Andrew Adams is the editor of the Wine Analytics Report and was a writer and editor at Wines & Vines magazine from 2011 to 2018. Adams grew up in the city of Sonoma, Calif., and graduated from the University of Oregon with a degree in journalism. While a reporter and editor for daily newspapers in … Continued

Antonia (Toni) Allegra is a career and writing coach dedicated to working with food and wine professionals. She coaches culinary starters and stars, having influenced the creation of more than 150 books, columns, blogs, etc. She is a wine/food/travel writer and international speaker as well as teacher and poet. She founded the Symposium for Professional … Continued

Dr. Paul Anamosa is the owner of Vineyard Soil Technologies, a California based viticultural consulting company, specializing in soil analysis and land evaluation for winegrape production, vineyard design, grapevine performance, and mineral nutritional disorders. Dr. Anamosa was raised in New Mexico and has Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology, Chemistry, Agricultural Biology, and Pest Management … Continued

To his role as senior vice president and editor in chief of Robb Report magazine, Brett Anderson applies a broad background in content creation spanning multiple industries and media. His areas of expertise encompass general business journalism, enterprise technologies, personal computing, telecommunications, the Internet, multimedia, consumer electronics, entertainment, and lifestyle. The various media in which he has … Continued

Betsy Andrews is a wine columnist for Departures.com. She is also an editor-at-large for Rodale’s Organic Life magazine and a contributor to The Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, Arrive, and other publications. She is the former executive editor of Saveur magazine and editor of Saveur DRINK. She has also been a dining critic for … Continued

Jane Anson has lived in Bordeaux since 2003. She is author of Inside Bordeaux (BB&R Publishing 2020, called a ‘category buster’ by Wine Anorak and ‘the Bordeaux bible’ by Le Figaro), Wine Revolution (Quarto 2017), The Club of Nine (Katz Publishing 2016) Angélus (Editions de la Martiniere, 2016) and Bordeaux Legends, a history of the … Continued

John first came to national prominence when he was selected by Food & Wine magazine as one of America’s “Hot New Chefs.” He founded his restaurant, John Ash & Company, in Northern California’s wine country, in 1980 and it continues to be critically acclaimed more than 28 years later. Nationally renowned as a wine and food educator, … Continued

Long-time writer of the “Wine Journal” for Gourmet magazine, Gerald Asher is a contributor to Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, author of several wine books, member of the California Vintners’ Hall of Fame, and formerly a wine merchant in the U.K. and U.S. for more than 30 years. Born in London in 1932, Asher took a job with … Continued

Eric Asimov is the chief wine critic of The New York Times and the author of “How to Love Wine: A Memoir and Manifesto,’’ published by William Morrow, and “Wine With Food: Pairing Notes and Recipes From The New York Times,’’ with recipes by Florence Fabricant and published by Rizzoli. His column appears in the … Continued

Oset Babür-Winter is the Senior Drinks Editor at Food & Wine. She holds a level three certificate from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET) and lives with her husband in Brooklyn, New York.

Talia Baiocchi is the founder and editor in chief of Punch, the author of Sherry, the co-author of Spritz and Pasta, and a food and drink writer who lives, and works, in Brooklyn.

Jullianne Ballou is a librarian at UC Davis who is the inaugural Warren Winiarski Fellow. She curates and manages the Wine Writers Collection and develops the food and beverage collections. Previously she stewarded literary collections at the Harry Ransom Center, was an editor of the Oxford American magazine, and copyedited books for The University of … Continued

Michael Bauer is the executive food and wine editor and restaurant critic for the San Francisco Chronicle. He has been in charge of the food and wine coverage for more than 23 years. In 2002 he was responsible for starting the Wine section, the only freestanding weekly newspaper section of its kind in the country; however … Continued

Davina Baum has 17 years of experience in journalism, 10 of those years in online content. During her tenure as managing editor at CHOW.com, the site won a James Beard Award for Best Food Website and was twice nominated for National Magazine Awards. At AFAR, which was a finalist for a National Magazine Award in … Continued

Matt Bean is the Editor in Chief of Sunset Magazine and an entrepreneur advising start-ups and early-stage companies. He is the former editor-in-chief of Men’s Health. Formerly he was senior vice president of editorial innovation at Time Inc., where he led a group charged with extending the company’s award-winning content. Bean came to that role from Entertainment Weekly, where he was editor. … Continued

Neil Beckett ascended what he hoped might be an ivory tower via a first class honors degree in English and medieval history (St. Andrews), a doctorate in medieval history (Magdalen College, Oxford) and a prize fellowship of the Royal Historical Society (University of London). Always equally interested in wine, he soon wanted to spend more … Continued

Dan Berger began writing about wine in 1976 and today his column is syndicated nationally by Creators Syndicate to newspapers around the world. He and his wife, Juliann Savage, also publish a weekly wine newsletter, Dan Berger’s Vintage Experiences, available only by subscription. He contributes articles to Gourmet magazine, Wine Press Northwest, Decanter Magazine in … Continued

Kristen Bieler is the editor in chief of SevenFifty Daily and the editor in chief of Beverage Media Group publications. Based in New York City, she has been writing about wine, spirits and food for nearly two decades, and her work has appeared in GQ, TASTE, and Food & Wine Magazine’s Annual Wine Guide, among others. She is also a judge … Continued

Jon Bonné is one of the leading American voices on wine and food. Currently he serves as managing editor of Resy, and spent nearly a decade as the wine editor and chief wine critic of The San Francisco Chronicle, where he co-edited its award-winning Food & Wine section. He also has served as lifestyle editor … Continued

Contributing Editor Virginie Boone has been with Wine Enthusiast since 2010, and reviews and reports on the wines of Napa and Sonoma for the magazine. Sonoma-based Boone began her writing career in 1997 with Lonely Planet travel guidebooks, contributing to titles on South America, Northern California, France and America’s Deep South. Travel assignments led her … Continued

Axel Borg is the Distinguished Librarian Emeritus for Food and Wine, UC Davis Library. During his tenure at the library, he was responsible for selecting materials for the Food and Wine Collection at the Shields Library, home to the finest such library collection in the world. The collection comprises over 100,000 volumes in 52 different … Continued

Originally from Quebec, Michelle moved to Vancouver to complete her Bachelor of Music degree in classical trumpet where she unexpectedly ventured into wine while working in a fine dining restaurant. Determined to make her mark in the wine industry, she graduated as a sommelier with the highest honours from the International Sommelier Guild in 2003 … Continued

Born in Brooklyn, NYC, Deniece mostly lived and was educated in Barbados, completing an Associate degree in French, Spanish and Italian for Business and Tourism followed by a BSc in Biology with the intention of pursuing a career in Marine Biology or Forensic Sciences. In 2007, she met and fell in love with wine while … Continued

Ali Bouzari is a culinary scientist, author, educator, and co-founder of Pilot R&D, a culinary research and development company, and Render, a new food company that collaborates with the best restaurant chefs in the country to reinvent the way food lovers eat. As a chef with a Ph.D. in food biochemistry, Ali has helped to … Continued

