Helen Johannesen founded Helen's Wines - my favorite place to buy natural wine! Helen is a partner at Jon & Vinny's, a delicious Italian restaurant in Los Angeles, and the owner of Helen's, the gem box retail wine shop nestled in the back. Helen is the Beverage Director for Jon & Vinny's and all associated restaurants in the group: animal and Son of a Gun. She also hosts wine classes and has a curated wine club, and was recently titled Best New Sommelier by Food & Wine in 2016. We discussed wine 101, business, "Wine Face," and more! + Enjoy a sneak peek into a new company I am launching xo This episode is brought to you by Topgolf, Ilia, and Ready, Set, Food. It's golf. It's not golf. It's Topgolf. Download the app, book a bay and Come Play Around. ILIA is the OG of clean, thoughtfully formulated beauty products! Visit ILIAbeauty.com and use WITHWHIT at checkout for 15% off your first purchase. Food allergies are on the rise and every child is at risk. Visit readysetfood.com/WITHWHIT to learn more and get exclusive discounts on amazing early allergen introduction products.   Produced by Dear Media This episode may contain paid endorsements and advertisements for products and services. Individuals on the show may have a direct, or indirect financial interest in products, or services referred to in this episode.