Residing in Northern California with her head in the clouds and boots wandering the vineyards, Amy Bess Cook is a writer who also works in the wine business. Her personal essays have appeared in Vela, Entropy, and Misadventures Magazine. She launched Sirsee: The Gift, a harvest arts journal and handcrafted wine, to raise money for social causes. Her latest initiative, Woman-Owned Wineries, invites readers to raise a glass to female wine entrepreneurs. Visit her website at: wowsonoma.com. (Headshot is credited to Nicole McConville.)