A wine-loving Cali girl with Southern charm, Sukari Bowman has mastered the balance of her 20-plus year career in Real Estate Finance and her passion as the co-founder of Love & Vines, an educational, lifestyle platform that passionately cultivates souls through wine, food and music. Sukari developed her excitement for wine while working in the … Continued

Robert Boynton is the Director of the Literary Reportage Program at NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute. He is author of, The Invitation Only Zone, about North Korea’s Japanese abduction project, and The New New Journalism, a survey of contemporary nonfiction. He has written about culture and ideas for The New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, … Continued

Richard Bradley is an editor-at-large at Worth magazine, where he covers culture and business. He is also working on his fourth book, a look at the world of elite prep schools through the lens of post-Vietnam America.  Previously, Bradley was Worth’s editor-in-chief, and directed the magazine’s award-winning editorial content in print, digital and live formats. … Continued

Kristin Braswell is a writer and entrepreneur committed to changing the world through travel. She has visited over 20 countries and created lasting memories with people and places that inspire her brand CrushGlobal. She has contributed pieces to Vogue, CNTraveler, Travel + Leisure, AFAR, Architectural Digest, Essence, CNN, USA Today, and more. She encourages her clients and … Continued

John Brecher is known for long-form journalism at The Wall Street Journal, which won seven Pulitzers during his tenure as Page One Editor, as well as breaking news (City Editor of The Miami Herald) and mentoring (Executive Editor for Enterprise at Bloomberg News and Executive Story Editor at USA Today Network). He also has led … Continued

Stacy Briscoe, DipWSET, is the Senior Editor of Wine Enthusiast. Previously, she was the Managing Editor of Wine Industry Network and was the Assistant Editor of Wine Business Monthly prior to that. She’s also written freelance for numerous notable publications including SevenFifty Daily, Sonoma Magazine, SF Chronicle, SommJournal, among many others. Stacy regularly speaks at … Continued

Corie Brown is the founder of ZesterDaily.com, a digital magazine with original content on food and wine. She is the former Los Angeles Times food section’s wine writer, where she found her stories at the nexus of agriculture, money, consumer interest, evolving culture mores, personality, glamour and hard news. A serious journalist who had been a staff reporter … Continued

Dominique Browning is a writer, editor and consultant in the newspaper and magazine fields. She has worked with and written for The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, New York magazine, O, the Oprah magazine, Departures, Food &Wine, Travel & Leisure, Body + Soul, Wired and On Topic, among others. She writes a monthly column about environmental issues for … Continued

Dr Jo Burzynska is a wine writer, sound artist and researcher whose work in these areas has increasingly converged in projects that combine sound, aroma and flavour. This includes a recent PhD investigating the influence of sound on the perception of wine, and the creation of multisensory art and immersive experiences, such the establishment of … Continued

Lauren has nearly two decades of experience in publishing and drinks media, formerly as the Executive Editor at Wine Enthusiast, where she occupied a variety of roles throughout her more than 15-year tenure, and prior to that at a business management firm for authors and publishing houses, working in client relations, contracts and back-of-house administrative … Continued

Felicity Carter is the Executive Editor at Pix, the wine discovery platform set to launch in Fall 2021. Previously she worked for Meininger Verlag, Europe’s biggest wine and spirits publisher, where she built Meininger’s Wine Business International into the world’s only global wine business magazine, with correspondents from 30 countries and subscribers in 38. Before … Continued

William “Bill” Cascio is VP and director of winery business relations for the 15-state distribution network of Glazer’s Family of Companies, for whom he has worked since 2003. He is responsible for all current and new business development for the Glazer Domains and Estates fine wine portfolio. Cascio previously was employed by Brown Forman Corporation … Continued

Jeannie Cho Lee is the first Asian Master of Wine and an award-winning author, wine critic, judge and educator. Jeannie was the founding publisher and CEO of Le Pan Media. Jeannie’s pioneering book, Asian Palate, exploring Asian food and wine pairings in ten Asian culinary capitals, won the Gourmand award for Best Food and Wine Pairing … Continued

Elaine Chukan Brown serves as a wine writer and global wine educator, speaking in countries throughout the world. Brown has been named One of the 50 Most Influential Women in Wine by WINWSA in China, Wine Communicator of the Year in the world by IWSC and VinItaly, a Leader in North American Wine by Wine … Continued

L.A.-based Alison Clare Steingold has written and edited for Santa Monica-based C Magazine since its 2005 launch and was named senior editor in 2010. She first launched a freelance career researching and reporting on restaurants and culinary trends, while her previous years in fine dining led to co-authoring a cookbook with chef Govind Armstrong (Clarkson … Continued

Katherine Cole is the James Beard Award-winning executive producer and host of “The Four Top,” a podcast focusing on hot-button topics in the wine world. She is also the author of five books on wine, including Sparkling Wine Anytime and Rosé All Day, and communications director at Vin Agency. A graduate of Harvard College and … Continued

Billy Collins is an American phenomenon.  No poet since Robert Frost has managed to combine high critical acclaim with such broad popular appeal. His work has appeared in a variety of periodicals including The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and The American Scholar, he is a Guggenheim fellow and a New York Public Library “Literary … Continued

Tyler Colman talks, teaches and writes about wine in articles, books, appearances and on his popular blog, DrVino.com. In the past year, his wine writing has also appeared in print in Food & Wine, Wine & Spirits, the New York Times, and Trump magazine. Colman teaches wine classes at NYU and the University of Chicago. He has two wine … Continued

Patrick Comiskey is a senior contributor for Wine & Spirits magazine, where he serves as chief critic for all domestic wines not from California, and regularly contributes articles devoted to California, Oregon and Washington wine, wine growing and wine culture. He has traveled extensively throught the U.S. wine regions as well as France, Italy, Germany, Spain, Chile, … Continued

James (Jim) Conaway is the author of 12 books, including the upcoming novel, Nose. He grew up in Memphis but lived in Europe for several years before moving to Washington, D.C. A former Wallace Stegner fellow at Stanford University, he’s the author of three novels and nine books of non-fiction, the most recent being Vanishing America: In … Continued

Julia Coney is a Washington, D.C. and Houston, Texas-based wine writer, wine educator, and consultant. Her wine writing includes stories on wine, winemakers, and the intersection of race, wine, and language. Julia is the Wine Consultant for American Airlines in partnership with the James Beard Foundation. Julia is the recipient of Wine Enthusiast’s 2020 Social … Continued

Doug Cook is the founder of Able Grape, the world’s largest wine information search engine. Prior to founding Able Grape in 2005, Doug was the VP of Web Search Engineering at Yahoo! and Inktomi, where he helped build one of the internet’s first search engines.Most recently, he was the Director of Search at Twitter, Inc. … Continued

Chasity Cooper is a Chicago-based award winning writer and wine culture expert. Through her wine newsletter, Bright and Balanced, she encourages readers to courageously expand their palates. Ultimately, her goal is to make wine more accessible and relatable through storytelling, education, and travel experiences.

