Jamie Knee, Petite Wine Traveler, is the Award-Winning voice of wine travel media and enotourism. She is a Global Wine Travel Presenter, Wine Travel Writer, Forbes Travel Guide Presenter, and Wine Travel TV Host. She brings audiences into wine country through storytelling, place, and cultural connection.
Named one of the Top 50 Most Influential Women in Wine Hospitality, Jamie is a 2025-2026 Wine Travel Award Winner for Top Wine and Food Influencer of the Year, Brightest Journey, and Wine Ambassador of the Year Finalist, and also a 67 Pall Mall Wine Communicator Finalist. She is known for making wine travel feel immersive, exciting, and deeply connected to the people and places behind the glass.
Jamie is the creator, host, and co-producer of the forthcoming PBS series Petite Wine Traveler Explores: California Central Coast and a wine segment contributor for News Channel 3 12 in Santa Barbara. Through editorial storytelling, television, keynote speaking, and live events, she helps audiences discover how wine can be a passport to culture, destination, and memory.
Her work sits at the intersection of wine, travel, hospitality, and cultural storytelling, with bylines and features in Slow Wine Guide, Somm Journal, The Tasting Panel, Montecito Journal, Locale Magazine, City Lifestyle, Santa Barbara Independent, and PetiteWineTraveler.com. As an international wine judge, global presenter, lecturer, and moderator, she brings authority and warmth to conversations shaping the future of wine travel and wine tourism.
Jamie is also the creator of Wine as a Passport, her signature keynote and thought leadership platform on how wine regions, tourism boards, hospitality brands, and festivals can use story, sense of place, and sensory connection to create memorable experiences and lasting loyalty.
Based in Santa Barbara County, she collaborates with wine regions, luxury hospitality brands, tourism organizations, festivals, and media platforms worldwide, seeking a polished, trusted voice in wine travel.
