When wildfires ravaged California wine country in 2017, four wine industry public relations pros swung into action with a GoFundMe campaign that raised nearly $100,000, plus matching funds from a handful of wineries. The four were San Francisco Bay Area-based Kimberly Charles, Tia Butts, Katie Calhoun, and Rebecca Hopkins.
As flames engulf much of California’s grape-growing regions once again, the ladies are back at it, plus Los Angeles-based Katherine Jarvis. In a press release, they note that California produces 81 percent of all wine made in the United States and is the world’s fourth-largest producer.