Julia Cosgrove is the Vice President and Editor in Chief of AFAR, the critically-acclaimed travel media brand that inspires, guides, and enables travelers to have deeper, richer, and more fulfilling experiences. Under Julia’s leadership, AFAR is the only brand to win a Lowell Thomas Award every year since launch—Best Travel Magazine, Best Website, and Best … Continued

Katherine Cowles has been involved in publishing her entire career. Her industry connections and relationships are wide and deep. For more than a decade she was at the center of New York publishing at Simon and Schuster and Doubleday. Her experience began with contracts and moved through fiction and non-fiction acquisitions, then marketing and advertising … Continued

Jonathan Cristaldi is an established wine writer with more than a decade of professional experience. His articles on wine, spirits, and beer appear in both local and national print and digital platforms, including Decanter, Food & Wine, Departures; The SOMM Journal; Tasting Panel Magazine; Liquor.com; Seven Fifty Daily; Los Angeles Magazine; LA Mag’s Liquid LA … Continued

Callie Crossley is Host/Executive Editor of “Under the Radar with Callie Crossley Show” on Boston’s WGBH-FM, 89 7. ‘Intelligent talk’ is the hallmark of the one-hour Sunday night show which examines the small local stories often missed or overlooked by the big media outlets.  The talk show is the third radio program she has helmed … Continued

Managing Editor Joe Czerwinski coordinates all aspects of digital and print production for Wine Enthusiast magazine as well as helping drive the creative direction of the dynamic online and print publications. Czerwinski has been a wine journalist, editor and taster for over a decade and is a regular wine panelist, speaker and educator for events and organizations … Continued

Bill Daley is a food and wine critic with The Chicago Tribune. He writes a weekly wine column, “Uncorked,” for “Good Eating,” the Tribune’s food section. His column in Sunday’s Q section, “Daley Drink,” answers questions from readers on wine, beer and spirits. In tackling the food and wine beat, Daley also covers chefs and food … Continued

Miguel de Leon is a wine professional of color currently in New York City. In 2021, Miguel was named as the inaugural recipient of the Michelin Guide Sommelier of the Year Award in NYC, and Imbibe Magazine’s 75 People Building a Better Drinks World. In 2022, he won a James Beard Foundation Media Award for … Continued

Anthony Dias Blue is recognized world-wide as a leading food, wine and travel expert. Mr. Blue is a published author, columnist, TV and radio personality. His award-winning work is circulated to more than 50,000,000 consumers each month. Mr. Blue’s consumer-oriented food and wine critiques, The Lifestyle Minute, are broadcast several times daily on WCBS radio … Continued

Erica Duecy is one of the drinks industry’s most accomplished digital and content strategists. She is co-founder of Business of Drinks, a podcast and content consultancy, and has built publishing and marketing programs for Drizly, VinePair, SevenFifty, and other hospitality and drinks tech companies. She also has led digital editorial teams at Architectural Digest and … Continued

Christie Dufault is a San Francisco based sommelier and wine educator. After five years as wine director at Restaurant Gary Danko and two years as wine director at Quince, she is currently a part-time sommelier at RN74 Restaurant in San Francisco. Christie remains a member of the wine faculty at The Culinary Institute of America … Continued

Mike Dunne is a freelance wine writer and consultant who divides his time between Sacramento and San Jose del Cabo, Baja California Sur. He is a former food editor, wine columnist and restaurant critic of The Sacramento Bee and continues to write a weekly wine column for The Bee. He blogs for the Bee as … Continued

Blake Edgar studied science journalism and had a career as a magazine editor and writer before joining the University of California Press in 2000. As senior sponsoring editor, Blake acquires and publishes general interest and scholarly books about biology, archaeology, and wine. He has revived and expanded the wine publishing program at UC Press to … Continued

Jonathan Elliman is the founder of Cephrus.com, which is an award-winning video production and design firm located in Napa, CA. Trained as an architect, Jonathan got addicted to photography early on which led to traveling the far reaches of the globe shooting documentaries for the national networks such as Discovery Channel, National Geographic, Fine Living … Continued

Barbara Fairchild is a prominent tastemaker and television and radio personality, event speaker, and food, wine, and travel authority, Barbara Fairchild has been editor-in-chief of Bon Appétit since 2000. Her career with the magazine spans 30 years, beginning as an editorial assistant, and working her way up to the top of the masthead. Barbara is the author of … Continued

Roger Fawcett, Whole Foods Market Southern Pacific Regional Wine Buyer, has over 14 years in the food and wine business. Roger oversees the wine program for 49 stores in Southern California, Arizona, Hawaii and Las Vegas. Roger has traveled internationally visiting vineyards and meeting winemakers whose wines he has introduced to Whole Foods Market. He … Continued

When Gary was working toward his B.S. from Rider College in Political Science, he didn’t yet know where life was going to take him. Gary fell in love with wine in his senior year of college while working with his father, a liquor salesman, and decided to become an expert. He educated himself at the … Continued

Janet Fletcher is the author or co-author of more than 20 books on food and wine, including Cheese & Wine; The Cheese Course; and Fresh from the Farmers’ Market (all from Chronicle Books). She writes a weekly cheese column for the San Francisco Chronicle and is a former staff food writer whose journalism earned three James Beard Awards and the … Continued

Julia Flynn Siler is a prize-winning author and journalist. Her most recent book is  Lost Kingdom: Hawaii’s Last Queen, the Sugar Kings, and America’s First Imperial Adventure, published by Grove/Atlantic in 2012. Her first book was the New York Times bestseller, The House of Mondavi. She is now at work on her next book, which … Continued

Ellen has been covering the Bay Area food scene since 2014, breaking news and reporting on the latest trends and restaurants. A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Greystone in St. Helena, Ellen is well-versed in the workings of restaurants and kitchens; she also spent several years working and living in Napa Valley, soaking … Continued

Doug Frost is a Kansas City author who writes and lectures about wine, beer and spirits. In 1991 he passed the rigorous Master Sommelier examination and two years later became America’s eighth Master of Wine.  He was the second person in history to complete both exams and almost two decades later he is still one … Continued

Don Fry, an independent writing coach, helps writers write better, editors edit better, and managers organize better. Don has had two careers, first as an English professor and then in journalism. He headed the writing and ethics faculties at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, and edited the Institute’s series Best Newspaper Writing. In … Continued

Dorothy J. Gaiter, senior editor of Grape Collective, an online wine magazine, is an award-winning journalist and author. She wrote The Wall Street Journal’s “Tastings,” from 1998 to 2010 with her husband, John Brecher. They’ve studied wine since 1973, written four books and created “Open That Bottle Night.” They’re part of Warren Winiarski Wine Writers … Continued

