Jack Kauffman began his trajectory in the world of wine when he entered freshman year at Hobart College in Geneva, New York. The opportunity to visit numerous tasting rooms in the Finger Lakes helped develop his interest in wine into a true passion. During his junior year of college he studied in the wine program at IAU College in Aix-en-Provence, France and then finished his Bachelor’s degree at Hobart with a major in Media & Society (Cultural Production concentration) and a minor in Studio Art.