderator
Anna Sweet, Panelist
Mia Ponzi Hamacher, Panelist
Remy Drabkin, Panelist
Elena Rodriguez, Panelist
Lesley Berglund, Wise
Liz Mercer, Wise​​
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**Speakers and schedule subject to change.
Trish Glose
Journalist, Storyteller, Creator of “Hungry for More with Trish Glose”
EMCEE
Trish Glose is the creator and host of “Hungry for More with Trish Glose,” a food and wine-driven video podcast featuring chefs, winemakers, and artisans from across Oregon and beyond. Known for her warm, conversational style, Trish dives into the real stories behind the people who feed and inspire us - their risks, their pivots, and the passion that fuels their craft. Her newest venture, “Hungry for More: The Show!” brings that same storytelling to life with a more interactive format, with a special focus on the vibrant makers and flavors of Southern Oregon.
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Before launching her own platform, Trish spent two decades in television news as a producer, reporter, and anchor, covering everything from devastating wildfires and courtroom drama to the early days of Southern Oregon’s wine industry. Since “retiring” from broadcast news in 2021, she’s built a storytelling business centered on helping brands show, not just tell, who they are through strategic videography and content that connects.
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Trish is also a sought-after emcee and producer for nonprofit live auctions, where she combines storytelling and video production to help organizations like SoHumane, CASA of Jackson County, and the Boys & Girls Club maximize fundraising impact. She serves as a board member and Programming Chair for Women in Wine Oregon and is proud to return as emcee for this year’s conference.
TIQUETTE BRAMLET
Henderson Ave. Wines - CEO
Our Legacy Harvested - Founder
Tiquette Bramlett is the Founder of Henderson Ave, a canned wine brand inspired by the street that raised her in the Bay Area — a place of open doors, shared stories, and community connection. Henderson Ave is dedicated to making wine approachable, inclusive, and inviting for all.
A Willamette Valley wine community member since 2015, Tiquette made history in 2021 as the first Black woman to lead a winery in Oregon and the country at Compris Vineyard, and later became VP of Chosen Family Wines in 2023. Through her nonprofit Our Legacy Harvested, founded in 2020, she advances diversity and inclusion in Oregon's wine industry through education and internships.
Tiquette currently serves on the Executive Leadership Board of UC Davis' School of Viticulture and Enology and was elected Chair of the 2026 Oregon Wine Board, another first as a Black woman. Her leadership has earned national recognition including Wine Enthusiast's 40 Under 40, USA TODAY's Women of the Year, and the Oregon Tourism Diversity, Equity, Accessibility and Inclusion Award.
Tracy Hooper
Keynote, The confidence Project
Tracy Hooper teaches what technology can't.
A former TV news reporter and anchor, Tracy is the founder of The Confidence
Project and the author of The NOW Hello, What to Say | What to Do in The World
of Work. She works with corporate leaders and their teams to communicate with
courage, clarity, and confidence.
In today’s AI-driven workplace, many professionals have lost the human touch. They struggle to hold meaningful conversations, make eye contact, and actively listen. Tracy helps them rebuild the interpersonal skills that strengthen teams and deepen client relationships.
Tracy delivers dynamic keynotes, interactive presentations, and 1:1 Advising. Her signature
program, Words to LOSE | Words to USE® brings communication skills to life through relatable stories, role play, and spot coaching. Participants walk away with practical tools they can use immediately in conversations, meetings and presentations.
Tracy’s Confidence Project clients include Nike, Nationwide Insurance, Daimler Trucks,
Microsoft, eBay, The Mayo Clinic, and MTV.
Tracy and her husband, Henry, have three adult daughters. Tracy and Henry are avid hikers. They have walked the Camino de Santiago in Spain and regularly enjoy hiking in the Columbia River Gorge.
Panel
The Changemakers: Navigating the Trends
"The Changemakers: Navigating the Trends" brings together some of Oregon wine’s most influential voices for an honest, forward-looking conversation about the forces reshaping the industry. From shifting consumer habits and the rise of the nonalcoholic movement to the realities of climate change and declining tourism, this panel dives into the challenges - and opportunities - ahead.