J’nai is a former Wine Enthusiast editor who champions the wines of Burgundy, Champagne, the Loire, and the lesser-known regions around the world. She is a Master of Champagne candidate, Associate Judge for London’s International Wine Challenge, and WSET Diploma candidate. She has contributed to Karen MacNeil’s third edition of The Wine Bible and other … Continued

Brianne Garrett is a journalist and editor focused on food, lifestyle and entrepreneurship in addition to amplifying Black and Brown voices. She is currently managing editor for Ayesha Curry’s Sweet July brand. She was an editor at Forbes, where she led content and programming to create equitable pathways for creatives of color and, before that, … Continued

Michael J. Gelb is the world’s leading authority on the application of genius thinking to personal and organizational development, and the author of 12 books. He is a pioneer in the fields of creative thinking, accelerated learning, and innovative leadership. Gelb leads seminars for organizations such as DuPont, Merck, Microsoft, Nike, Raytheon and YPO. He … Continued

Jacqui Gifford is the senior editor at Travel + Leisure, where she edits features and covers everything from food and wine to the hottest hotel openings of the year. Her first feature at Travel + Leisure: editing Richard Alleman’s “Insider’s Guide to Napa Valley.” Prior to joining the team at T+L, she worked at Condé … Continued

Anthony Giglio is the Wine Director for the American Express Centurion Global Lounge Network, as well as a longtime Contributing Editor at FOOD & WINE. He has written eleven books on wine, spirits, and cocktails, and hosts tastings and seminars around the world. During the pandemic, he hosted over 400 virtual tastings for 15,000 people … Continued

One of the most prominent wine marketers in the U.S., John Gillespie’s career spans more than thirty years, and is highlighted by his leadership of Wine Market Council and his direction for more than a decade of the council’s ongoing programs of consumer research, advertising, and public relations. At Wine Colleagues, he directs the Consumer … Continued

Jaime Gross Gillin is Deputy Editor at Dwell, where she writes and edits the magazine’s Profile, My House, and feature stories and contributes regularly to Dwell.com. She also freelances, writing travel, design, art, and culture stories for publications including the New York Times, T (the New York Times style magazine), and Travel + Leisure, where she serves as … Continued

Anthony Gismondi is one of North America’s most influential wine critics. A writer and broadcaster, he is currently in his 14th year at Wine Access, Canada’s national wine magazine and seventh as editor-in-chief. He begins his 23rd year as the weekly wine columnist at the Vancouver Sun where his full-page weekend column is read by some 1,000,000 readers. … Continued

Evan Goldstein calls himself trilingual x 3: He speaks the three languages of wine, food, and wine-and-food pairings, and can do so in three languages — French, Portuguese, and English — to boot. An internationally-recognized authority and educator, Goldstein is a born teacher who has dedicated his adult life to introducing and sharing with others … Continued

Jamie Goode started out as a scientist but switched to wine. He’s a book author, newspaper columnist and a regular contributor to a range of publications, including several US titles. He’s also prolific on social media. Currently based in the UK, he travels widely round the world of wine.

JIM GORDON, Editor, Wines & Vines magazine since 2006, is responsible for the editorial content of the monthly trade magazine founded in 1919 and its related digital publications and conferences. He directs the editorial staff and assigns and edits articles on grape growing, wine making and wine marketing. He regularly researches and writes reports on … Continued

Editor and publisher of Wine & Spirits magazine since 1986, Joshua Greene began working in wine shops during college, later spending a summer as wine captain for Wheatleigh, a small inn in Lenox, Massachusetts. After graduating from Princeton University in 1981, Joshua pursued a career in magazines, starting in management of special interest publications. His involvement with Wine … Continued

Paul Gregutt is a Contributing Editor for Wine Enthusiast magazine, a founding member of the magazine’s Tasting Panel, and currently reviews the wines of Oregon and Canada. Over the past 30 years, he has written thousands of articles and wine reviews for newspapers, magazines and trade journals, as well as six books on Northwest wines, … Continued

Steve Gross is Vice President, State Relations at Wine Institute, where he has been employed since 1986.  Steve’s duties entail overseeing the activities of Wine Institute’s six State Relations Regional Counsels and Regional Managers as they address state legislation affecting the wine industry, as well as coordinating Wine Institute’s legislative and regulatory activities with staff, … Continued

Jack Hart is an author, writing coach and former managing editor at The Oregonian, the Pacific Northwest’s largest daily newspaper. At The Oregonian he also worked as a reporter, arts and leisure editor, Sunday magazine editor, training editor, and editor at large. He has additional reporting experience at two other newspapers, holds a University of Wisconsin doctorate in … Continued

Mary-Frances Heck is a James Beard Award winning author and editor, and is the senior brand director of food and health for Outside Inc. Prior to joining Outside, Mary-Frances was the senior food editor of Food & Wine and test kitchen director of Bon Appétit. A chef and cookbook author, her bylines include The Wall … Continued

Steve Heimoff is a native New Yorker who lives in Oakland. He has written about wine for more than 20 years, first for Wine Spectator, and now for Wine Enthusiast. He has written two wine books for University of California Press and blogs at steveheimoff.com.

Rae Ann Herman has worked in publishing for more than 25 years. She began her career at Glamour magazine, where she held the position of Accessories Director for a decade. Herman has also contributed her talents to Elle, Harper’s Bazaar, Self and Conde Nast Traveler.  Since 2011, Herman has worked as O, The Oprah Magazine‘s Style Editor and helped oversee the … Continued

Joseph Hernandez is the Research Director at Bon Appétit. He is also an award-winning writer and editor who previously served as the deputy editor of food and dining at the Chicago Tribune, and senior editor at Thrillist, SevenFifty Daily, and Wine Enthusiast. In his spare time (lol, as the kids say), he serves as vice-chair … Continued

Joseph Hernandez is the senior service editor for service features (formerly deputy food editor) at The Philadelphia Inquirer, having served as the Research Director for Bon Appetít, and a former editor of The Chicago Tribune, SevenFifty Daily, Thrillist, and Wine Enthusiast. A 2021 fellow of The Poynter Institute’s Leadership Academy and The National Critics Institute, … Continued

Eric Hervé received his PhD from the Faculté d’Oenologie of Bordeaux, France, where he completed a research program on the key flavor components of Armagnac and Cognac brandies. Dr. Hervé joined ETS in 1997 to conduct a cork research program. First, Eric developed an automated method to reliably measure trace amounts of 2,4,6-trichloroanisole (TCA), down … Continued

Before arriving at Epicurious, Maggie Hoffman was the managing editor of Serious Eats and the founder of that site’s drink section. She’s the author of Batch Cocktails: Make-Ahead Drinks for Every Occasion and The One-Bottle Cocktail: More than 80 Recipes with Fresh Ingredients and a Single Spirit, both published by Ten Speed Press. Her writing has appeared in … Continued

Martha Holmberg is a food editor, writer, and consultant to self-publishing authors. She is also the editorial director of Watershed Communications, a brand strategy firm that works with artisan food and drink companies. She is the former food editor of The Oregonian newspaper, the founder and editor of MIX magazine, and was the editor-in-chief of Fine Cooking magazine for 11 years. … Continued

