Jennifer's passion for food and wine was instilled early in life while she was growing up in New Orleans.  She was introduced to the restaurant scene by her mother, who worked in several prestigious kitchens in New Orleans.  Jennifer's artistic passion (she was one of the first graduates of the New Orleans Center for the Arts High School) led her to Paris at 18 to study corporal mime under master Etienne Decroux.  While living in Paris, she was exposed to wines from her host family's Bordeaux property and her love of food and wine was cemented. 

When she returned to New Orleans, she took a position with New Orleans Magazine to head their food and wine division and immediately developed their wine section to include educational material as well as meaningful reviews.  Jennifer's knowledge and expertise has been experientially learned and is based in a hands on approach to cooking and winemaking. 

In 2002, Jennifer and her husband Terry purchased their property on Arbor Road in Paso Robles and Jennifer was once again immersed in artistic creativity.  Jennifer runs the blending and oak programs for their winery, pulling from her experiences growing up in New Orleans, her first experiences with French wines, and her extensive experiences guiding New Orleans Magazine's food and wine section. 

Her approach to winemaking is one of minimalism, tying her passion for old world wines with the unique and powerful terroir of the Paso Robles AVA. Her wines show a wonderful balance of old world complexity with the exuberance and concentration of new world possibilities.  Robert Parker extended an unwittingly meaningful compliment to Jennifer upon reviewing her first Cuvee submitted for his review by stating if he did not know the origin of the wine, he would have thought he was tasting wines off of a premiere property in Chateauneuf Du Pape.