We are honored to feature Gina Schober, Co-Founder & CEO of Sans Wine Co, and member of the Board of Directors for friend of the Ruby, The Vingaurd, a nonprofit that promotes a culture in the wine industry centered around ecological farming, belonging, empowerment, and equity.
Gina will be sharing Sans Wine Co's newest release with us out on our outdoor deck!
About Gina Schober and Sans Wine Co
You could say that wine is in Gina Schober’s DNA. Her maternal Grandfather was a grape grower in Lake County for several decades while her paternal Grandfather was a Gallo Wines sales rep in the 1960s. Genetically predisposed, it was her restaurant experience that truly sparked her passion. After receiving a double Bachelor of Arts in Communications and Italian at UC Davis in 2007, she realized that restaurants and hospitality were what she was most passionate for. At the Bacchus Management Group restaurants of Pizza Antica and Café des Amis, she worked her way up to Beverage Manager and Sommelier, running a French-focused wine list of 500 selections. She then moved up to the Napa Valley and worked as Sommelier and wine buyer for Thomas Keller’s Bouchon Bistro in Yountville. She left the restaurant “scene” in 2014, and became the Napa Valley sales rep for a prominent import and domestic brokerage of fine wines.
Sans Wine Co is built on not just promoting environmentally conscious natural wines, but on tipping a hat to the people behind the product. Transparency in the process, giving credit to organically focused growers, and making wines that showcase vineyard site and terroir, vintage and grape varietal. Ultimately crafting wines without unnecessary chemicals, additives or oak -- allowing pure ingredients and the work behind them to shine.
Excited about what the future holds, Gina is grateful that her enthusiasm for wine has created both a business and a catalyst for others to join the industry. As the brand grows, she is eager to expand: building out the team, giving more farmers, makers, and all the roles in between, the opportunity to be recognized and honored with the acknowledgement they all deserve.
While running the sales, marketing and day-to-day operations of Sans Wine Co., Gina also consults for wineries in the Napa Valley and is on the Board of Directors for The Vinguard, a non-profit that promotes a culture in the wine industry centered around ecological farming, belonging, empowerment, and equity.
Health & Safety Notes
All attendees must be fully vaccinated and show proof of vaccination at the event. Masks are also highly encouraged indoors. The Ruby has KN95 masks available to all at the front desk.