Through an unusual combination of Transformational Travel and Transformational Coaching, travelers experience a different perspective of wine and of their place in the world.
Winescaping unveils a visionary new concept uniting three fields to provide unique experiences supporting people, culture, and the planet. The company invites you to promote positive change through specially curated and crafted experiences around:
Learn more at: https://winescaping.com
Wine
Wine is an elixir that brings people together in conversation, laughter, and friendship, and has been a passion to Winescaping owners, Jeanne Savelle and Rick Knutsen. Together, they have over 30 years of experience of tasting, learning, and traveling the world of wine. Their approach to wine is open, fun, and intensely curious. Jeanne has a few professional wine certifications but believes that personal experience and curiosity are the best teachers. They believe wine can be a force for change in the climate crisis.
Travel
For Jeanne and Rick, travel is also a passion. They have traveled throughout the world, including extensive travel in South America, across the U.S., and from Canada to South Africa to New Zealand and more. Through travel, Winescaping brings people together to educate and promote understanding and connection. Travel can also be a force for change through applying the concepts of Transformational Travel. Jeanne is a certified Transformational Travel Council consultant.
Transformation
The final pillar of the company is personal transformation. Jeanne is a certified Life, Retirement, and Transitions coach, but has expanded her vision into Transformational Coaching. She considers herself a guide, instead of a coach, and invites others to be a positive force for change in re-discovering and re-connecting to their true nature.
Regeneration
The underlying concept of these three pillars is regeneration: regenerating the planet through viticulture and regenerating people through Transformational concepts in travel and personal growth. A vineyard encompasses a living system. It is a rooted place in which life flourishes and thrives. Vineyards can lead in carbon sequestration through the adoption of regenerative agricultural practices. People can lead through developing a deeper understanding of life and tapping into their natural wisdom and creativity.
“The planet is in emergency mode, and we all need to do more, but we can be paralyzed by the magnitude of the problem. As I was learning about Transformational Travel and Transformational Coaching, it occurred to me that by combining my passions of wine, travel, and transformation, I could contribute to positive change through education about regenerative agriculture in the vineyard and personal transformation in the world.”
About Winescaping
Winescaping is the only provider of transformational wine travel worldwide. Through an unusual combination of Transformational Travel and Transformational Coaching, travelers experience a different perspective of wine and of their own place in the world. Trips include deep dives into organic, biodynamic, and regenerative viticultural practices to show how wine can be a force for combating climate change. And travelers take deep dives into their own true inner natures.
About Jeanne and Rick
Jeanne was born into a military family and was raised around the U.S. She holds an undergraduate degree in English & Spanish from Florida State University. At the Thunderbird School of Global Management, she received a Master of International Management degree in Finance. She retired from The Coca-Cola Company after a 30-year career.
Rick spent 20 years in the insurance industry in finance developing reporting platforms for B & C stakeholders. His ability to speak to consumers of data (managers and analysts) and translate their needs to programmers led him to start his own digital marketing agency in 2004 to develop data-driven solutions for business owners. He holds a Master of International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management. His travel to wine regions around the world, expanding his knowledge and enjoyment of wine, has led to an extensive wine collection.
