From Navy Decks to Wine Country: How Renee Ventrice Built an Empire by Uncorking Her Quirks

What happens when a US Navy veteran, WSET-certified sommelier, and community marketing strategist decides wine is for everyone — not just the connoisseurs? Renee Ventrice built Cork and Keg Tours from scratch, grew it to make USA Today's Reader's Choice Top 10 three years running, exited on her own terms, and launched WineauxClock Culinary Experiences with brand partnerships at Marriott and Salesforce. Now she's the Amazon bestselling author of Pour Relationship Choices and Loudoun County's first Certified Tourism Ambassador of the Year. In this conversation, Renee reveals how she turned passion into profit, why stress creates diamonds, and how she finds windows where others see walls — all while giving back through an entrepreneur scholarship fund.

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