Awards & Press

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2024

• “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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Chef Armando G. Navarro, left, Vanessa Robledo, right, founder of the wine brand Vintner’s Diary, and her mother Maria Robledo clink glasses of Vintner’s Diary 2022 Rosé of Grenache at Maria Robledo’s home in Napa, Sunday, April 14, 2024. (Beth Schlanker / The Press Democrat)

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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July, 2023 Vintner’s Diary releases first vintage of Rosé of Grenache

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

Vanessa receiving the 2022 Latino Business Leadership Award

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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Vanessa on the cover of On KQED for the promotion of the 2016 documentary, Harvest Season

2016

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

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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Vanessa as Majority Owner & CEO of Black Coyote, 2011

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

Vanessa pictured on the left in the front row

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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Vanessa during her presidency at Robledo Family Winery

2004

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