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Organize and lead a monthly tasting group focusing on the wines of Domaine de la Romanee-Conti as well as other wines from the Burgundy region.

Woodinville

Collaborate with the team at Betz Family Winery to push the boundries of quality ever further. My job is to manage the day to day, and season to season needs of a small winery. My passion lies in the smallest of details, that offer the biggest impact on quality.

Woodinville

Strive to improve the quality and consistency of a growing winery by balancing the use of data and technology, with the practical aspects of sensory input. Manage detailed record keeping to learn from past vintages, maintain the house style, and increase quality. Determined to keep all aspects of wine production in focus, never losing sight of what those.

Create solutions to the ever changing needs of a growing winery. Continually improving the quality of over a dozen different bottlings, while decreasing costs. Responsible for all winery operations including grape reception, fruit processing, fermentations, pressing, barrel program, and bottling.

Headed a retail wine program with an emphasis on premium French, California, and Washington wines. Provided exceptional customer service and a very strong product knowledge. Managed the day to day needs of a premium wine shop, organized large annual tastings, and hosted weekly tastings. Hosted an intensive weekly tasting for industry professionals and.

Learned the importance of all the small details. I took part in every step of the winemaking process, from traveling to individual vineyard blocks, blending, bottling, grape reception and crushing.