Ray Johnson is a freelance wine writer. He teaches about wine and the business of wine and makes his home in Sonoma County, California.
Ray has been writing about wine, food and the destinations where these passions intersect since 1980. He joined the wine business in 1986, leading tours for the public and trade at the historic Christian Brothers’ Greystone Cellars in Saint Helena, California.
From there he went on to sell wine, first on the supplier side, working with the trade, and later in retail, working directly with consumers.
His work has been published in the International Journal of Wine Business Research, Vineyard & Winery Management, the Journal of Wine Research, Practical Winery & Vineyard and online at Ray Johnson’s Wine Blog. His groundbreaking book was published in 2006.
Ray earned his Master’s in Wine Business from the University of Adelaide in South Australia. Today he is one of California’s most admired wine experts and shares his knowledge and insight in Sonoma County at the Wine Studies Program at the Santa Rosa Junior College and at the Wine Business Institute at Sonoma State, with UC Berkeley Extension in San Francisco and most recently with VESTA across the country.