Baxter Holmes is a Senior Writer for ESPN who focuses on in-depth projects, features and investigations around the NBA. He’s worked as a reporter for ESPN for six years, the first three of which were spent covering the Los Angeles Lakers, including Kobe Bryant’s final two seasons. Baxter is the only sports media person to … Continued

For 30 years, Bob Hosmon has been writing a weekly wine column, first for the Miami Herald and KRT Wire Service and then for the South Florida Sun Sentinel and McClatchy-Tribune News Service. He is also a senior editor at The Wine News magazine, a columnist for Miami Monthly Magazine, has been a restaurant critic for several South Florida publications, … Continued

Courtney Humiston, a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America and a Certified Sommelier, is both a journalist and sommelier. Her interest in wine began as a beat reporter for NBC in New York City; she moved to California in 2010 to study wine and discovered that it is, indeed, a lifelong pursuit. She has … Continued

Jack Irby is the co-founder and managing partner of Hang Time Press, a new-media publishing company. A former technology executive, Jack was the chief technology officer for several Bay Area-based companies including Winebid.com, Colt HR and Benelicious, which received the prestigious “Most Innovative Application” award by Salesforce.com. He is an avid wine and technology enthusiast … Continued

Ray Isle is the Executive Wine Editor of Food & Wine and the Wine & Spirits Editor of Travel + Leisure. He writes Food & Wine’s monthly “Bottle Service” column, and oversees wine content for both brands as well as contributing regular print and online features about wine, spirits, and wine-related travel. His articles about … Continued

Nat Ives is media editor at Advertising Age, overseeing coverage of the media business, including publishing, TV, movies, radio, outdoor and new platforms such as tablets. He has reported on consumer magazines and newspapers since he joined Ad Age in 2005. He previously helped cover the media and advertising industries at The New York Times. He graduated from the … Continued

Previously a newspaper, magazine, and publishing company editor-in-chief, Dianne Jacob became a full-time writing coach, author, and freelance editor in 1996. She coaches writers across the US, Canada, Europe and Asia on writing and publishing books, freelance articles, and blogs. Authors she has coached have signed with major publishers including Chronicle Books; Little, Brown; Ten … Continued

Andrew Jefford has written for many British newspapers, including The Evening Standard (for ten years), The Financial Times, The Guardian and The Times; he is today Contributing Editor and a regular columnist for both Decanter and The World of Fine Wine, as well as Academic Advisor to the Wine Scholar Guild. He is one of … Continued

Heather John writes the Wine & Spirits column for Bon Appétit. She has been with the magazine since 2004, first as a senior editor overseeing the magazine’s wine coverage and more recently as a contributing editor. Prior to joining Bon Appétit, she was senior style editor at the Los Angeles Times Magazine. She is also the creator/editor … Continued

Hugh Johnson began his life-long passion for wine in all its variety as a member of the Wine & Food Society at Cambridge University, where he gained an Honours Degree in English Literature. When he left King’s College in 1961, he became a feature writer for Vogue and House & Garden, writing, among other articles, … Continued

Kaethy Kennedy comes from the movie marketing industry in Hollywood. For over twenty years, she helped create trailers and TV spots for some of the biggest films on the silver screen, and ran her own successful ad agency. Looking for a change, and wanting to pursue her passion for wine, she enrolled in the 2011 … Continued

Louise Kiernan, an associate professor at the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University, was formerly a writing coach, editor and reporter for the Chicago Tribune. Louse was the lead writer on “Gateway to Gridlock,” a report on the American air-traffic system, which won the 2001 Pulitzer Prize for explanatory journalism. After joining the Tribune as an intern in … Continued

Erin Kirschenmann is senior editor for Wine Business Monthly and has been with the magazine since 2012. In addition to production responsibilities for the monthly trade magazine, she writes about wine industry trends, including business, technology and sales and marketing topics. Erin serves as a judge in the Concours Mondial de Bruxelles and Catad’Or Wine … Continued

Todd Kliman is a novelist, essayist, critic, and teacher. His writing has appeared in numerous publications, including The New Yorker, Harper’s, The Oxford American, The Daily Beast and Lucky Peach. He is the recipient of two James Beard Awards, most recently the MFK Fisher Distinguished Writing Award for his autobiography in seven meals, and his stories and essays have been widely … Continued

Chris Knutsen is the Executive Editor of WSJ, where he oversees a range of cultural and lifestyle coverage. Prior to joining the Wall Street Journal, he spent six years at Vogue as features editor. He has also worked at GQ, Radar, Riverhead Books and The New Yorker. Knutsen is the co-editor of two literary anthologies, Brooklyn Was Mine and Committed: Men Tell Stories of Love, … Continued

A Michelin-starred chef before the age of 30, Christopher Kostow is the chef at The Restaurant at Meadowood. He takes a thoughtful approach to food, blending contemporary French cuisine with the farm-to-table tradition. The Chicago native earned a bachelor’s degree in philosophy before entering the world of fine dining. Since arriving at Meadowood in February 2008, … Continued

Susan Kostrzewa has over 20 years of experience as a writer, editor and lifestyle personality in the wine industry and currently oversees all editorial direction of Wine Enthusiast Media, in addition to the global tasting programs. In her 13-year tenure at Wine Enthusiast, she has led a comprehensive rebrand of the legacy media group, including … Continued

Mutineer Magazine publisher and editor Alan Kropf is a leader among young beverage professionals. Before founding Wine Mutineer LLC and Mutineer Magazine in 2008, Kropf contributed wine articles to magazines including Sante, The Tasting Panel, and SommSelections, and he currently contributes beverage content to newspapers and online publications. Kropf has authored over 500 blog articles and is currently nearing completion … Continued

Jess is a freelance wine, booze, food, and travel writer based in Napa Valley. She’s a regular contributor for Decanter, SevenFiftyDaily, October Magazine, 7×7, Eater SF, Sonoma Magazine, Napa Sonoma Magazine, and the Napa Valley Register. Her work has appeared in many other publications, including VinePair, Wine Enthusiast, AFAR, Lonely Planet, and the SF Chronicle.

Tony “Winechef” Lawrence is a trusted wine and food pairing specialist. As a talented chef, sommelier, international wine and food judge, educator/lecturer and writer, he designs wine pairing programs for the global wine trade, associations, groups, college culinary/wine programs and wine festivals. His company, A Chef For You, LLC, focuses on wine and food as … Continued

Bill LeBlond is the editorial director of food and drink at Chronicle Books. He is responsible for the acquisition of most of the 30 cookbooks, cocktail books, and wine books Chronicle publishes each year. Bill publishes some of the best food writers in the country and has worked with such outstanding authors as Colman Andrews, … Continued

Adam Lechmere is consultant editor for Club Oenologique. He has been writing about wine since the turn of the century, when he launched decanter.com. He has interviewed Cliff Richard, and he lives in London.

