Javiera Rojas 
Say 'hola!' to Javi, our lovely Chilean from Wintour 4.0.
She has 5 years of experience in winemaking in different wine regions all over the world. One of the most memorable moments of her career was being part of the wine company Concha y Toro where she learned how to lead a team, combined with all the tasks in wine production.
With her background in Agricultural Sciences, she is determined to produce wines involving the needs of local communities and environmental care.
From: Santiago, Chile
Speaks: Spanish, English
Education: Bachelor of Agricultural Sciences with a Major in Enology and Viticulture. Faculty of Agronomic Sciences, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
Professional Background: 5 years of experience in different areas of the wine industry along iconic valleys and wine regions all over the world. Chile (Maipo and Colchagua), Germany (Rheinhessen), Portugal (Douro), USA (Sonoma). Working with referent brands such as Jackson Family and Concha y Toro, as well as with small producers.
Other interests: Nature, sustainability and discovering new cultures and lifestyles
Goals: Create fine wines with commitment and the lowest impact, not only on the environment but also in local communities.
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Ana Ferrández
Meet Ana from Valladolid, the capital of Castilla y León.
Prior to WINTOUR 4, she has studied Tourism Management in Barcelona. Anyone that has met her can feel her great welcoming energy, and that's why she is just perfect for the tourism industry.
She wants to make wine tourism accessible to everyone and use it as a tool to improve the life of local comunities. Way to go, Anita!
From: Valladolid, Spain
Speaks: Spanish, English, French and Catalan
Education: Degree in Tourism, speciality in Tourism Management at CETT, University of Barcelona
Professional Background: Hotel receptionist in Madrid and experience working in Travel Agencies in Barcelona.
Other interests: Gastronomy, volleyball, reading, travelling, nature and knowing more about other cultures.
Goals: use wine tourism to develop rural areas that are loosing population by creating sustainable tourism offer enhancing local comunities's lives. She also wants to make wine tourism accessible to everyone.
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Elsa Lukasik
Meet Elsa, from France.
Elsa, a driven Bergerac native captures everyone's attention through her lively personality. Her background in international business and wine focused upbringing will take her far in the industry!
Her goal is to establish sustainable tourism in the region: making it environmentally friendly, in cooperation with other local actors (activities services, restaurants, hotels) and promoting the local culture, food, and wine. One of the tours that she organized is a horse ride visit around the vineyards with a wine tasting and a taste of local food.
From : France - more specifically from Bergerac (you might don't know it but we have good wines I swear)
Speaks : French & English, a little bit of Spanish
Bachelor : International Business, Economy & Marketing
Professional background : salesperson in wineries in France
Others interest : Horseriding, hiking, nature, travels and sharing good food and good wines with friends and family
Goal : brand ambassador/ press relations in the wine business
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Maria José Repetur
Raise a glass to Maria José,
An Argentinian with her head into sustainable development of the wine industry joining Wintour 4.0!
She is not afraid to shake things up, and she shows that even on the dance floor, either jamming to the sound of disco music or to Brazilian funk.
From: Mendoza, Argentina
Speaks: English, Spanish and some Portuguese
Education: Environmental engenieering at National University of Cuyo. Posgraduate diploma in environmental impact evaluation.
Professional Background: Biologic control of pests at public agricultural health institution (Mendoza) and sales woman in wine shops in Mendoza and in Melbourne (Australia)
Other interests: Food lover, dancing, disco and funk music, anything from the 80s and visiting cementeries
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Anthony Neves
Meet Anthony,
a New Yorker with a background in finance and proud of his Portuguese heritage has the dream to one day set up his own winery in Bairrada, his family hometown. Plus he likes to bring his Porrón to parties.
From: Portugal, born in the USA
Speaks: English, Portuguese, Spanish, and some French
Bachelor: Finance and Math
Professional Background: Alcohol Importation
Other Interests: Emergency Medical Technician, Leather-working, Trading Stocks, Crazy Socks
Goals: Make Great Wine, Make Great Friends, Create Great Experiences for everyone
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Jayakumar Kalamakannan
Meet Jay from India!
With his restless inquisitive mind aligned with the years of experience in the wine industry, Jay never shies away from helping others understand a wine.
