Hi, I'm
Julia!
I am a Level 3-Certified Sommelier through the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) program from the Texas Wine School with a passion for wine and over a decade of entertainment industry experience in booking live music, festivals, and boutique events. I founded the company Wild Wine Saloon in 2020 with a mission to blend my passion for wine and background in events to break down the barriers of wine by bringing education in a fun, approachable format through wine consultations, private group tastings, and unique events.
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My journey to wine stemmed as a pure passion with little factual knowledge and lots of trial and error. My love for it evolved over time as I became passionate about researching nutrition, which naturally led to a curiosity about what ingredients were going into the process of making wine. After years of self-education, I began a proper wine education through the WSET program at the Texas Wine School and achieved my Level 3 Certified Sommelier status in 2020. I gained professional wine experience in Texas working as a tasting associate at Southold Farm & Cellar and The Parlour in Johnson City, as well as working as an Austin Sales Representative for over 4 years at Pangea Selections, an Importer and Distributor that has a focus on importing and selling wines from boutique, organic, or biodynamic vineyards. I also served as the Wine Director, procuring and managing the wine vendors for Field Guide Festival from 2021-2023.
Wild Wine Saloon is my attempt at bringing wine education to anyone who is curious to learn in an approachable, engaging, and memorable way.
So what do you say... let's pop some bottles already and have some fun?!
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Cheers!
MISSION
Our mission with Wild Wine Saloon is to break down the barriers of learning about wine: to make it approachable and to make it fun! We believe that learning about wine is often intimidating, but it should be everything but that! Through the services that we offer, we will bring you an in-depth perspective on a wide range of topics including the various farming practices in the vineyard, how grapes are handled in the winery, and ultimately how they end up creating a lovely finished product in your glass. With an open and welcoming approach to learning, the possibilities of what we can discover together are truly endless! If you have a unique event idea in mind, please reach out - we'd love to hear it!
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