Featuring Anna Sweet, Mia Ponzi Hamacher, Remy Drabkin, and , with moderation by Brielle Buckler, this discussion goes beyond the headlines to explore how Oregon wine can evolve while staying rooted in its identity. The panel will also address the critical work of building a more inclusive, welcoming industry - creating space for those who have historically felt excluded from wine culture.
This is a conversation about adaptation, leadership, and the future of Oregon wine - told by the women helping shape it.
Brielle Bucker
Panel Moderator
Brielle Buckler (she/her), founder of Viva la Vino, a marketing and operations consultancy, is a wine enthusiast who loves rare varietals, busting wine myths, and making the world of wine more approachable. She functions as a "Jack of all trades," teaching marketing and AI courses at the Portland State University School of Business, supporting the Oregon Wine Board through digital marketing, and running a small bakery. Brielle lives in Portland with her family.
Anna Sweet
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Panelist
Founder, Artist Block
Anna Sweet is the founder and creative director of Artist Block Wine, an Oregon-based winery redefining how new generations experience wine through art, storytelling, and immersive hospitality. Recognized as a 2025 Wine Industry Leader by Wine Business Monthly, Anna is known for building one of the Willamette Valley’s most unconventional and fast-growing direct-to-consumer wine brands.
With a background as a contemporary pop artist and entrepreneur, Anna approaches wine through a creative lens bridging traditional winemaking with modern culture, design, and community-driven experiences. Under her leadership, Artist Block has gained national attention for its experiential tasting model, innovative club programs, and ability to engage millennial and Gen Z consumers without sacrificing respect for craft or quality.
Anna’s work focuses on expanding accessibility within wine while maintaining authenticity and excellence. She is an active voice in conversations around hospitality innovation, brand building, and the evolving expectations of today’s wine drinker. Her approach challenges long-standing industry assumptions about who wine is for and how wineries can sustainably grow through direct relationships with their audiences.
In addition to her work in wine, Anna maintains an international contemporary art practice, creating large-scale public installations and sculptures that explore joy, nostalgia, and shared experience values that deeply inform her philosophy in both art and wine.
Through Artist Block, Anna continues to advocate for creativity, inclusion, and curiosity as essential forces shaping the future of the wine industry.
Mia Ponzi Hamacher
Panelist
Chef/Innkeeper/Owner at Sosta House
Mia Ponzi Hamacher is a chef, innkeeper and general wine person born and raised in the Willamette Valley. Her businesses thrive at the original Ponzi Winery in Beaverton, Oregon on the vineyards planted by her grandparents in the late 60s. Mia studied sculpture at Parsons School of Design in New York City while working her way up in the fine dining scene. She led young kitchens, helping to open several new restaurants which received glowing New York Times, New York Magazine and Michelin reviews during her tenure. After a decade cooking professionally, Mia returned home to Oregon determined to bring new life to the historic family property in Beaverton. In 2023 she and her brother Nico launched Sosta House, a bed & breakfast and international artist residency program. Since opening, Sosta House has attracted critical acclaim from Forbes, Vogue and Elle Magazine– establishing itself as a hub for the local creative community and a beloved destination for travelers. A year later Mia opened a collaborative wine making, drinking and selling space called Winery Lane Collective, with the humans behind Suzor and Hamacher Wines– reimagining Oregon wine for a younger generation and a sustainable future. In 2024 Mia and her mother, Luisa Ponzi, made their first vintage of 'Lerzi', a wine project exploring old varieties and new methods through tiny batches of delicious, playful wines. Mia is proud to be a third generation Oregon wine lover and to share the beauty of the region she calls home with guests from around the world.
