Way back in our second issue (May 2019), Ashburn Magazine profiled local businesswoman Renee Ventrice. At the time, the Broadlands resident owned a wine tour company and did marketing for a mobile dog spa service. She also told us about the time she spent 20 minutes dancing on stage with iconic musician Prince at a concert in Munich.
Fast forward six years and much has stayed the same – Ventrice still resides in the Broadlands with her husband, Don, and she still lives and breathes all things wine.
She sold the tour company, but has turned around and started her own wine-themed events business, hosting wine dinners. She also advises other small businesses on self-promotion. And she’s written her first book, titled “Pour Relationship Choices.” The subtitle: “Every Sip Tells a Story Beyond the Glass.”
“You pour the wine, Renee spills the tea,” the back cover reads. “Each chapter uncorks the uncanny similarities between the wine in your glass and the people in your life, making it equal parts relatable and ridiculous. You’ll laugh. You’ll cringe. You’ll cry and you’ll drink.”
“People like the idea of seeing themselves and their relationships as a wine – they like the originality of it,” Ventrice said. “It’s a quick, easy, fun read and people are excited to learn what their ‘pour-sonalities’ are.”
The book is available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble and other online retailers as well as Ventrice’s website (reneeventrice.com).
As for the new author, she’s not sitting on her laurels. She had so many new ideas and revelations while writing “Pour Relationship Choices” that she’s planning a whole series of books.
“I’ve already got the names of the books picked out. Now, all I have to do is write the chapters,” she said.