CJ Gormley is an experienced professional in the hospitality and wine industries, currently serving as a Brand Ambassador for Hope Family Wines since February 2021. Prior to this role, CJ held the position of Catering Events Manager at Vespera on Ocean, part of the Marriott Autograph Collection, from October 2019 to February 2021. CJ's experience also includes serving as the Tasting Room Lead at Edna Valley Vineyard with E. & J. Gallo Winery from November 2016 to October 2019, and working as an Events Specialist at Caesars Palace for Caesars Entertainment Corporation from August 2014 to October 2016. Earlier in the career, CJ was a Shift Supervisor at Starbucks from April 2013 to June 2014. CJ earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo in 2014.
Hope Family Wines
The Hope family has been farming in Paso Robles for more than 30 years. When they arrived in this barely-discovered region, they planted apples and grapes. Little did they know that the rolling, oak-studded terrain of Paso Robles would one day become a viticultural terroir of significance and one of the top winegrowing regions for quality red wine within the Central Coast of California.