MWJ Brown Consulting

Matthew Brown is a Charlottesville, Virginia–based wine business consultant and educator with over 15 years of industry experience, including harvest work in Virginia, California, and Argentina. As Coordinator of the Virginia Wine Coalition, he leads trade development and consumer research for the state’s wineries. As Founder of MWJ Brown Consulting, he advises wine and hospitality businesses on branding, consumer strategy, and front-of-house training. He holds the WSET Diploma, is a Stage 2 Master of Wine student, teaches at the Capital Wine School in Washington, D.C., and judges for the Virginia Governor’s Cup and other regional wine competitions.