Most people are intimidated by wine—not because they don’t love it, but because they don’t know where to start. The language, the labels, the culture… it can feel exclusive, even snobbish. But what if someone could help you discover your love of wine by meeting you exactly where you are?
In this episode of Tune Up Your Warrior, Jenny sits down with her good friend Ryan Tapping, Division Manager at Profile Wine Group and former capital markets pro who found his way to the world of wine through life-altering adversity—including surviving cancer and choosing to rebuild around passion and purpose.
Ryan is one of the most down-to-earth, generous storytellers in the industry. He doesn’t come from hospitality—he comes from finance and marketing. And maybe that’s what makes him so good at what he does. His love of wine is grounded in curiosity and connection, not competition or critique.
Together, Jenny and Ryan explore:
The journey from capital markets to cabernets
How surviving cancer reshaped Ryan’s definition of a good life
The beauty of wine as a cultural, global, and deeply human experience
Why wine doesn’t need to be complicated to be meaningful
How trade, tariffs, and global tensions quietly shape what ends up on your table
And Ryan’s fall/winter wine picks: a red, a white, and a sparkling for every type of drinker
This episode is about wine—but it’s also about resilience, reinvention, and how we can all learn to appreciate the world through someone else’s glass.
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