Brian Clements
Vice President
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With over 25 years of experience, Brian is a wine business veteran who has worked with small high-end growers and wineries and also with the largest players in the state. Brian is Vice President at Turrentine Brokerage, where he manages Turrentine’s industry-leading grape brokerage team and works with clients throughout California, including the North Coast, Central Coast and the Central Valley.
A featured speaker at many wine business events, Brian is an expert in how to effectively balance risks in a volatile market and how to anticipate supply cycles. He has personally negotiated well over $500,000,000 in wine grape contracts, including spot market sales, multiple-year agreements and planting contracts.
Brian writes the Grape Market Insights column for the North Bay Business Journal and is frequently quoted in business and other media regarding grape market conditions and forecasts.
A graduate of Fresno State with a Bachelor of Science degree in Plant Science/Viticulture, he lives in Sonoma County and enjoys time with his family and participating in tennis, racquetball and scuba diving.