From: Pondicherry, India
Speaks: English, French, Spanish, Tamil, Hindi
Bachelor: Biotechnology and Master in wine marketing and management
Professional background: wine marketing
Other interests: scuba diving, yoga, sky diving, rafting
Goals: Becoming MW in wine and to develop the unexplored wine regions across the world
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Melissa Medlej
This is Melissa, our first student representing Lebanon!
With backgrounds in biochemistry and food industry engineering, she was driven to Wintour to learn and mesh her passions for marketing, tourism and agriculture together!
From: Lebanon
Speaks: Arabic, French and English
Educational Background: Bachelor in Biochemistry, Master in Food Industry Engineering
Professional background: 3 years as Marketing and Sales in an Agricultural Management, Trade & Consultancy Company
Other interests: Badminton, Traveling, Discovering new places
Goals: to become a Brand Ambassador and develop the wine tourism in Lebanon
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Veronica Rodríguez
This is Veronica, our California girl with Argentinian roots who loves to share her passion for wine with others. You can usually find her sipping cava in the plaça
From: California and Argentina
Speaks: English, Spanish, French, some Italian
Bachelor: International Business
Professional background: marketing and administration at an Italian wine consulting firm; Certified Wine Specialist with the Society of Wine Educators
Curiosities: traveling and learning new languages!
Goals: export manager for an international brand of wine
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Corinna Wallace
Meet Corinna!
Born and raised in Boston, with Puerto Rican roots, she has a Bachelor's in English literature and never expected to end up in the world of wine.
Many years working in the restaurant industry, however, gave her a knowledge and respect for wine that she wants to share with others.
After WINTOUR she hopes to use wine tourism to bring social change and help communities flourish.
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Mary Kate Fitzpatrick
Meet our fabulous Mary Kate! A lover of wine and words, this New Jersey native seeks to spend her life reveling in the poetry of both. You can consider her a modern devotee of the Cult of Dionysus, if you just replace the lyre with ABBA.
From: New Jersey, U.S.A.
Speaks: English, Spanish
Education: Bachelor in Political Science and International Relations from Saint Louis University in Madrid, Spain, sommelier studies at the Wine School of Philadelphia
Professional Background: Tasting Room/Sales Assistant at Auburn Road Vineyard & Winery, Commercial Services Assistant at the Embassy of the United States in Madrid, Spain, Spanish Teacher
Other interests: Writing, reading, solo backpacking, live music, embroidery, craft beer, ABBA dance parties
Goals: To combine her love of literature with her love of wine into an integrated touristic product that celebrates the dynamic relationship between the two.
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Mariam Gagoshidze
Give a warm welcome to Mariam!
This Georgian enologist won many awards back in her University in 2017 for her Micro-Vinification project. When she has her mind set on something she always surpasses the standard, but she is also all heart, as her kindness is definitely one of her best known characteristics.
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Nacho Videla
Meet Nacho, an Agricultural Engineer from Mendoza, Argentina who has deep technological knowledge while being extremely artistic... and he looooves mate. He wants to travel the world and spread his two passions: wine and art.
From: Mendoza, Argentina (plus the Italian citizenship)
Speaks: Spanish, English and some Italian
Bachelor: Agricultural Engineer with an exchange program in Wine Business
Professional background: Viticulture, Enology, Research and Development in wineries, and sales and customer service in a rental shop
Interests: abstract art , photorealistic painting and drawing.
Goals: work in export department or marketing with a sustainable approach
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Nikola Gudovic
Meet Niko, he who tends to succumb to hedonism and all the pleasures of life. Born and raised in Montenegro, but after studying, living and working in the U.S.A. for almost 7 years, he likes to call it his second home. His background is in tourism and hospitality management.
Niko enjoys photography, film, traveling, and accompanying all of that with good food and a good glass of wine. He made it in NYC, he made it through this year's harvest, and now he is confident that he can make it anywhere.
From Montenegro
Speaks: Serbian and English (Spanish proficiency)
Education: Bachelor of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management, Grand Valley State University, Michigan, USA
Professional Background: Events Operations Assistant at JW Marriott, Front of the House Associate at Tavern 62 by David Burke and Woodpecker by David Burke in New York City.
Other Interests: photography, film and other forms of visual art
Goals: To find adventurous job position where he will be able to combine his passion for customer service, traveling, wine and food.
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Paola Makino
Give a warm welcome to Paola, WINTOUR's new marketing support intern and 4.0 student! Her diverse background of marketing, communication and international travel gives her the tools to be an amazing brand ambassador. She has a down to earth personality and open mind that connects well with everyone she meets, which is ideal for the international business negotiations she dreams to create.
