Last month I told you about Tammi Ramsey, an old high school friend who auditioned for Season II of The Winemakers on PBS. Here’s the premise according to the reality show’s web site:
Twelve men and women compete for a chance to create and launch their own wine label nationwide. In each episode they will face challenges on every aspect of wine making from viticulture and enology to sales and marketing, but in the end only one contestant will win the title of Wine Maker.
Sound familiar? Anyway, Tammi is a recruiting manager for a financial services firm in the Bay Area who developed a passion for wine after a friend gave her a wine-making kit. She’s invested much of her hard-earned cash in the purchase of land in the Sonoma region where she hopes to build her winery someday.
Personally I think the show’s producers would be idiots not to put her on the show, given her personality and story. But you never know.
She made it through the first round and now anxiously awaits the final selection announcement, which comes next week. Sixteen finalists will make the cut (I assume there are four “understudies” in case someone bails out at the last minute). All but one will be chosen by the show; the 16th will be selected based on the number of views a contestant’s two-minute audition video garners on the internet.
We learned this morning that Tammi is one of the five semi-finalists vying for that last spot. The final decision will be announced Aug. 13 during a screening event in Sacramento. She’s currently in a tight race with one other competitor. Last time I checked they were less than 100 views apart, both exceeding 4,500 views.
If you haven’t watched her video yet, I encourage you to do so. I’ve got no skin in this game other than as an old friend. I’m not her social media “guru” or consultant or anything else, just someone who thinks she would make a great addition to the show.
Check out the video and let me know if you agree.
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