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Born and raised in Kentucky, Vanessa Price first caught the wine bug working in a small winery down south. She followed her passion for wine and moved to New York City in 2007, starting as a sommelier on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. From there she moved on to wine education, PR and events for wine-focused client services, consulting for private wine collectors and wine lists in NYC restaurants, and as a distributor and importer, working with some of the most renowned restaurants and wineries in the world today. Through this years-long diverse education of the wine world, Vanessa decided to dedicate herself to being both a student and teacher of wine. Today she is the Creative Director and Founder of The Vinum Collective, Vanessa is a graduate of and instructor for The Wine&Spirit Education Trust®. Her book Big Macs & Burgundy, was released with Abrams Publishing in October 2020 and is now a Washington Post Best-Seller. Price is partnering with Dan Abrams of ABC News on a winery project in the No