Bonjwing Lee is a food writer and photographer based in Kansas City, Missouri. His photographs have appeared in numerous publications, including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine Magazine, and Bon Appetit Magazine.  He has also photographed for All-Clad Metalcrafters, Thomas Keller Restaurant Group, and Daniel Boulud’s restaurant group Dinex, and … Continued

Siblings Matt and Ted are the wine columnists for Martha Stewart Living and also write for numerous other publications. They founded The Lee Bros. Boiled Peanuts Catalogue, a mail-order catalogue for southern pantry staples. When a magazine editor asked them to write about great food in their home state they embarked on a second career as food and travel … Continued

Benjamin Lewin is an authority on classic wine regions. Originally a molecular biologist, he was the founding editor of the life sciences journal Cell, and also established the publishing house Cell Press. Since following a life long passion and starting a second career in wine he has published three acclaimed books, What Price Bordeaux?, Wine Myths and … Continued

Anna Lee C. Iijima is a Japanese and American journalist and wine critic based in New York City. In addition to the New Wine Review, she writes frequently about wine, sake, food and culture for Decanter, RESY, the Chicago Tribune and other publications. For over a decade she was a the contributing editor covering Germany, … Continued

Ted Loos is a New York–based freelance journalist who is constitutionally incapable of covering just one topic. A former features editor of Wine Spectator, Loos has written about wine extensively for Bon Appetit, Decanter, Town & Country, and Departures, and wrote the Tasting Notes column for Epicurious.com for two years. When he wears his other … Continued

Will Lyons writes a weekly wine column for The Wall Street Journal. His humorous, informed, down-to-earth writing has been recognized in both the Glenfiddich and Roederer Wine Writing Awards. He began his career in London, as a wine merchant in St. James’s for Justerini & Brooks where he developed a love for the classic wines of Europe. He has written for a variety of … Continued

Chris Macias serves as “Critic-At-Large” for The Sacramento Bee, where he has covered food, wine, music and local culture since 1999. His profile of Tim Hanni, an iconoclastic Master of Wine and recovering alcoholic, was selected for the 2015 edition of “Best Food Writing” from Da Capo Press. Macias was also selected for the 2012 … Continued

Jordan Mackay is a James-Beard-award winning writer on wine, spirits and food. His work has appeared in Food & Wine, The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Chronicle, Decanter, The Art of Eating, Wine and Spirits, and many others. He is he author or co-author of nine books, including the award-winning 2009 books … Continued

Natalie MacLean, named the World’s Best Drink Writer at the World Food Media Awards, publishes a free newsletter that reaches more than 123,000 wine lovers at www.nataliemaclean.com. She has won both the M.F.K. Fisher Distinguished Writing Award from the James Beard Foundation and the M.F.K. Fisher Award for Excellence in Culinary Writing from Les Dames d’Escoffier … Continued

Karen MacNeil has won scores of awards including the James Beard award for Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year. She is the author of THE WINE BIBLE which has sold more than one million copies and was featured in the Netflix series Uncorked. A former correspondent for the Today Show, Karen was the host … Continued

Meg Maker is a writer and artist curious about nature, food, wine, and place. She creates features for trade and lifestyle publications, including her own site, Terroir Review. She also mentors individual writers and consults on content strategy and editorial design. She has an ongoing interest in the language of wine and how the established … Continued

An experienced professional life-style, advertising and corporate photographer, Avis Mandel enjoyed a successful career in Minneapolis and Chicago prior to the family’s move to Napa Valley. The transition has elevated her artistic style from “corporate” Midwest to the romantic, vibrant life expression that permeates wine artwork. She includes large and small wineries around the world … Continued

Native New Yorker Wanda Mann began writing about wine in 2008. She is the founder of the website Wine With Wanda and has worked as a freelancer for various publications. She regularly hosts informative, and often humorous, Instagram Live interviews with winemakers and other industry professionals. The daughter of a professional chef, Wanda has always … Continued

Laurel Marcus is the executive director of the nonprofit organization, the California Land Stewardship Institute. She has over 30 years of experience in watershed, river and wetland restoration work in California.  Ms Marcus is the author of the Fish Friendly Farming Environmental (FFF) Environmental Certification Program (also known as the Napa Green Land Certification) that … Continued

Meridith May is the owner of The SOMM Journal and the co-founder of THE TASTING PANEL Magazine and The CLEVER ROOT magazines. She is responsible for the publications’ branding and content.  She has successfully increased each national magazine’s circulation and readership to reach over 65,000 bi-monthly for SOMM Journal and over 90,000 hospitality industry professionals … Continued

Frances Mayes is the best-selling author of Under the Tuscan Sun and A Year in the World, a widely published poet and essayist and Formerly a professor of creative writing at San Francisco State University. She has always adored houses, and when she saw Bramasole, a neglected, 200-year old Tuscan farmhouse nestled in five overgrown acres, it was … Continued

Tilar J. Mazzeo is the New York Times bestselling author of books that include The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It, The Secret of Chanel No. 5: The Intimate Story of the World’s Most Famous Perfume, and The Hotel On The Place Vendôme: Life, Death, And Betrayal … Continued

Elin McCoy, a writer on wine and spirits for Bloomberg News, Shattered, and Food & Wine, is author of The Emperor of Wine: The Rise of Robert M. Parker Jr. and the Reign of American Taste. Elin met Parker in 1981 when she was his first magazine editor, and she has followed his extraordinary rise ever since. She is … Continued

Angela McCrae is a creative strategist and entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience in media, communications, events, and championing diversity. She launched the wine and culture brand, Uncorked & Cultured, from her New York City apartment during the COVID-19 pandemic. The media company is a content, marketing, and engagement solution to the inequitable relationship … Continued

Jay McInerney is the critically acclaimed author of eleven books – eight of which are works of fiction. Time Magazine cited his first bestselling novel, Bright Lights, Big City (1984), as one of nine generation-defining novels of the twentieth century. Translated into more than 20 languages it has irrefutably achieved the status of a contemporary … Continued

Dave McIntyre has written the weekly wine column for The Washington Post’s James Beard Award-winning Food section since October 2008. His column is widely syndicated and often appears in newspapers across the country. His writings have also appeared in Wine Enthusiast, the San Francisco Chronicle, Washingtonian and other publications. He created his blog, Dave McIntyre’s … Continued

Rob McMillan is EVP and founder of Silicon Valley Bank’s Wine Division based in Saint Helena, California. Starting in 1992, he developed the division from the idea and start-up phase to the point where it’s now regarded as the leading and most connected provider of financial services to the U.S. fine wine business. Rob’s banking … Continued

Christian Miller has worked in the wine industry since 1983, primarily in marketing. His industry experience includes restaurant and retail wine sales, work as a consultant and negoçiant, marketing management and market research. He is currently proprietor of Full Glass Research and a founder of WineOpinions.com, where he is responsible for research design and development. … Continued

Esther Mobley is the senior wine critic at the San Francisco Chronicle. Before joining The Chronicle in 2015, she was an assistant editor at Wine Spectator magazine in New York and an intern at Wine Enthusiast. She has worked harvests at wineries in Napa Valley and Argentina.

