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katherine jarvis
President Katherine Jarvis brings passion, creativity and unique experiences in the wine and travel industries to Jarvis Communications, Inc. Previous to launching the company, Jarvis was an Executive Director for restaurant, travel and wine PR firm, Wagstaff Worldwide, Inc. During her tenure at Wagstaff, she developed a wine department for the company. Her wine clients included Cliff Lede Vineyards and Frank Family Vineyards in Napa, Melville Vineyards & Winery and Carina Cellars in Santa Ynez, as well as Southern Starz, importer of value-priced wines from South Africa, Australia and New Zealand. Jarvis also created strategic public relations plans for high-profile restaurant and travel clients such as the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas, White Lotus in Hollywood, Le Dome in Los Angeles and the South Australian Tourism Commission.
Though she grew up with wine on the table every night for dinner, Jarvis’ career in wine began in 1997 when she worked in fine wine auctions in Chicago—first at Davis & Company Wine Auctioneers and then with Lionstone International in partnership with Sotheby’s North American wine auctions. In addition to developing new restaurant buyer accounts by working directly with sommeliers, she also established wholesale procedures in compliance with the three-tier distribution system.
A native of Carlisle, Pennsylvania, Jarvis has lived abroad in Spain, Italy, Brazil and Colombia, is fluent in Spanish and Portuguese, and understands Italian. She graduated from Northwestern University with a Bachelor of Arts in History and Latin American Studies, is a member of the Blue Lifestyle Tasting Panel, Les Dames D’Escoffier and Slow Food, and is currently studying for an Advanced Certificate in Wine and Spirits with WSET.