Leah Jorgensen Jean Author

Leah Jorgensen Jean is a tenth-generation winemaker named to Food & Wine's "Top 15 Women Winemakers in the World" and Wine Enthusiast's "Eight Most Innovative Oregon Winemakers." She founded her wine business, Leah Jorgensen Cellars, in 2011. She's also a freelance writer, blogger, and published poet. In addition to an undergraduate degree in Literature and Creative Writing, Leah earned postgraduate degrees in Enology (the science of winemaking) and in Holistic Nutrition with primary studies in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Functional Medicine. She specializes in digestive disease, nutrient deficiency, and mindful eating. Leah most recently earned a certificate in herbalism, as well as facilitator certification for sacred ritual and ceremonies. She is passionate about child-led learning for her little boy, nature/forest schooling, mentoring women, forest journaling, regenerative gardening, cooking, and wildcrafting.