Testimonials
What Our Clients Have to Say
We have recruited for some of the world’s finest beverage companies – from boutiques to global brands. We are honored that our client list has grown mostly by word-of-mouth.
“I’ve had the privilege of working with the Wine & Spirits Recruiting team for over 20 years - they are truly best-in-class. They take the time to understand culture, leadership needs, business strategy, and the human side of talent. Their communication is thoughtful, transparent, and frequent, which is rare in this industry. Their placements stick—they perform, grow, and thrive.
After decades in HR and executive leadership, I can say with confidence: no recruiting partner delivers the level of care, insight, and quality that they do.”
Thalia Postel, VP of Human Resources,
Constellation Brands
“We have retained Wine & Spirits Recruiting to recruit several key leaders and each search was a success. They were thorough, represented our company extremely well, and are passionate about each project. I consider them one of the best in their field.”
Mike Jaeger, CEO
Cakebread Cellars
“I've had the pleasure of working with Wine & Spirits Recruiting from both sides of the table - as a hiring manager looking to recruit talent and as a candidate - I consider Wine & Spirits Recruiting the gold standard in adult-beverage recruiting. I would enthusiastically utilize their services again and recommend them without reservation.”
Paul Englert, VP of Marketing
Bogle Family Vineyards
“It was a pleasure to work with Wine & Spirits Recruiting. We were all so very impressed with their depth of knowledge for the industry, thoroughness and white glove service. I couldn’t recommend them highly enough!”
Janene Sumerfield, HR Leader
Hood River Distillers
“Wine and Spirits Recruiting combines up-to-date candidate leads with deep industry knowledge and a no-nonsense approach to securing talent.”
Aaron Ridgway, General Manager
Americas at Wine Australia
“Wine & Spirits Recruiting quickly understands the culture of an organization and how to find the perfect fit across capability, expertise, emotional intelligence, and industry cross-functional experience.”
Heidi Otto, CEO
Distill Ventures
“Wine & Spirits Recruiting placed me in a role in Jackson Family Wines. During the interviewing process, I was extremely pleased by the attention to detail, preparation, professionalism, and dedication to me. They were also readily available at anytime during the entire process.”
Mitch Davis, EVP, COO
Jackson Family Wines
“Wine & Spirits Recruiting did an amazing job of understanding both the background of our ideal candidate and the cultural fit for Folio. They presented very strong pools of candidates for each search, and they are extremely insightful and skilled at what they do. And just a pleasure to work with!”
Diane Garfield-Simpson, VP of HR
Folio Fine Wine Partners
“I’ve had the chance to work with Wine & Spirits Recruiting for two searches, and they are a joy to work with. They are thorough, responsive, have excellent expertise, and I will work with them again.”
Mark Koppen, VP of Marketing
C. Mondavi & Family
“For over a decade, Wine & Spirits Recruiting has always come through with top quality, solid candidates for Patagonia Provisions.”
Birgit Cameron, Co-founder, former CEO
Patagonia Provisions
“Wine & Spirits Recruiting is a first-class, recruitment specialist who conducted a series of successful searches for me and my colleagues. They have remarkable connections across the beverage industry and I highly recommend Wine & Spirits Recruiting to those seeking to upgrade their talent pool.”
Pryce Greenow, President & CEO
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
“The Wines and Spirits Recruiting team have been true career advisors over the last 10 years. They care about making the right placement for both parties in the search process.”
Chris McFerran, VP of National Accounts
Treasury Wine Estates
“Wine & Spirits Recruiting conducted a very successful C-level search for me; they are discreet, thorough and understand the client’s needs/wants. Best of all, once the candidates’ skills/experience are confirmed, they look for cultural “fit.” I recommend them highly.”
Michaela Rodeno, Former CEO
St. Supery Winery