St. Helena, Calif.—Wine Market Council, a non-profit association of grape growers, wine producers, importers, wholesalers, retailers, and other affiliated wine businesses, announced that Emma Swain, CEO of St. Supéry Estate Vineyards & Winery, is the new chair of the non-profit association’s board of directors. Swain succeeds former Wine Market Council Chair, Dale Stratton of Constellation Brands. Swain has served on the Wine Market Council board for seven years. Her board term as chair will run for two years.

The 2016 members of Wine Market Council’s board are:

Emma Swain (chair), St. Supéry Vineyards & Winery
Dale Stratton (immediate past chair), Constellation Brands
John Ledbetter (vice chair), Ledbetter/Vino Farms
Xavier Barlier (second vice chair), Maisons Marques & Domaines/Roederer Estate
Michaela Rodeno (secretary), Villa Ragazzi
Shawn Byrnes (treasurer), Ste. Michelle Wine Estates
Danny Brager, Nielsen
Dennis Cakebread, Cakebread Cellars
Mel Dick, Southern Wine & Spirits
Jerry Douglas, Biltmore Estate Wine Company
Ray Herrmann, The Charmer Sunbelt Group
Steve Somers (Alternate for Ray Herrmann), The Charmer Sunbelt Group
Michael Mondavi, Folio Fine Wine Partners
Heidi Scheid, Scheid Vineyards
Adam Strum, Wine Enthusiast Companies
Hugh Tietjen, Wine Communications Group
Jim Trezise, New York Wine & Grape Foundation.