Consultants
Terroir Consulting is a wine-focussed professional consultancy group providing research and development services, managed by partners Arnica Rowan and Darcen Esau and supported by talented specialist collaborators.
Partners
Arnica Rowan, BCom, MA, DipWSET: strategic planning and business development, market research, branding, marketing, label design, wine analysis, portfolio planning
Darcen Esau, BA, BMgt, MA: market research, consumer and sensory research, marketing, industry events
Collaborators
Alyssa Farr, BMgt: business coaching, financial analysis
Andrew Jefford, BA, MA: wine region strategy
Ben Bryant, BSc: executive leadership, business management, winemaking
Jordan Kubek, EnCert: winemaking, vineyard management
Krissy Neilsen, BJourn, DipWSET Candidate: hospitality training, marketing, wine clubs
Lindsay Kelm, WSET3: communications, PR, social media
Linsey Reimer: graphic design, label design
Rhys Pender, MW: wine professional education, wine analysis
Ruth King, B.SC., EnCert, WSET3: wine export, winemaking
Sonal Singh, B.Sc., WSET3: social media, project admin
Arnica Rowan
Arnica is a researcher, strategist, educator and writer with a passion for wine. Arnica spent eleven years teaching and researching at two Canadian colleges and a US university. Her specialty was business, with focuses in change management and sustainability. She was awarded the top post-secondary teaching award in Alberta for Innovation in Teaching, and was … Continue reading Arnica Rowan
Darcen Esau
Darcen is a market researcher specializing in both consumer behavior and sensory evaluation. With over a decade of experience designing and implementing research studies, he recently completed his Masters at the University of British Columbia Okanagan where he studied the sensory experience of wine and how this impacts consumer decision making. Specifically, his research explored … Continue reading Darcen Esau
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