Laura Bernini became a freelance viticultural agronomist in 1999 after nine years of distinguishing herself in vineyard management work in the Italian corporate wine world. Andrea Paoletti was the longtime manager of Antinori Chianti Classico companies before becoming a freelance consultant, working everywhere from the classic vineyards in the US, Hungary, and Italy, to resurgent ones in Turkey, Montenegro, and Georgia. Daniel Schuster is one of the most respected living viticulturalists. He has a permanent exhibition at the National Museum of American History in Washington D.C.’s Smithsonian.
