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Kevin Rogers was born and raised in Chicago, Illinois and in 2000 he moved to Sonoma County to begin his career in the wine industry. He began working that year at Ferrari-Carano Vineyards & Winery in Healdsburg. His path there took him from the tasting room to the cellar and finally, to the viticulture lab, where he helped cover about 1,500 planted acres over six different appellations. During this period, Kevin completed the viticulture program at Santa Rosa Junior College. By harvest of 2005, Kevin began working at Beaulieu Vineyards in Napa Valley. In 2014, he went back to work for Ferrari-Carano as their Viticulturist, and then joined AGG in 2016 in grower relations. Kevin became the North Coast manager and vintner relations in 2021 with direct responsibilities for three counties as well as the associations bulk wine program.