Ana Fabiano Honored for Her Success and Service to the Wine & Food Industry of Spain

EAST ISLIP, NY, July 23, 2024 - Ana Fabiano has been selected for inclusion in Marquis Who's Who. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.

Ms. Fabiano is a distinguished expert in the wine region of Rioja Spain, currently serving as the president and owner of Sana Group LLC. Her career spans several decades, marked by significant contributions to the wine industry of Spain and international trade. Her expertise has been instrumental in transforming the presence, distribution and visibility of DOCa Rioja wine in the United States through her leadership of the business division of the Rioja Regulatory Council's government campaign and her award-winning book, The Wine Region of Rioja.

Ms. Fabiano is very proud of her work and the achievements made during her tenure for the Rioja wine government. In response to their request, she authored the plan for the USA market and successfully launched the Canadian marketing program in 2015. She and her stellar team were responsible for the strategy, partnerships, and program execution at all business tiers of the wine trade to expand Rioja wine distribution, product trial and increase sales. Under her leadership, USA sales of Rioja wine increased from 450,000 cases to over 1.1 million while maintaining a healthy p/l value increase.

Ms. Fabiano began her professional journey as a program manager at the Embassy of Spain's Commercial Office, where she served from 1984 to 1990. She was the first American hired by the Embassy of Spain in their trade office in New York City. Following this role, she founded a consulting and promotional company that served food and wine products from Spain.

From 1999 to 2007, Ms. Fabiano acted as a consultant for SANA Associates, leveraging her extensive knowledge and experience to provide strategic insights and guidance. In 2009, she accepted an exclusive and dual assignment with the Rioja Regulatory Control Board of the DOCa Rioja, serving as the North America Trade Director and Brand Ambassador until 2021. During this time, she also researched and authored the first book by a US publisher about the region, The Wine Region of Rioja. The first edition (2012) and the second edition (2017) are award-winning for best in photography, history and travel. Today it remains the only book by a US publisher dedicated to the DOCa Rioja.

Ms. Fabiano's academic background includes a master's degree in foreign commerce of Spain from the University of Madrid and a bachelor's degree in Spanish from Douglass College for Women at Rutgers University. She also earned several certifications, including a RCC Harvard Executive certification from Harvard Business School in 2022 and a mastery certification in Castilian language from Cervantes Institute and the Ministry of Education in Madrid in 2007.

In addition to her professional achievements, Ms. Fabiano is an active member of several industry-related organizations, such as, a Fellow at the Culinary Institute of America, The Entreprenista League and Her Workplace. She has also lent her professional expertise to civic-minded organizations, volunteering to host wine master classes at fundraising events for health care and children. She works diligently to champion authentic wine places of origin and their cultures and indigenous grape varieties. Likewise, to advocate for healthy, sustainable agriculture that promotes and protects biodiversity and opposes agriculture that is colonized, enslaved, or commodified.

Outside of her professional life, Ms. Fabiano enjoys her family, flowers and herb gardening, a CSA membership, music, reading and researching and advocacy for human rights. Looking ahead, she seeks to expand her speaking engagements for corporate and national association audiences to empower and enrich their palates, lives, and meeting experiences. Ms. Fabiano can be found and contacted at www.anafabiano.com.

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