Joan serves as co-chair of the Sonoma-Tokaj, Hungary Sister City Committee. The Sonoma-Tokaj Committee’s signature program is its internship exchange with Tokaj. Each fall, the cities exchange winemaking interns for a three-month stint at Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma and the Hetszolo Winery in Tokaj. The program is a way for budding winemakers to experience the harvest season and winemaking in world class wine regions. Joan is very proud to be Hungarian. Her father was born in the small village of Abaujvar, Hungary, about 45 minutes north of Tokaj.