Jeanne Christie has been a wine professional most of her adult life, including wine writing, winery public relations and marketing, wine education, wine buying and wine sales, with intervals at Dutton Estate-Sebastopol Vineyards, Chandon Estates, Simi Winery and Geyser Peak Winery.

Jeanne currently lives in Tucson, AZ, where she is the Wine Editor for Arizona Gourmet Living. With her husband, Dan McCoog, Jeanne has also developed Wine-ovations, a wine consulting firm which focuses on teaching wine classes and developing restaurant wine lists. Shortly into the new year, Jeanne will be opening "Sliders," a wine bar/retail store in Ventura County, CA. Jeanne continues to wine judge while commuting between CA and Tucson.