"The Good Stuff" - Episode 154: Damien Wilson

"The Good Stuff" - Episode 154: Damien Wilson
"The Good Stuff"
"The Good Stuff" - Episode 154: Damien Wilson

Sep 18 2026 | 00:40:00

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Episode 154 • September 18, 2026 • 00:40:00

Hosted By

Karissa Kruse Virginie Boone

Show Notes

This week, hosts Karissa and Virginie sit down with Damien Wilson, the Hamel Family Chair of Wine Business at Sonoma State University and a pioneer in wine business education. 

Tune in as Damien shares his unconventional path into the wine industry, from growing up learning about wine in his family’s convenience store in Australia to becoming the first person in the world to earn an honors degree in wine marketing. He also reflects on developing wine business programs in Australia and France, joining Sonoma State in 2015, and where wine business education is headed next, including the growing role of AI and new technologies. 

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