Greg Popovich is an American business executive in the wine industry.[1] He is the founder and owner of Castle Rock Winery.[2]
Greg Popovich | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | Master of Business Administration |
| Alma mater | Pepperdine University |
| Occupation | Business executive |
| Website | CastleRockWinery.com |
Career
editPopovich began his career in the wine business working at Lost Hills (Acampo/Lodi). He also worked for La Crema (Sonoma), which had purchased Lost Hills.
Popovich moved on to the staff of Winterbrook (Sierra Nevada Foothills) where he worked as a marketing executive[3][4] before forming Castle Rock Winery in 1994.[5] He founded Castle Rock under a business model that would allow him to run the business from the South Bay of Los Angeles.[6][7][8]
As of 2019, the winery produced over 360,000 annual cases and was one of the 50 largest wine companies out of more than 10,000 wineries in the United States.[9][10]
Background
editPopovich grew up in Redondo Beach, California graduated from South Torrance High School where he was a 4 year Letterman in Varsity Tennis. He holds AA degree in the Administration of Justice from El Camino College and graduated the police academy as a level one police officer. Popovich also has an MBA from Pepperdine University.[11]
He currently resides in Rolling Hills, California with his wife Adriana and three children.[12][13]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Awash in Pinot Noir" Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "The life of the "other" Greg Popovich" ESPN. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Domestic Selection: Sauvignon Blanc, 1991. Winterbrook" Wine of the Month Club. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Domestic Selection" Wine of the Month Club - Feb. 1999 Newsletter. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "The Chronicle Recommends: Pinot Noir $20 and less" San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Instant vintners" San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 2019-12-09.
- ^ "Castle Rock Winery Celebrates 20 Years of Success" Wine Industry Advisor. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Disintermediation: How Many People Did It Take to Make Your Wine?" Wine Economist. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "50 Largest Wineries" Wine Business Monthly. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ "50 Winery Profiles" Wine Business Monthly. Retrieved 2020-02-24.
- ^ Foss, Richard (April 30, 2012). "Castle Rock Winery Partners - Popovich has completed 13 Marathons, was a competitive cyclist. He is also a black belt in Kempo karate. – A remote peninsula winery". Easy Reader News. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Love in a Bottle: A Redondo Wine Bar Moonlights as Romantic Matchmaker" South Bay. Retrieved 2019-12-13.
- ^ "Castle Rock Releases New "Dressage" Pinot Noir" Wine Business. Retrieved 2019-12-13.