# Ep. 2711 Brand Therapy: Wine Marketing & Brand Building with Laura Gabriel | Masterclass US Wine Market Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/italian-wine-podcast-326131/ep-2711-brand-therapy-wine-marketing-brand-building-with-laura-gabriel-masterclass-us-wine-market Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/italian-wine-podcast-326131/ep-2711-brand-therapy-wine-marketing-brand-building-with-laura-gabriel-masterclass-us-wine-market.md Podcast: [Italian Wine Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/italian-wine-podcast-326131) Published: 2026-06-15T06:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://www.italianwinepodcast.com/ Audio file: https://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/MJS4274598220.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/italian-wine-podcast-326131/episodes/ep-2711-brand-therapy-wine-marketing-brand-building-with-laura-gabriel-masterclass-us-wine-market Duration seconds: 1455 ## Resource Welcome to Episode 2711 of the Italian Wine Podcast. In this episode, Juliana Colangelo speaks with Laura Gabriel, founder of the brand strategy consultancy Gabriel & Company and co-founder of the consumer-facing wine projects Paper Planes and The River Club, about modern wine marketing, brand building, and creating authentic connections with today's consumers. Key Learning Objectives: Lessons from Laura's entrepreneurial journey and her work across wine, hospitality, entertainment, and consumer marketing. How authenticity, accessibility, and storytelling can help wine brands connect with younger consumers. The role of packaging, branding, and visual identity in building memorable wine brands, and why Laura describes brand strategy as "brand therapy." More about the guest: A Boston University College of Communication graduate with roots in film, TV, and music, Laura Gabriel brings a storyteller’s mindset to the wine industry. After roles at Capitol Records and Universal Pictures, she launched Paper Planes Wine Company in 2014 and went on to a brand manager role at Treasury Wine Estates before leading marketing for Quintessa and Bundschu Company, driving new product development, national launches, and brand strategy. Laura also has extensive experience bringing partnerships and cultural moments to life, from producing large-scale concerts, music festivals and events to facilitating Netflix and Food Network productions at Napa wineries. In 2024, Laura co-founded The River Club, named one of San Francisco Chronicle’s best wineries in Napa Valley, and in 2025 founded Gabriel and Company brand strategy. Today, she consults with experience-driven hospitality brands on strategy, content, and partnerships that build community and drive growth. Connect: Website: http://gabriela… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/italian-wine-podcast-326131/episodes/ep-2711-brand-therapy-wine-marketing-brand-building-with-laura-gabriel-masterclass-us-wine-market/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/italian-wine-podcast-326131/ep-2711-brand-therapy-wine-marketing-brand-building-with-laura-gabriel-masterclass-us-wine-market.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.