Ann Owen

Membership Manager

With an endless passion for food & beverage, Ann is a Minnesota native who most recently managed food & beverage programming for two luxury brand hotels. She moved to Oregon in the fall of 2017 to work harvest and went on to take courses in viticulture & winemaking to bring her wine knowledge to the next level. After over a decade of experience in restaurants, Ann opened and operated Lingua Franca’s summer Pop-Up Tasting Room at Thistle, an award-winning, farm to table restaurant, in historic downtown McMinnville that won The Oregonian’s 2011 ‘Restaurant of the Year’ award. She now supports the hospitality team overseeing the Lingua Franca Wine Club and all client services.

For questions about an order or membership please email ann@linguafranca.wine