Priyanka French

Board Member & Mentor

Priyanka was born and brought up in Mumbai, India, and is the daughter of two academic physicists. Having discovered a passion for wine, she received the Master of Science in Viticulture and Enology at the University of California – Davis; she also holds a diploma in Enology from the University of Dijon. She built her experience working at wineries in Napa including Dalla Valle Vineyards, Stags’ Leap Winery as well as traveling through the regions of Burgundy, Cognac, Bordeaux and New Zealand. She also worked with the Tonnellerie Demptos to establish the oak and cooperage market and providing technical support to wineries in India.

Priyanka is currently the winemaker at Signorello Estate in Napa, where she focuses on premium, estate-grown wines using precision viticulture and restrained winemaking to showcase the fruit expression of the unique site. When not working, Priyanka can be found exploring the outdoors with her dog, Chloe, cooking, reading or traveling.