
St. Julian Winery has named Nancie Corum head winemaker, making her the first female professional commercial winemaker in Michigan.
She has previously worked for nine seasons for St. Julian Winery.
In August 2002, Corum joined St. Julian as a lab manager and enologist.
Her contributions over the years have included making continued
improvements to the winery's Quality Assurance and Quality Control lab.
She was promoted to Assistant Winemaker in May 2003 and to Associate
Winemaker in August 2008.
As head winemaker, her responsibilities include managing all aspects of harvest, development and implementation of the sensory evaluation program for St. Julian's wholesalers and trade accounts.
She oversees day-to-day activity in the wine cellar, manages juice and wine sales to more than 250 bulk-customer accounts, represents grocery-chain private-label accounts and serves as a judge in several international wine competitions each year.