Napa Valley-based winemaker, author and educator Jeff Morgan has written on wine and food for such publications as The New York Times, Elle, Food & Wine, Drinks, Wine Enthusiast, and Wine Spectator. The author has written four books: Dean & DeLuca, The Food and Wine Cookbook; Rosé, A Guide to The World’s Most Versatile Wine; and The Working Parents … Continued

Tod Mostero has been Director of Viticulture and Winemaking at Dominus Estate since 2007 and at Ulysses since 2008. Born in Southern California, Mostero studied architecture at Tulane University, and viticulture and enology at the Lycee de Blanquefort and the University of Bordeaux.  He has trained at Chateau Haut-Brion, Opus One and Domaine de la … Continued

Vic Motto is co-founder, chairman and CEO of Global Wine Partners LLC, specializing in wine industry mergers, acquisitions and investments. His clients include many of the top wine businesses around the world. Vic is an investment banker, registered securities principal and CPA. He serves as a director or advisor to several wine industry trade groups … Continued

In summer of 1990, Linda Murphy quit her job as a newspaper sportswriter/editor in San Diego, Calif., and moved to Sonoma County. The wine bug bit deep during a harvest job with a Russian River Valley Pinot Noir producer, and since then, Linda has progressed from barrel washer to winery public relations director, to San Francisco … Continued

Jen Murphy is the deputy editor of Afar magazine, a three-year-old travel magazine based in San Francisco. As deputy editor, Jen assigns and edits feature stories, essays, columns, and also produces special sections and packages. She is a recent California transplant and loves being able to live the lifestyle she once wrote about during her eights years … Continued

Nadine Nettmann is the Editorial Director of SOMM TV and producer of the three upcoming SOMM films as well as most of the series on the network. She is a certified sommelier and a multi award-nominated author of the Sommelier Mystery Series.

Former a classical dancer, and graduated with a Masters degree in History with a specialty in the 17th century, Orianne Nouailhac created her first magazine at the age of 25. Piano was dedicated to the greatest classical and jazz artists. She worked throughout the years for several cultural publications in France. From 2005 to 2010, she was a … Continued

Lee Oglesby is a Senior Editor at Flatiron Books, an imprint of Macmillan. She acquires a range of idea-driven nonfiction and is drawn to books about science, the environment, health, and food. She lives and works in Brooklyn.

Robert M. Parker, Jr. was born in Baltimore, Maryland, on July 23, 1947. For ten and one half years he was an attorney. On March 9, 1984 he resigned his position as Assistant General Counsel for the Farm Credit Banks of Baltimore to devote full attention to wine writing for The Wine Advocate newsletter, which … Continued

Cyril Penn is editor in chief of Wine Business Monthly and winebusiness.com, part of Wine Communications Group, the leading supplier of information to the wine industry.  Penn has been with WBM since 2000. His work on the wine business has appeared in a number of publications, including the San Francisco Chronicle, where he contributed the … Continued

Born and raised in Maine, USA, Lisa Perrotti Brown, MW, began her career as the manager of a wine bar in London more than 20 years ago. She progressed through wine sales and marketing roles in the UK wine trade before moving to Tokyo in 2002 where she worked as a wine buyer for one … Continued

Napa Valley Winemaker, former magazine executive at Sports Illustrated and TIME magazines. Currently publishing a digital magazine and releasing a cookbook on TikTok (Summer 2022).

Paige Porter Fischer has been West Coast Editor of Better Homes & Gardens since 2004. She oversees almost every West Coast story that makes its way into the pages of Better Homes & Gardens, which boasts some 7.9 million subscribers and 39 million readers. Paige covers food, wine, home and garden for the magazine—from the story pitch to … Continued

A consummate story teller, Frank Prial wrote for The New York Times for 30 years as a reporter, foreign correspondent and author of the wine column, Wine Talk. Prial, who retired from The Times in 2005, is the author of the book, Wine Talk, published in 1978, Companion to Wine published in 1992 and Decantations published in 2001.

Madeline Puckette is the content director and cofounder of Wine Folly. Her passion for helping beginners learn about wine is the inspiration behind the award winning website winefolly.com, and the NYT bestselling book, Wine Folly: The Essential Guide to Wine. Puckette’s background in visual design, music and restaurant hospitality have helped shape her communication of wine through … Continued

Madeline Puckette is the creator of Wine Folly. Wine Folly is an award-winning brand dedicated to wine education for all. Puckette’s work with Wine Folly includes two books, a New York Times bestseller and a James Beard Award winner, as well as a portfolio of online courses, maps, prints, and wine education tools. She was awarded … Continued

Clive Pursehouse worked 19 years in higher education, specifically in the sphere of sustainability and recruiting and hiring. He has been writing about the wines of the Pacific Northwest of the US for the last fifteen years. He was the Culture Editor for Peloton Magazine, a road cycling lifestyle magazine where he wrote about cycling … Continued

Brenna Quigley is a geologist with over seven years of experience focusing on terroir in the wine industry. She hosts and produces the podcast Roadside Terroir which is currently releasing its second season, focused on Burgundy’s Côte d’Or. She works with wine professionals around the world to promote a better understanding of the world around … Continued

Christina Rasmussen is a Danish wine writer, photographer, and conservationist, based in London. She is co-founder and Head of Content of LITTLEWINE, an online wine platform launched in April 2020. It aims to bring the consumer closer to the makers and farmers behind the bottle through emotive language, photography and film. All of their work … Continued

Ruth Reichl is the author of My Kitchen Year: 136 Recipes That Saved My Life, a cookbook published in September 2015.  She was Editor in Chief of Gourmet Magazine from 1999 to 2009. Before that she was the restaurant critic of both The New York Times (1993-1999) and the Los Angeles Times (1984-1993), where she was also named food editor. As co-owner of The … Continued

Charles Reidelback Jr., a partner and chair of Higgs, Fletcher & Mack’s Intellectual Property Group, represents clients in the wine, food and culinary arts industry having a wide spectrum of intellectual property-related legal needs, involving trademarks, trade dress, unfair competiting, copyrights, patents, trade secrets, electronic commerce, rights of publicity and entertainment law. An avid cook … Continued

Linda Reiff is President and CEO of the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV), which celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2020. Reiff was named Wine Enthusiast’s Person of the Year for 2019—only the second woman to win the award since it was first given in 2000. She grew up in the Sacramento Valley in a 5th-generation farming … Continued

Joe Roberts, founder of the 1WineDude.com wine blog is a wine consultant and musician in the greater Philadelphia area. He is a Certified Specialist of Wine, and holds both the Level 2 (Intermediate, with Distinction) and Level 3 (Advanced, with Merit) Certificates in Wine & Spirits from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET) based in England. … Continued

