At 22 years old, Megan Gunderson packed up and moved from Colorado to the Napa Valley to pursue an internship in winemaking with Robert Mondavi, and through the dedication to her craft, has transformed her career into one that is admired by many. Today, 18 years after she started her journey in California’s Wine Country, she is the first female Director of Winemaking for award-winning HALL Family Wines.

From boutique operations to major conglomerates, wine and spirits producers are raising big bucks for coronavirus victims, often in creative ways—with help from some famous friends.

With the current shelter-at-home order to slow the spread of the coronavirus, the effect on Napa Valley residents and the tourism industry as a whole, has been devastating.

Real estate developer Craig Hall of the HALL Group refuses to take the Pollyanna approach when it comes to commercial real estate in the wake of the COVID-19 market disruption.