Originally from the great state of Wyoming. Katie grew up riding horses in the mountains and going to Rodeo every summer. Katie has a B.A. in International Studies/French from the University of Arizona. After spending one year studying at a university in France, she became hooked on food and wine. Katie stumbled into the wine business over fifteen years ago and has had the opportunity to travel to many wine growing regions over the years including the tiny island off of Auckland in New Zealand, Waiheke Island. Her passion for French wine is strong, but she adores wines from Northern Italy so much that she named her chocolate lab, Alba.