Kristy Charles

About Kristy Charles

Kristy graduated with a degree in print journalism and agriculture communications around…

Experience

1. Co-owner

   Foursight Wines

   May 2006 — Present · Boonville, CA, US

   Foursight Wines is a small, family owned and operated winery in the cool, coastal region of Anderson Valley. Founded in 2006 by Bill and Nancy Charles - long-time winegrowers - together with daughter Kristy Charles and husband Joseph Webb, we produce only estate-grown wines - primarily Pinot Noir, Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon.Our name, Foursight Wines, signifies both the number of generations of our family to live and work on this one piece of land in Anderson Valley, and the aim of our efforts: to look forward and provide for the future generations of our family.We make honest wines, using many of the philosophies of the natural wine movement. All our wines are fermented with 100% wild yeast and ML strains, are suitable for vegetarian and vegan diets (and are labeled as such) and are bottled unfined and unfiltered. We have labeled all our wines with ingredients since 2010.

Education

• California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

  BS, Journalism, Spanish, Ag Communications

  1999 — 2003

• University of California, Davis

  Extension Program, Viticulture and Enology

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Event Planning
• Food Pairing
• Tasting Room Management
• Wineries
• Beer
• Sales Management
• Champagne
• Direct Sales
• Press Releases
• Promotions
• Marketing
• Marketing Communications
• Event Management
• Marketing Strategy
• Social Media
• Social Networking
• Brand Development
• Wine Tasting
• Small Business
• Budgets
• Advertising
• Wine
• Online Marketing
• Social Media Marketing
• Email Marketing
• Market Planning
• Public Relations
• Wine & Spirits Industry
• Winemaking
• Public Speaking
• Alcoholic Beverages
• Graphic Design
• Budgeting
• Writing
• Vineyard
• Sales
• Red Wine