Doug Wilder

Current

• Director, Commerce and Social Media at Martinelli Winery
• Founder at Wilder Wine Company, LLC
• Founder at dougwilder - the purely domestic wine blog

• Founder at Wilder Napa Valley

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Past

• Director California Acquisitions and Sales at Vinfolio
• Director, Wine E-Commerce, Senior Wine Specialist at Dean & Deluca
• Engineer at EDS Nuclear / Impell Corporation

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Connections

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Industry

Leisure, Travel & Tourism

Doug Wilder’s Summary

Following eighteen years in the California retail wine business I began writing independent wine reviews at my blog in Fall 2008; http://www.wildernapavalley.com

Additionally I own a luxury wine event company called Wilder Napa Valley since 2004, specializing in private, small group excursions to small boutique winery properties in Northern California

Doug Wilder’s Specialties:

Published wine writer, and recognized expert for California, Oregon and Washingon wines

Doug Wilder’s Experience

• Director, Commerce and Social Media

  Martinelli Winery

  (Wine and Spirits industry)

  2009 — Present (less than a year)

• Founder

  Wilder Wine Company, LLC

  (Online Media industry)

  May 2009 — Present (7 months)

• Founder

  dougwilder - the purely domestic wine blog

  (Wine and Spirits industry)

  October 2008 — Present (1 year 2 months)

  Review domestic wines exclusively

• Founder

  Wilder Napa Valley

  (Leisure, Travel & Tourism industry)

  January 2004 — Present (5 years 11 months)

  Operate a boutique wine excursions and event production company in Northern California wine country for small private groups. Turnkey packages including lodging, dining and wine experiences are available. http://www.wildernapavalley.com

• Director California Acquisitions and Sales

  Vinfolio

  (Privately Held; Wine and Spirits industry)

  February 2005 — October 2008 (3 years 9 months)

  I created and directed Acquisition, Sales and Marketing of the domestic wine program at Vinfolio, the industry leading online wine retail and services company. I created over 100 unique sales campaigns annually, offering the top emerging wines available.

• Director, Wine E-Commerce, Senior Wine Specialist

  Dean & Deluca

  (Privately Held; Food & Beverages industry)

  May 1999 — January 2005 (5 years 9 months)

  Founding E-Commerce Director responsible for developing first product selection, later as Senior Wine Specialist, developed a personalized wine Sales and Marketing program for luxury wines, tasting as many as 4000 wines annually.

• Engineer

  EDS Nuclear / Impell Corporation

  (Mechanical or Industrial Engineering industry)

  1976 — 1988 (12 years )

Additional Information

Doug Wilder’s Interests:

Architecture, film, modernism, sushi, single malt scotch, wine, classic automobiles, history, Standard Poodles