Jamie Knee

Jamie Knee is a top wine travel writer, global wine travel presenter, Contributing Writer for Decanter, Forbes Travel Guide Speaker, and founder of Petite Wine Traveler. An award winning voice in wine travel media and enotourism, she works at the intersection of wine, travel, culture, luxury hospitality, and destination storytelling.

Based in Santa Barbara County, California, Jamie covers wine travel, Santa Barbara Wine Country, California wine, North American wine, Mexican wine, enotourism, luxury wine travel, culinary travel, hospitality, and emerging wine destinations. Her reporting looks beyond what is in the glass to explore the people, landscapes, food, traditions, and cultural stories that give a wine region its sense of place.

Jamie is a Contributing Writer for Decanter and writes the weekly Petite Wine Traveler column for the Montecito Journal. Her bylines and features also include Somm Journal, The Tasting Panel, Slow Wine Guide, Locale Magazine, Napa Magazine, City Lifestyle, and the Santa Barbara Independent. She contributes wine segments to News Channel 3-12 in Santa Barbara and is the creator, host, and co producer of the forthcoming television series Petite Wine Traveler Explores: California Central Coast.

Named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Wine Hospitality, Jamie is a 2025 to 2026 Wine Travel Awards winner for Wine and Food Influencer of the Year, with additional Wine Travel Awards recognition, and recognition from the 67 Pall Mall Global Wine Communicator Awards.

She is also an international wine judge, lecturer, moderator, wine educator, and global presenter, with experience at wine competitions, conferences, media events, and wine regions in the United States and internationally.

Jamie is the creator of Wine as a Passport, her signature storytelling and thought leadership platform exploring how wine can become a gateway to place, culture, food, travel, and human connection. Across editorial, television, speaking, and live presentation, her work is rooted in making wine travel immersive, accessible, and deeply connected to the people and places behind the glass.

Coverage areas include: Wine Travel, Wine Writing, Wine Travel Media, Luxury Wine Travel, Enotourism, Wine Tourism, Santa Barbara Wine Country, California Wine, North American Wine, Mexican Wine, Culinary Travel, Luxury Hospitality, Wine Regions, Destination Storytelling, Wine Education, and Global Wine Culture.