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About my company:: We are a retail wine, liquor, and beer store located in downtown Jackson, Wyoming. We specialize in fine wines from all over the world. We try to cover the spectrum of pricing and have as many good values as we have high end wines. We have good relationships with distributors and are able to get some pretty sought after stuff. Our beer selection is awesome and we have a lot of interesting liquors as well.

What you want to get from participating in OWC?: I am interested in furthering my education about wine and broadening my list of contacts in the industry.

About Me:: I am a 34 year old transplant from Tennessee to Wyoming. I love the outdoors and am an avid skier, climber, and hiker. I work at the Jackson Hole Wine Company and as a semi-professional musician. My job at the wine shop piqued my interest in wine. I have spent a lot of time in Napa, Sonoma, the Central Coast, and Oregon. I am applying for a two year enology and viticulture program in Walla Walla. I am most interested in getting into vineyard management or winemaking.

At 9:59am on June 26th, 2008, Lindi Kauer said…: I can introduce you to some really great people. . . and of course I understand the idea of cramming a lot in. The sad thing is. . . I am moving at the end of July and will be gone for about 6 months. Chris' company is moving us to Wisconsin! Thank goodness I can telecommute.

At 9:15am on June 26th, 2008, Lindi Kauer said…: Congrats! That is great. Hit me up when it's closer to that weekend. I'm sure we can hang out, as long as you don't mind some other folks hangin' as well. (My best friend is coming out from Seattle. . . ) So much has happened since we talked last!

At 8:00pm on June 25th, 2008, Catie said…: WHOOO-HOOO!!! Jason that is so excellent! Did you get a letter from Wanda? Tell me more. I am so excited for you and when you get to Walla2 we will celebrate!

At 9:02am on June 18th, 2008, Catie said…: Hi Jason, got your email via OWC.

I know you are going to hear a lot of people tell you just to sign up with a winery and forget school. My opinion is, sure that works but I don't have to tell you that with school is that added polish that you aren't going to get being a cellar rat. Because at a winery, that is exactly where you will kind of get stuck - - at first. A winery isn't going to run through sensory evaluation classes, soil science and viticulture courses, how to market your wine effectively, etc. If you look at the long term of it here is how you will feel: If you go to through the program, you will never be sorry. If you don't and go to work as a cellar rat, you will always wonder. And then again, eventually many of the students find jobs at a winery and do both.

Don't second guess your goal on this and most important don't let others make you second guess. You are on the right path.

At 4:15pm on June 13th, 2008, Kristina Martinsen said…: hey have not been on this thing forever - I am sorry that I did not get back to you about the school thing - shoot me an email kristina@kvintners.com and you can pick my brain about the school!

At 11:04am on May 19th, 2008, Lindi Kauer said…: Jason, how exciting. I'd be more than happy to tell you about our little burg. What would you like to know?

At 4:15am on May 9th, 2008, Michael Richards said…: Jason - funny that you ran into my bro; I bet you had a good laugh about how you and I "met online." I hope you made something up about how you saw an ad from a "cute guy in SF" and decided to take a chance and...

At 8:57am on April 21st, 2008, Catie said…: Hey Jason, Just checking in with you. Have you heard any more from WWCC? Keeping my fingers crossed for you.
C~

At 1:19pm on April 20th, 2008, Max Morales said…: Greetings from Chile!

Max Morales
http://www.andeswines.com

At 7:19pm on April 6th, 2008, Robbin Gheesling said…: My life keeps getting nuttier. I was pondering going back to NorCal or Willamette. Then I got a scholarship to go to cooking school in Stellenbosch (not 100% sure on that yet.) And then I got in to NYU for Food Studies.

Maybe I'll just skip all of it and move to Tahoe. :-)