Vineyard Team names Craig Macmillan as technical program manager
Craig Macmillan to help vintners on sustainability efforts
Craig Macmillan.
–The Vineyard Team has announced that they have taken on a new Technical Program Manager. Craig Macmillan will work directly with growers and winemakers to lead sustainability research and educational programs, in addition to providing technical support for the SIP (Sustainability in Practice) Certified program.
“I am thrilled to be the new technical program manager for the Vineyard Team. It is great to be back in this world full-time again talking to growers and walking fields,” said Macmillan. “I have a long history in viticulture in the Central Coast, so I am excited to reconnect with old friends and make new ones.”
Macmillan holds a M.S. in Plant Protection Science from Cal Poly and a Ph.D. in Sociology from Washington State University. Before heading to Washington for his doctorate, Macmillan made wine and managed vineyards within the Central Coast for two decades.
During that time he served as a board member and a project manager for the Vineyard Team. Since 2003, his work has focused on teaching and research in the areas of grape pest management, enology, viticulture, and the intersection of agriculture and human values.
“Growing grapes has never been easy,” says Macmillan. “Some of the challenges are old and ongoing. My hope is that through input from winemakers and farmers, the educational programs we here at the Vineyard Team provide will give the wine industry the tools it needs to meet these challenges.”
