Case Study: Cline Family Cellars builds a culture of growth and transparent performance management with PerformYard

Cline Family Cellars Drives a New Culture of Growth

Cline Family Cellars, a family-owned winery and hospitality business in Sonoma, California, needed a more structured way to manage employee performance as it expanded. After previously relying on ad-hoc reviews, the company wanted to create a consistent process for goal setting, feedback, and employee development, and turned to PerformYard for support.

With PerformYard, Cline Family Cellars implemented a standardized performance management process featuring monthly 1-on-1s, quarterly goal setting, annual reviews, and centralized performance notes. The system helped the company make reviews more objective and transparent, reduce bias, and connect feedback to compensation decisions, while giving managers and employees a single cloud-based place to track goals and progress.

Cline Family Cellars

Nicole Winslow

Director of Human Resources