It all started with a bottle of Zinfandel and a quest to try as many wines in Washington as possible. Now we have over one thousand wineries and the list is not yet complete. Jodi wanted to know more about wine so she enrolled in a night school wine program while working full time as a software engineering recruiter.

Then she started a three year trek as a volunteer in the vineyard. Jodi drove five hours each way to work in a vineyard every other weekend, just to learn. And her curiosity continued to grow, now encompassing other aspects of the business and including opening a tasting room for a winery, working in a cellar and selling bulk wine and pressed juice. Currently, Jodi has seven years of wine industry experience. WA Bulk Wine was born out of a desire to build relationships that work alongside creative winemakers.

Before it was my job I had the most interesting conversations with people over a glass, or, let’s be real, a bottle of vino!

I’ve made some deep relationships with clients and winemakers. I feel grateful! I live in a small town and I have several winemakers that make a tote or two just for me to sell. Sometimes that gives a winemaker enough money in there pocket to pay for the bottling. It’s a great compliment to have their trust!

I pack up and travel the country for three consecutive months a year. I call it the RV Bulk Wine Road Show. I bring Washington AVA maps, we talk about growing areas, styles of wine and what it’s like to live here. I feel like I’m the biggest ambassador for the Washington wine industry. I never stop talking about our flourishing industry.

I like to collect pictures/business cards from hotels, restaurants, resorts, menus, napkins, gas stations, posters, tourist attractions, etc. and make refrigerator magnets for myself. It’s my own special collection that tells my travel story.