WENTE FAMILY ESTATES

Tasting Room Meet the Team

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How long have you worked at the Estate Winery & Tasting Room? Since May, 2017. Previously, I worked as ambassador at The Wine- makers Studio since February, 2017. • • • What are your primary responsi- bilities? Operations, scheduling and staff management. • • • What uniquely qualifies you for your job? My background is in hos- pitality (mostly high-end catering for politicos in Washington, D.C.), wine bar manager in Pleasanton, and pre- vious tasting room experience at sev- eral Livermore wineries, including The Winemakers Studio here. • • • What do you like best about working at the Estate Winery & Tasting Room? Every day is differ- ent! Lots of interesting challenges, and truly dedicated people. • • • How would you describe the venue to someone who has never visited the property? This is a beau- tiful estate with a rich history behind it. You can actually sense the family behind the Wente operation, and it's just a gorgeous place to sit and sip wine with the vineyards and the rolling hills in the distance. • • • What would you most like visi- tors to know about the Estate Win- ery & Tasting Room? That we really are excited to see you and to intro- duce you to our wines, whether you're a novice or an expert. We're here because we love wine and mak- ing people happy. • • • What is your favorite Wente Vineyards wine and why? The Counoise (cheat alert: it's a Wine- makers Studio label!) is my current favorite. I love its berry flavors with a whiff of smoke at the end of a sip, and it's such a nice median wine be- tween the light grace of a Pinot and the heavier body of a bigger red. • • • How would you describe your- self in wine terms? Kind of like the Counoise, I suppose. Definitely more comfortable in the 'median' than standing out on one extreme or the other. Crowd pleasing with a little surprise tucked in! • • • What might someone be sur- prised to know about you? My de- gree is in Russian – and I have a fake knee. • • • What do you like to do when you're not working? Biking and hik- ing with my husband, playing with my two Labrador retrievers, and en- tertaining with pizza parties using our backyard wood-fired oven. JENNY HOWARD n Estate Tasting Room Assistant Manager WENTE FAMILY ESTATES GRAPEVINE x FALL/WINTER 2017 l MEET THE TASTING ROOM TEAM Scroll through the slideshow to meet more of the team!

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