From: Brazil, born in Argentina, Japanese heritage
Speaks: Portuguese, Spanish, English, French, Japanese, some Chinese
Bachelor: International Relations, post grad in Business Management
Professional Background: Social Media and Customer Success Manager. Sommelier Certificate at SENAC São Paulo.
Other interests: has a Yoga Teacher Training and an Ayurveda certificate
Goals: Become a brand Ambassador
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Raul Guizzo
Say hi to Raul! This Uruguayan-Luxemburger-American that before joining WINTOUR was teaching English in Singapore is a master of puns and is always making intellectually funny comments. When he is not sipping wine, you can bet that he is all over his Uruguayan maté.
From: Miami, Florida (USA) with a diverse family lineage starting from Uruguay and Luxembourg, but extending throughout Europe going back through the centuries
Speaks: English, Spanish, Portuguese (and a little Polish)
Bachelor: Interdisciplinary Studies in Arts & Humanities, Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton, FL, USA)
Professional background: English Teacher in Spain, Portugal, and Singapore; Writer, editor, and proofreader for various academic and business publications; Freelance consultant in Communications for Internationalization
Interests: Wine & Gastronomy (of course), Travel (duh), Literature & Poetry, Deep Conversations about Complex Concepts (especially Life, Love, Culture, Language, and how all those come together in this strangely wonderful arrangement we call Existence)
Goals: Help people learn to appreciate wine in all its aspects. How to taste and savor it. How to understand where it comes from and how it's made. How to incorporate it into their lives in a more complete and fruitful way.
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Susana Castro
Say hi to Susy from Mexico! This Chemical Engineer is here to learn about tourism and apply it to reach her goal: to deliver great tourism experiences and pair them with her amazing wines and beers (produced by her own winery in Chihuahua, Mexico)!
From: Chihuahua, Mexico
Speaks: English, Spanish
Bachelor: Chemical Engineer in UACH Mexico, a Master Degree in Enology and Viticulture from te UPM un Madrid
Professional background: winemaking, viticulture and laboratory experience in Viña Del Mar- Chile, Parras and Chihuahua-Mexico, Bordeaux-France and Oregon-United States. Also experience in food safety and production of hard cider. Owner of a small winery in Chihuahua, Mexico.
Other interests: brewing craft beer at home, hiking, camping, puppies, box, ATVs, traveling, baking, all fermentations, and wine
Goals: to own a B&B in a historical old building while continue creating high quality good, sustainable and different wines for all kind of people and preferences.
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Xeniya Volosnikova
Meet Xeniya, a recognised sommelier in Kazakhstan, who left her career in the corporate sector to follow her passion for wine. Her determination will surely catapult her way up into global recognition!
From: Almaty, Kazakhstan
Speaks: Russian, English, Spanish, French, German, some Kazakh, Catalan and Italian
Bachelor: translator/interpreter with focus on English, German and Spanish languages from Moscow State Linguistic University. Postgraduate diploma in Marketing from Autonomous University of Barcelona.
Professional background: 9 years in multinational companies like Danone and Philip Morris as HR professional. Brand Ambassador and Brand Manager for brands as Campo Viejo, Brancott Estate, G.H. Mumm, Perrier-Jouet with Pernod Ricard in Kazakhstan.
Other interests: sommelier competitions, hiking the beautiful mountains of Kazakhstan, snowboarding, ice skating, traveling (especially road trips), gastronomy and wine
Goals: create possibilities for people to enjoy good wine. But drink responsibly.
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Karlo Kopjar
Meet Karlo from Slovenia! Aside from his studies in viticulture, enology and wine business, not only he brings his broad experiencie as a chef to the table but also his passion for music, translated most beautifully at the private Sax performances for the lucky WINTOUR family.
From: Slovenia
Speaks: Slovenian, Croatian, English and Italian
Educational Background: 1st bachelor in Viticulture and Enology in Slovenia, 2nd bachelor in International Wine Business in Germany
Professional background: 7 years working in various professional kitchens, 3 years in wineries, and experience with wine import for Scandinavian markets and wine tourism start-up
Other interests: Music, Cooking, Discovering new things
Goals: Developing top quality products and experiences for the greatest enjoyment of people.
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