Remy Drabkin
Panelist
Owner, Remy Wines
Remy Drabkin is the winemaker and owner of Remy Wines, a small winery making a big impact in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Remy Wines celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. Remy was one of Oregon’s first publicly queer, female winemakers and has been a driving force for equity and inclusion not just in wine, but across Oregon’s overlapping business communities. She co-founded Wine Country Pride, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit bringing Pride and joy to rural Oregon, as well as Queer Wine Fest, an annual celebration showcasing queer-led wineries and winemakers. Remy was a Wine Enthusiast “Future 40,” among Wine Industry Advisor’s “Wine’s Most Inspiring People,” and named one of Worth Magazine’s “Groundbreaking Women.” Remy has also dedicated more than 14 years to public service in her hometown of McMinnville, serving on City Council and the Affordable Housing Commission, and as liaison to the city’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DE&I) Taskforce. In 2022, she became the first woman and first queer-identified person to be elected Mayor of McMinnville.
ELENA RODRIGUEZ
President & Winemaker
Alumbra Cellars
Born and raised in Yamhill County, Elena graduated from Dayton High School and went on to graduate from the University of Oregon with a degree in Human Physiology. She is the owner, farmer/winemaker of Alumbra. Elena began farming the Dayton vineyard her father planted in 2014 and slowly launched Alumbra in 2018. She continued her education at the Wine Studies program in Chemeketa Community College and has stayed involved with the school as part-time adjunct faculty, focusing on providing bilingual education to vineyard stewards. Elena's vision has been to share two important aspects of her life through Alumbra: her Mexican roots and shining goodness.
Afternoon Workshop
Led by Lesley Burglund & Liz Mercer of WISE
Wine Industry Sales Education
At this year’s Women in Wine Oregon Conference, we’re tapping into the most powerful resource in the room : each other.
Join us for “Stronger Together : The Solution Lab,” where we break into small groups to tackle real challenges and crowdsource solutions together. Because the best ideas don’t come from one voice… they come from many.
Lesley Berglund
Workshop Leader
Chairman, WISE Academy
Lesley Berglund is a seasoned wine industry entrepreneur, board director, and CEO specializing in leadership development, direct-to-consumer (DTC) strategy, and change management.
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From a fourth-generation Napa Valley grape-growing family, Lesley has spent over 30 years launching, scaling, and advising wine businesses. She has founded nine ventures, acquired and integrated four companies, and served on eleven wine industry boards and trade associations.
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As co-founder and former CEO of Ambrosia Wine Catalogue / The Winetasting Network (sold in 2004), Lesley developed deep expertise in fine wine direct marketing. In 2008, she co-founded WISE, the leading provider of executive education, certification, and training for winery consumer direct professionals across the U.S. and internationally. She later expanded this into the WISE Cabinet, leadership forums for wine industry executives.
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Today, she coaches winery leaders through growth and change while continuing to advise boards and leadership teams. Lesley is an active member of YPO (Young Presidents' Organization), where she has held numerous local, regional, and international board and leadership roles. She holds a BA from Wesleyan University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. She and her husband Dan live on a vineyard in the Carneros region of Napa Valley and have recently celebrated their second wedding anniversary.
Liz Mercer
Workshop Leader
Partner/WISE
Liz Mercer grew up in the Napa Valley, which instilled a deep respect for the culture and lifestyle of wine and the industry supporting it. She left the area to attend Northwood University in Michigan, where she studied Finance & Business Management. She joined the wine industry as a temp in a tasting room in 1999. Shortly thereafter, she was drawn into direct-to-consumer sales via wine clubs and e-commerce, where she led a team to rebrand the wine club, establishing it as one of the largest wine clubs in the country. Over 25 years, she has held various leadership roles with wineries on the Central Coast and the Napa Valley, while working with WISE. In 2024, she left day to day winery operations and joined WISE full time as a Partner and DTC Coach.
Liz earned her Master of Professional Studies in Food Business from the Culinary Institute of America. Liz witnessed the landscape of direct-to-consumer sales environment change drastically over the last 25+ years as the industry has matured and is excited to be a part of developing the next generation of direct marketers.
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