Kryss is a US-based winemaker, educator, and sales professional. She has an MS in food science/oenology from U.C. Davis and a WSET Diploma. Her winemaking experience includes harvests in Napa Valley, Germany and New Zealand and extensive work in California’s coastal and interior regions. Since 2011 Kryss has worked with O’Neill Vintners and Distillers, one of California’s leading and fastest-growing wine and spirits producers. She has held leadership roles in winemaking, sales, and business development. She also teaches at the Napa Valley Wine Academy, where her classes include the WSET curriculum and custom-designed programmes for private clients. Kryss lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and daughter.

Current employer: O'Neill Vintners & Distillers

Primary area(s) of work: Wine production, Trade, Strategy

Industry sector(s): Winemaking, Sales, Buying, Educator, International trade, Import/Export

Wine styles: Sweet wines, Still white, Still red, Still rosé, Still wines

Wine region expertise: Germany, Hungary Tokaj, New Zealand, Pfalz, USA, France, California

Market expertise: Europe, North America, United Kingdom, Scandinavia

Specialisms: Processing of grapes, Fermentation, Maturation and blending, Stabilisation and clarification, Economics of wine production, Elevage / maturation, Blending, Preparation of finished wine for bottling, Quality assurance and control, Bulk shipment, Bottling, Sensory evaluation , Financial and commercial structures, Supplier/customer relationships, Identifying and meeting consumer demand, Routes to market, History of wine, Wine judging