Jenelle Engleson

The sommelier life doesn’t depart much from being a stage performer. Being the director of food and wine in a restaurant involves the evocation of emotions in people, just like a singer or dancer would during a performance. Jenelle Engleson is no stranger to the metaphor as she has glided in both pairs of shoes during the course of her adult life. Before coming to the Nashville's wine scene, Jenelle performed as a New York City Rockette! Throughout her life she has worked in and out of the service industry but it wasn't until she hung up her ballet shoes, fell in love and moved to Nashville that Jenelle worked her way up in service and became a Certified Sommelier, Wine Director, Restaurant Manager and now Distributor. Listen in as she tells us the details of her journey in this conversation with Arianna Lyrist.