Ria D’Aversa
Education: M.S., Horticulture and Agronomy (Viticulture), University of California, Davis, 2015. B.S., Botany, University of Vermont, 2006.
Employment: Lecturer of Viticulture at Cornell University, 2022 to present; Grapevine Nursery Director, Hermann J. Wiemer Vineyard, 2020-2022; Vineyard manager of McCall Wines, 2020-21; Napa Vineyard Manager at Constellation Brands 2020; Director of Operations at McEvoy Ranch, 2016-2020; Lecturer of Viticulture, Santa Rosa Junior College, 2018-2020; Viticulturist at Treasury Wine Estates, 2015-2016.
ASEV Activities: Member since 2011; ASEV Scholarship Committee, 2021.
Other Activities: Co-Owner of D’Aversa Penn Wines LLC; Mentor in Batonnage Forum Mentorship Program; Speaker at North Carolina Winegrowers’ Association, 2024; American Vineyard Foundation Review Committee, 2015-2021.
