Matt Parish
Matt Parish® Wines | Vinture® Winemaking Consulting | Azur Associates: Strategic & Financial Advisory, M&A, Route2Market
- Role
- Managing Director - Winemaking & Production at Azur Associates
- Location
- San Francisco, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Matt Parish
Matt Parish® WinesAfter decades overseeing the winemaking of iconic American wine brands like Beringer and Stags’ Leap Winery, Matt launched his own brand and quickly became an independent icon. Each of Matt\'s wines is his interpretation of a vineyard, region, variety and style guided by one constant. make, blend and bottle absolute pleasure – and Matt delivers – as evidenced by his numerous 95+ ratings, winemaker and wine of year accolades.Launched with the 2012 vintage the Matt Parish® brand has grown rapidly to be one of the largest luxury DTC brands in the US. Focused on Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon, Petaluma Gap Chardonnay & Anderson Valley Pinot Noir and what Matt refers to as “hidden gems” from California, France, Portugal and Spain; the wines are modern and highly approachable in style and deliver great quality and value. Sold exclusively through Nakedwines.com in the UK and US, the wines have already received numerous accolades and awards including 2017 Winemaker of the Year and 2023 Wine of the Year by US customers.Vinture - Winemaking ConsultingInternational Winemaker & Winemaking Consultant with 30+ years of experience creating, making and managing small private luxury brands though to large publicly listed portfolios. A strong belief that the world’s greatest wine brands and businesses are built on truly amazing wines - achieved when the very best technical, marketing and business minds work together to deliver an inspired strategy and wines of great quality, intrigue and pleasure. Specialty in balancing the Art, Science & Business of Wine.Wine-Style & Brand DevelopmentWinemaking Advice & RepresentationInvestment, Management & Operational Support
Experience
Managing Director - Winemaking & Production
Jan 2020 — Present · Napa, CA, US
Azur Associates is a consulting firm based in Napa, Ca. Business partners and advisors to fine beverage makers & purveyors, Azur Associates practice areas are focused on Strategic and Financial Advisory, Mergers & Acquisitions and Route to Market Consulting.
Education
University of Canterbury
BSc, Plant and Microbial Sciences
1990 — 1993
Australian Insitiute of Management
Certification in Financial Management
2000
The Wharton School
Integrating Finance & Strategy for Value Creation
2012
Lincoln University (NZ)
M.appl.Sc (Hons), Oenology & Viticulture
1994 — 1995
Skills
- Wine
- Wine Tasting
- Fmcg
- Brand Management
- Food
- Forecasting
- Customer Insight
- Trade Marketing
- Pricing
- Marketing Strategy
- Strategic Planning
- Key Account Development
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Food & Beverage
- Business Strategy
- P&L Management
- Consumer Products
- Management
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Viticulture
- Winemaking
- Team Building Facilitation
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