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Winters were bleak and there wasn’t much to do with six feet of snow on the ground. Lindsay picked up the Sotheby's Wine Encyclopedia and flipped through, sipping on a glass of 1986 Chateau Lynch-Bages, leftover from service. She never looked back. Fast forward 20 years, Lindsay has spent her whole career in some aspect of the wine business. She is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers, a recovering restaurateur, past retail and restaurant wine buyer, and always a lover of “the peak experience.” Nothing brings her more pleasure than to share that joy across the province. https://www.vagabondmerchants.com/team-alison daily 0.75 2023-11-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6289651cb8b53606878d9823/230ff4de-8107-4cb8-8ab2-3da79ac8322f/alison_p-9060-2.jpg Alison Pasemko - Alison Pasemko Whistler / Sea to Sky Corridor / Sunshine Coast alison@vagabondmerchants.com After moving to Whistler in 1998, I then obtained my UBC - BHK degree in Leisure and Sports Management. I am an avid snowboarder, with extensive work experience in local hospitality and a passion for food and beverage pairings. With an enthusiastic focus on BC wines, I enjoy providing outstanding customer service, and am excited for new experiences and opportunities to come with Vagabond Merchants! https://www.vagabondmerchants.com/matt-team daily 0.75 2022-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6289651cb8b53606878d9823/6946e438-fb72-4177-97a4-9a650c1f8489/Matt%2BWentzell%2Bowner.jpg Matt Wentzell - Matt Wentzell Central/North Okanagan, Kamloops & Kootenays matt@vagabondmerchants.com Matt has almost two decades of experience working in various facets of the hospitality industry. He graduated from Fanshawe College with a diploma in Food and Beverage Management and a post-graduate certificate in Hospitality. Matt has gained intimate knowledge of the wines and wineries of the Okanagan Valley through a combination of eleven years of experience as a wine tour guide with his company Experience Wine Tours, and by working in some of the valley’s best restaurants. He has the Sommelier Diploma certification through the International Sommelier Guild, is a member of the Canadian Association of Professional Sommeliers and has worked as a wine judge for several wine competitions, including the National Wine Awards of Canada. A lover of all things delicious, Matt is also one of the owners of Vice & Virtue Brewing, a Kelowna-based craft brewery. https://www.vagabondmerchants.com/team-lori daily 0.75 2022-09-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6289651cb8b53606878d9823/b4861347-38c8-48f2-aecf-48a2e61e2aca/Lori.jpg Lori Houde Bio - Lori Houde VAGABOND merchant order desk orderdesk@vagabondmerchants.com Lori Houde is our go-to person behind the order desk at Vagabond Merchants. She wet her feet in the wine industry years back, working at Summerland Winery. Along with processing orders, tracking down wayward shipments and more, Lori practices as a Certified Laser Tech at a Kelowna Chiropractic Office. In her downtime, Lori enjoys hiking with her husband, traveling, reading a good book and most of all, chasing after her 3 young grandchildren. https://www.vagabondmerchants.com/team-katie daily 0.75 2023-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6289651cb8b53606878d9823/04559a03-291d-47a5-a707-1d152cad21d5/katie+headshot.jpg Katie Truscott - Katie Truscott South Okangan / West Kelowna / Thompson katie@vagabondmerchants.com 250.808.5733 Katie groomed her palate in South Africa for close to a decade before returning home to the Okanagan. She’s one of the biggest wine geeks you’ll ever meet, most recently completing the difficult, internationally recognized WSET Diploma. When she’s not immersed in all things Vagabond, you can find her behind her Naramata based winery, 1 Mill Road with her partner Ben, hanging with her family and posting wine related pics on her Instagram, @Katies.Wine.Life