Team

Our Executive Leadership

A multidisciplinary team of advisors dedicated to driving value and excellence in the wine and spirits sector.

Quinton Jay

Managing Director

Quinton is the Founder of Bacchus Consulting Group. Concurrently, Quinton’s family owns Bacchus Wine & Spirits. Prior to joining BCG and BWS, Quinton was Managing Director of Bacchus Capital Management, a niche private equity firm specializing in investments in the wine industry. Quinton’s winery management experiences include: President and National Sales Manager at Panther Creek Cellar, President at Artesa Winery, Business Manager at Etude Wines, and General Manager at Bonny Doon Vineyards. Prior to the wine industry, Quinton worked at The Coca-Cola Company and Bank of America. He holds an M.B.A. from J.L. Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University and a B.S. degree in finance from California State University, Long Beach.

Avi Gallant

Director Financial Analysis

Avi has over 20+ years of experience providing financial analysis and business consulting services to clients in the wine industry. Specific areas of expertise include building complex business models that incorporate all aspects of winery supply and demand, preparing comprehensive financial statements, and calculating the cost of goods sold. He has also developed several winery acquisition models that have resulted in positive cash flow and equity for the acquirer. Throughout his career, Avi has worked and consulted in accounting, finance, and sales operations for Napa and Sonoma wineries, including Huneeus Vintners, Diageo, Icon Estates, Ravenswood, Beringer, Artesa, and others. He earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from the University of Maryland.

Richard Bruno

Winemaking and Operations

Richard founded Vinum Cellars with a business partner on credit cards in 1997 to make small-production, single-vineyard, small-lot wines, sell them to restaurants and independent retailers at value pricing, and secure national distribution. Richard has over 20+ years of winemaking and production experience. He graduated from UC Davis in 1997 with a B.S. degree in Viticulture & Enology and worked at Bonny Doon Vineyard, Rosenblum Cellars, Alexander Valley Vineyards, and Folie à Deux. From 2000-2009, he served as Director of Winemaking for Don Sebastiani & Sons, overseeing 2+ million cases annually. Richard has consulted for Niebaum-Coppola, Michael Pozzan Winery, Acre Wines, and Wander & Ivy. Based in Napa Valley, he brings decades of experience in production and operations.