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Kate Claunch

Associate Brand & DTC Manager

Katelyn grew up overseas with military parents where her love for food and wine was sparked. She earned a Bachelors degree in Sustainable Foods & Bioenergy from Montana State University while working in a steakhouse. During this time, she discovered wine and decided to become a sommelier. She then worked as a sommelier at the Yellowstone Club in Big Sky, Montana, where she first met Larry Stone. She decided she couldn’t keep selling wine without learning how to make it and moved back to Italy and received her Masters Degree in Viticulture & Enology from Università del Sacro Cuore before interning with Giuseppe Quintarelli. After 6 amazing months in the vineyard at Quintarelli she moved to Oregon and to accept the position of Head Sommelier at Antica Terra. Kate passed the Advanced Sommelier Examination in 2023 and is in pursuit of the Master Sommelier Diploma. In 2024 she had the opportunity to come to Lingua Franca and work with a broad team of wine professionals and learn a new aspect of the industry.