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Jade Helm
Jade Helm is the primary author of Tasting Pour, a freelance con-
tributor to print and online wine publications, a consultant, and
a wine educator. Her expertise is evidenced by credentials from
the Society of Wine Educators (Certified Specialist in Wine), the
Wine and Spirits Education Trust (Diploma in Wine and Spirits),
and Court of Master Sommeliers (Certified Sommelier). She is
an instructor at Chemeketa Community College Wine Studies
Program. Jade is located in the Willamette Valley. Connect on
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn or Google +.
Kerry McDaniel Boenisch
Kerry McDaniel Boenisch grew up on one of the first commer-
cial vineyards in Oregon and owns DirtVineWine, an innovative
marketing, branding and business communications consulting
company. She is a professional wine educator, writes the “Inter-
twined” wine column for the Oregon Wine Press and has worked
with clients from Seaside to Shanghai. Authenticity is her trade-
mark. She is the author of two books, “Vineyard Memoirs” and
“Dirt+Vine=Wine”, and writes for the San Francisco wine trade
technology blog “BinWise.” A sixth-generation Oregon native, she
is also a professional speaker and enjoys a good walk in the vine-
yard with her dog, rain or shine. She lives in Dundee, Oregon on her farm with her husband,
three children, and assorted pets. Visit her at www.dirtvinewine.com.
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Mattie John Bamman
Mattie John Bamman is a Portland-based culinary travel writer,
with more than a decade of experience. He serves as the editor
of Eater Portland. Mattie got his start in journalism in San Fran-
cisco, interning at McSweeney’s Publishing House (The Believer;
McSweeney's Quarterly Review) and working as a freelance
writer for a variety of publications. Mattie specialized in culinary
travel in 2008 while living in Italy's Puglia region, famous for its
primitivo and negroamaro wines and amphora aging. He regu-
larly interviewed winemakers and wrote wine-tasting guides for
the travel blog EuropeUpClose.com. Moving to Oregon in 2010,
Mattie began freelancing for Northwest Travel & Lifestyle Magazine, and he's covered the urban
winemaking scenes in Portland, Seattle, and Boise and written articles on wine tasting in British
Columbia, Washington, Idaho, and Oregon. In 2015, Mattie took over as editor of the rapidly
growing food news website Eater Portland.
Mary Cressler is a wine, food, and travel writer and publisher of
the award-winning wine and food blog Vindulge. Mary is a
columnist for Palate Press, active contributor to Wine.4.Me, and
freelances for several publications. She has written for Wine En-
thusiast, Barbecue America Magazine, Oregon Wine Press, Seri-
ous Eats, Bottlenotes, Snooth, The Daily Meal, The Gorge Guide,
among others. A frequent tasting panelist and judge for wine
competitions, Mary also speaks at conferences and events on
various aspects of wine. Mary is a Certified Sommelier through
the Court of Master Sommeliers. She is also the mom of twins,
runner, and co-founder of Ember & Vine Wood-Fired Catering.
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Patrick McElligott is a 4th generation native Oregonian, who was
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wine industry since 1980, when he was hired by Amity Vineyards
for tasting room work. He became manager of The Oregon
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June, 2008. Oregon Wine Tasting Room was featured in articles
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