Dan Kosta

Dan Kosta has over 20 years of experience in the Sonoma County wine industry, specifically as THE leading producer of ultra-premium California Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

A native son of Sonoma wine country, Dan’s lifelong love of food and wine led him to a career in the restaurant industry, utilizing skills learned as a child to navigate through a series of world class restaurants as a back waiter, waiter, bartender, maître d’, operations manager and finally as wine director at the acclaimed John Ash & Company in the

Russian River Valley of Sonoma County. It was there that Dan and his business partner Michael Browne founded Kosta Browne Winery in 1997. As a founder of Kosta Browne, he oversaw an unprecedented marketing program that included never before seen growth in Direct-to-Consumer sales, as well as managing a nation-wide distribution network.

• Chairman, 2016 Sonoma County Wine Auction

• Board member, Sonoma County Vintners Association

• Board member, Emeril Lagasse Foundation

• Board member, Sonoma County Harvest Fair

• Trustee, Destin Charity Wine Auction

• Board member, Family Winemakers of California

• Panelist, multiple industry trade shows and symposiums

• Wine judge, Sonoma County Harvest Fair, San Francisco Chronicle Citrus Fair, San Francisco Wine Competition, among many others.