Meet our team
Julie Ann Kodmur
Julie Ann Kodmur boasts over 35 years of experience working in wine public relations. Her expertise is diverse, with responsibilities for many brands in corporate settings at Seagram Classics and Frederick Wildman before founding her own pr shop in 1997. She’s worked with numerous large and small wineries from across the globe to manage their communications, messaging, media outreach and brand development. In that time Kodmur has been the recipient of numerous awards for her work including Best Public Relations Agency, Best Public Relations Campaign and a Guinness Book of World Records listing. She’s written eulogies for key personalities and launched an appellation organization, as well as spearheading campaigns promoting Merlot and screwcap wines (MerlotFightsBack.com and TheDeathofTheCork.com). As a freelancer she’s written for publications including The New York Times, American Journalism Review and Stanford Magazine. She edited The Napa Valley Wine Library Report for five years and has taught PR and journalism at a local college.
Tom Wark
A NorCal boy born and raised, Tom began his wine career when he started traveling to wine country tasting rooms when he was 18—trying desperately to look older than he was. It worked, and his wine education was underway. He started in wine public relations in 1990 and founded Wark Communications, a public and media relations consultancy, in 1994. Since then, he has worked with numerous wineries, retailers, associations, wine tech companies, and others to help them hone and communicate their mission and message to the media and consumers. Whether helping retailers navigate the politics of regulation or promoting the “castration” of a wine label, Wark brings a wealth of experience to the job of helping clients tell their stories. Along the way, Tom became known as a strong advocate for both wine consumers and regulatory reform. In 2004, he started his wine blog, Fermentation, which has been published consistently and now resides on Substack. He still occasionally sneaks into tasting rooms.
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