2024

• “Women behind Vintner’s Diary share story of winemaking in the Napa Valley” Napa Valley Register
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• The Wine Makers Podcast – Vanessa Robledo, Vintner’s Diary
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• “Sunday E-dition: The First La Onda Festival Was a Smash Hit” Napa Valley Features
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• “A wine matriarchy emerges in Napa” La Prensa Sonoma
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• “Maria de la Luz Vineyard: A Tale of New World Trailblazers” California Farmlink
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2023

• “Vintner’s Diary: Heritage & Innovation with Vanessa Robledo”
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• “Meet the Trailblazer Behind a New Rosé.” Canopy
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• “Vintner’s Diary: Napa trailblazer Latina winemaker Vanessa Robledo is doing rosé her way.” The Press Democrat
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• “Vanessa Robledo Launches Vintner’s Diary.” Advisor Wine Industry Network
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2022

• “Napa Valley vintner Vanessa Robledo named for Latino Business Leadership Awards.” Bay Business Journal
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• Vanessa is awarded the 2022 Latino Business Leadership Award

• Vanessa speaks as a guest lecturer for the UC Berkeley Wine Studies program

2019

• “How Documentarian Bernardo Ruiz Went From Drug Wars to Wine Country.” Rolling Stone
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• Cover of On KQED for promotion of 2019 Documentary film, Harvest Season

• The 2019 documentary film, Harvest Season premieres, featuring Vanessa as a main subject
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• “New Docu ‘Harvest Season’ Spotlights Trials and Triumphs of California’s Immigrant Vineyard Workers.” Wine Spectator
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• “Film: A life’s ‘Harvest’ for Vanessa Robledo.” The Sonoma Index-Tribune
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2015

• Vanessa is reappointed by Governor Brown to 25th District Agriculture Association Board of Directors, Napa Town and Country Fair

• Vanessa named Woman of the Year by Napa County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

• Vanessa named Woman of the Year by Marin County Hispanic Chamber of Commerce

2014

• “Black Coyote and a Vintner’s Venture.” Hispanic Executive Magazine
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2013

• Appointed by Governor Brown to 25th District Agriculture Association Board of Directors, Napa Town and Country Fair
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2012

• Girl Scouts of Northern California name Vanessa as one of the “Top 100 Women Greening the Future.” San Francisco Business Times
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2011

• Vanessa is appointed by Dr. Ernest Bates as the president of the Ernest A. Bates Family Foundation, SF, CA (2011-2013)

• “Vanessa Robledo Announced As Majority Owner Of Black Coyote Wines.” Wine Business Monthly
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• “Wine’s Changing Face.” Wine Enthusiast
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2010

• “Most Intriguing People of Napa Valley.” Napa Valley Life Magazine
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2009

• Vanessa receives a scholarship of Building a High-Performance Minority Business by Tuck School of Business Dartmouth

2008

• “Mexican President Visits California Wine Country.” Wine Spectator
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• Vanessa is awarded Latina Entrepreneur of the Year by Latina Style Magazine

2007

• Vanessa is awarded Forty Under Forty Leading Young Professionals received by North Bay Business Journal

2006

• Vanessa receives a scholarship of Building a High-Performance Business by Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth

• Vanessa receives Latino Business Leadership Award by San Francisco Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
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2005

• “The Vine Life.” People Magazine
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• “Robledo Auction Lot Sold for $30,000” Wine Spectator
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• Vanessa receives the Women of Color Humanitarian Award by Sonoma County Board of Supervisors
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• Vanessa receives the 7×7 Twenty Under Forty Movers and Shakers, by San Francisco’s 7×7 Magazine
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2004

• Cover of Impacto Latino, Left to right: Maria Robledo, Vanessa Robledo, Lorena Robledo-Herrera
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