Grape Circle

Welcome to the FACC California Grape Circle Committee, a dynamic network uniting the wine industry’s key players.

Mission & Objectives

The Grape Circle Committee aims to:

Bring together the different actors of the wine industry: wine makers, distributors, barrel producers, cork manufacturers, glass bottle manufacturers, label producers...

Share best practices, improve synergies and generate collaboration opportunities between its member companies.

Help define solutions in terms of climate change, irrigation, wildfires, droughts, as well as logistics, customer experience...

The Chairs

Kevin ANDRÉ, Sales Director North America at Diam Bouchage (cork closure)

Laura FONTAINE, Senior Winemaker at J Vineyards & Winery

Bastien LUCAS, Winemaker at Marciano Estate

Future events

6Aug
2026

San Francisco area Committee

Compline Wine Shop • Napa

Pre-Harvest Gathering 2026

Friendly networking event before the busy harvest event!

Past events

San Francisco area Event report

10 January 2026

AI & Tech in the Wine industry

A beautiful setting for a forward-looking conversation Last Friday, we kicked off 2026 at the stunning Louis M Martini Winery, bringing together…

San Francisco area Event report

8 August 2025

Pre-harvest gathering 2025

Our Grape Circle Committee, in partnership with VGS Chateau Potelle Winery, organized a traditional late-afternoon in the heart of Napa Valley…

San Francisco area Event report

12 March 2025

Celebrating women in the wine world

In celebration of International Women’s Day, our Grape Circle Committee hosted a special panel bringing together leading women from across the wine…

San Francisco area Event report

11 January 2024

Wines with a Story

In the vast vineyards and cellars across the globe, wines are more than just beverages; they are living chronicles of the land, the people, and the…

San Francisco area Event report

31 January 2023

Sustainable packaging in the wine industry

In January 2023, we gathered for a panel discussion co-hosted by our Grape Circle and Sustainability Committees at Elizabeth Spencer Winery in…