Stephanie Honig was born in Havertown, Pennsylvania. She went to school in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and later moved to Florida, where she attended Florida International University, graduating in 1997 with a Bachelor’s degree in Hotel and Restaurant Management. She also spent time at Oxford Brookes University in England. She then moved to Philadelphia and worked as a Sales Manager for Marriott Corporation.
In 2000, she moved to New York to pursue a career in the wine industry. While in New York, Stephanie worked as a Sales Manager for Clicquot, Inc., and in National Sales for Rudd Winery. In 2005, she earned the WSET (Wine & Spirit Education Trust) Higher Certificate and the WSET Diploma. Stephanie left Rudd Winery in 2006 to import her own wine brand from Argentina.
In 2006, she moved to Napa Valley and married Michael Honig. Stephanie travels the globe developing Honig’s international and national presence and handles communications for the business. She has chaired the Public Relations Committee and serves on the Marketing Committee and the International Ambassadors Committees at the Napa Valley Vintner Association. She is a member of the International Program Committee at The California Wine Institute. She is active in raising funds for Type 1 diabetes research (her oldest daughter has the disease) and works to end gun violence.