Wes Walker's photographs were first published in the 1970s by the Sierra Club and have appeared since in various publications including Sierra, Defenders of Wildlife, Outdoor and Travel Photography, The New Yorker, and National Geographic Adventure. A grape grower himself, Walker is also the author of Welcome's Hidden Sonoma and Tuscan Country. He is a retired Justice of the Court of Appeal in San Francisco, and served for twelve years as a Superior Court Judge for Napa County. He has traveled and photographed extensively throughout the world, including trips to Italy, the Galapagos Islands, Peru, Turkey, Patagonia, Alaska, the Sierras, Nepal, and Ladakhh.

Linda Reiff has served as executive director of the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV) since 1995. Under her leadership NVV membership has reached nearly 400 wineries, marketing and promotions programs have expanded worldwide, and the organization has become a leader on key industry issues. The NVV is the creator and organizer of Auction NapaValley, the world's most successful charity wine auction, which has give $90 million to local health care, youth development, and affordable housing causes. Reiff worked with Wes Walker while he served as a community member of the Auction Napa Valley Board of Directors from 2002 to 2007.

Peter Beren is co-author of The Writers Companion (Perseus, 1998) and editor of California the Beautiful (Welcome Books). Peter is the former publisher of Sierra Club Books and founding Publisher of VIA Books. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.