Trent Preszler

Trent Preszler (born 1977) is professor of Practice in the Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management at Cornell University[1] where he teaches courses in the forest bioeconomy, outdoor recreation economy, and sustainable agriculture. Previously, he was CEO of Bedell Cellars[2] and chairman of WineAmerica.[3]

Early life and education

A South Dakota native, Preszler attended a one-room schoolhouse near the Standing Rock Indian Reservation before graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Iowa State University in 1998.[4]

After college, he worked as a White House intern for President Clinton, and spent a year abroad as a Rotary Scholar studying at the Royal Botanical Gardens, UK.

He later earned an MS in Agricultural Economics and PhD in Horticulture, both from Cornell University.[5]

Career

After the death of his father in 2014, Preszler built a wooden canoe using his father's tools. Newsday produced a short documentary film about Preszler's boatbuilding inspiration[6] which won the 2018 New York Emmy Award for Best Lifestyle Program.[7][8]

His eponymous Preszler Woodshop[9] has been featured in The Wall Street Journal Magazine,[10] Esquire, The New York Times,[11] Robb Report,[12] Financial Times,[13] and OUT Magazine.[14]

In 2021, the William Morrow imprint of HarperCollins published Preszler's memoir Little and Often, the story of how the inheritance of his father's toolbox helped him wrestle with grief, leading to self-discovery and forgiveness.[15] It was named a Best Book of 2021 by USA Today,[16] which described it as "a profound father-and-son odyssey." CBS Sunday Morning featured Preszler in a 2021 Father's Day special.[17] The Little and Often audiobook was narrated by Golden Globe Award-winning actor Matt Bomer.

Previously, Preszler was CEO of Bedell Cellars[2] and chairman of WineAmerica.[3][18] The Bedell 2009 Merlot was the official red wine of Barack Obama's 2013 Inaugural Luncheon, the first time a New York-grown wine was served at a U.S. presidential inauguration.[19][20][21]

In 2025, Algonquin Books published Preszler's Evergreen: The Trees That Shaped America, which explores "humanity’s deeply rooted relationship with evergreens."[22]

References

  1. ^ Dyson, Cornell. "Faculty & Research at Dyson". Cornell Dyson. Retrieved 2023-03-16.
  2. ^ a b Arnold, E. "Wine Talk: Michael Lynne - New Line Cinema boss understands that winemaking, like filmmaking, is an art", Wine Spectator, 30 September 2005.
  3. ^ a b "Viticulture briefs". 2016-05-29. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  4. ^ "ISU Alumni Profile: Trent Preszler", Iowa State University Alumni Association, 2012.
  5. ^ Fletcher, Brekke (2016-06-13). "Why This Canoe Costs $100,000". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-07-05.
  6. ^ "Winemaker and Boatbuilder: Bedell Cellars' Trent Preszler". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  7. ^ "Newsday wins 9 New York Emmy awards". Newsday. Retrieved 2018-04-17.
  8. ^ "The 2018 New York Emmy Awards | New York, New York USA | - New York Emmys". www.nyemmys.org. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  9. ^ Preszler Woodshop
  10. ^ Fletcher, Brekke (2016-06-13). "Why This Canoe Costs $100,000". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  11. ^ Seim, Carrie (2018-07-28). "Summer Vacation? Nah, I'm Taking a Creative Hiatus". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-08-21.
  12. ^ Tolson, Shaun (2016-11-22). "Slow Boat to Freedom". Robb Report. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  13. ^ "Truly beautiful bespoke wooden canoes". 2017-03-09. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  14. ^ Hicklin, A. "The Boatman's Call", OUT Magazine, October 2015.
  15. ^ "Little and Often". HarperCollins. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  16. ^ "The best books of 2021 so far: What USA TODAY's critics loved reading". www.usatoday.com. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  17. ^ Building a canoe, and ties to his late father, retrieved 2021-08-31
  18. ^ McIntyre, D. "New York's growing Empire", The Washington Post, 29 September 2010.
  19. ^ Kominicki, J. "The Inaugural Luncheon back story", Long Island Business News, 17 January 2013.
  20. ^ Lorber, J. "New York wines land prized spot on Inaugural menu", Roll Call, 9 January 2013.
  21. ^ Gieseke, C. "A rare vintage", VISIONS Magazine, Iowa State University Alumni Association, 26 July 2013.
  22. ^ https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/trent-preszler/evergreen/9781643756707/
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