Making the world of wine educational, fun, approachable… and a little dorky!

My love of wine started when I travelled for the entire year of 2012 and explored some of the world’s greatest wine regions. After moving to Portland, Oregon in 2015, I grew increasingly passionate about wine as I immersed myself in the vibrant Oregon food and wine scene.

I formalized this passion by taking any gig I could in the wine industry and completing the WSET Level 2 & 3 Certification Program. This coursework is what inspired me to share wine education with other enthusiasts.

The world of wine can be intimidating — I learned this first-hand in my WSET studies — but it doesn’t have to be. Making wine unpretentious and accessible for everyone, not matter where you’re at in your wine journey, is my goal for Barrel Dork.

In addition to sharing my wine knowledge with others, I make my own wines for the label, Flipturn Cellars. I focus on on small production, low intervention wines utilizing grape varietals I have fallen in love with during my travels. Check out my first vintage >> Flipturn Cellars.