Amber Ashley James is a wine consultant, dreamer, lawyer, and entrepreneur. A South Florida native, Amber is now based in South Africa, starting a wine business, and thriving in Cape Town’s incredible natural beauty and equally incredible wine.

She received scholarships to study wine from Wine Unify and the McBride Sisters SheCAN Fund, two of the industry’s premier organizations focused on supporting female and diverse wine professionals. After completing courses at Napa Valley Wine Academy, she is now Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Level II certified. 

Before pivoting to wine entrepreneurship, Amber braved 8 years of cold winters to attend Harvard College, Law School, and Business School. Her professional experience spans from working in Mergers & Acquisitions investment banking on Wall Street, for education start-ups in Beijing, and Big Law firms in California, where she is barred.

Aside from wine, Amber gets really really excited by dogs, soca and amapiano music, beaches around the world, and deepening her connection with mind, body, soul and Spirit.