Described by Decanter magazine as “the most respected wine critic and journalist in the world,” Jancis Robinson writes daily for JancisRobinson.com (one of the most successful subscription wine websites and voted first-ever Wine Website of the Year in the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards 2010), weekly for The Financial Times, and bi-monthly for a … Continued

Andrea Robinson is one of only 32 women in the world to hold the title of Master Sommelier. The first woman designated as Best Sommelier in the United States, Andrea is also an honors graduate of the French Culinary Institute and Sommelier for Delta Air Lines. She is the winner of three James Beard awards … Continued

Pavia Rosati is the founder and CEO of Fathom, the award-winning travel website that guides passionate travelers to the places they’ll be dreaming about long after they’ve come home. Fathom mixes curated guides and personal stories with the best resources and products, and plans custom trips for readers. Companies like Vox Media, American Express, Qantas Airlines, … Continued

Journalist, television personality, and cookbook author, David Rosengarten has covered great food products, restaurants, wines, gastronomic travel destinations, and related subjects for over 25 years. Currently the wine editor of Saveur magazine, he has written hundreds of articles and contributed hundreds of original recipes to other publications such as Gourmet (where he was restaurant critic from 1996 to 2000), The … Continued

Steven Rothfeld earned degrees in Comparative Literature from UC Berkeley and Photography from Art Center College of Design before beginning his adventures as a travel photographer with an emphasis on the culinary world. He has traveled to over 40 countries and has photographed books by Michael Chiarello, Frances + Edward Mayes, Marcel Marceau, Wolfgang Puck, … Continued

Tracey Ryder co-founded Edible Communities, Inc., the nation’s largest publishing company dedicated to the local foods movement, in 2002, with her partner, Carole Topalian. The company currently publishes 95 titles across North America. Ms. Ryder has worked as a journalist, marketer and graphic designer for the culinary, tourism and agriculture industries for nearly 30 years. … Continued

Stephen Satterfield is a publisher, public speaker, writer, event and multimedia producer. He is the founder of Whetstone, a groundbreaking magazine and media company dedicated to the story of food.  Since 2007, he has spent his career using food and wine as means of organizing, activating and eduating. Before his career in media, Satterfield was … Continued

An award-­winning author, speaker, consultant, and television host, Leslie Sbrocco is known for her entertaining approach to wine and food, as well as inspiring others to live a life of passion. Voted as one of the Top 100 most influential people in the American wine business, Sbrocco’s engaging personality, humor, and ability to connect with … Continued

Erin owns and runs the historic Market Street Wine shop in Charlottesville, Virginia. She is the editor and regular contributor for the Thinking-Drinking blog, and is a freelance wine journalist for various publications, including Wine & Country Living, Wine & Spirits, Knife & Fork magazine, and The C-Ville Weekly. Oh, and she has two hilarious … Continued

Courtney Schiessl Magrini is a Brooklyn-based wine journalist, editor, educator, and consultant who has held sommelier positions at some of New York’s top restaurants, including Marta, Dirty French, and Terroir. She is currently the editor-in-chief for SevenFifty Daily and Beverage Media publications. Her work has also appeared in Wine Enthusiast, GuildSomm, Forbes.com, The SOMM Journal, … Continued

Sara Schneider is Sunset magazine’s first wine editor, responsible for tasting panels, food-and-wine pairing, wine-related food and travel coverage, Sunset’s International Wine Competition, and the magazine’s wine club. With a B.A. and an M.A. in English, Sara taught high-school English for 10 years before a love of cooking drew her to San Francisco’s California Culinary Academy, where her wine … Continued

Bruce Schoenfeld is the wine and spirits editor of Travel & Leisure and writes frequently for the magazine on wine and other topics. He’s a former contributing editor for Wine Spectator, and his work has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Outside, Gourmet, The Atlantic Monthly, Sports Illustrated, and many other national and international publications. His books include The Last Serious Thing: … Continued

2021 Wine Enthusiast 40 under 40 Tastemaker, Alexandra Schrecengost founded Virtual With Us in 2020 following Culture With Us in 2021 – and serves as the CEO. The organizations & missions are to support global corporations with distributed workforces through cultural programming, D & I initiatives and food and beverage entertainment to better improve human … Continued

Michael Shapiro is the author of six nonfiction books, most recently “The Last Good Season,” and “Bottom of the Ninth.” His work has appeared in such publications as The New Yorker, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire and Sports Illustrated. He is a professor of journalism at Columbia University and founder of The Big Roundtable, … Continued

Jerry Shriver writes about wine, dining, travel and whatever else catches his eye for the Destinations & Diversions section of USA Today, the nation’s largest general-circulation newspaper. The Ohio native and 1978 Ohio State University graduate has held numerous editing and writing positions since joining the USA Today staff in 1983. In 2002 his eulogy … Continued

Reva K. Singh, a veteran of the Indian magazine industry, is the owner and publisher of Sommelier India Wine Magazine, the first and only Indian magazine dedicated to wine. Prior to this, Reva edited The Oberoi Group Magazine for six years raising it to a level of excellence comparable to the best international hotel magazines. … Continued

James Sligh is a sommelier and educator in Brooklyn. With Jirka Jireh, he helped create Industry Sessions, a natural wine study for BIPOC beverage professionals. His personal project, the Children’s Atlas of Wine, maps underrated regions, overlooked grape varieties, and the people who grow them.

Kelly Snowden is the editorial director for food and beverage at Ten Speed Press. Prior to that she worked as an editor at Food & Wine; her freelance work has appeared in Sunset, Glamour, and Time Out New York. At Ten Speed she is interested in smart, compelling narratives that encourage readers to explore new … Continued

STEVEN SPURRIER, born 5th October 1941, was educated at Rugby School and the London School of Economics.  In 1964 he joined the wine trade as a trainee with Christopher and Co (established 1665). In 1970 he moved to Paris and purchased Les Caves de la Madeleine, a small shop in the centre of the city, and … Continued

Katie Tamony is vice president and editor-in-chief of Sunset, the premier magazine of Western living. Based in Menlo Park, Calif., Sunset is a subsidiary of Time Inc. The magazine has a circulation of more than 1.25 million readers throughout the 13 Western states. Tamony joined the company in 1994 as a copy editor, and was named copy chief … Continued

Lettie Teague is the wine columnist for The Wall Street Journal. Her column “On Wine” is published every Saturday (except one) she wrote another weekly column “Uncorking New York” for The Wall Street Journal’s Greater New York section until that section was discontinued. She has won three James Beard awards. Lettie joined The Wall Street … Continued

Soon after graduating from the Culinary Institute of America, Tara Q. Thomas traded in her knife kit for a wine glass and never looked back. The former executive editor of and wine critic for Wine & Spirits Magazine, she’s now the managing editor of JancisRobinson.com. A specialist in the wines of Austria, Germany and the Mediterranean, … Continued

Italian wine is my beat, and the village of Varinella (pop. 252) near Gavi my home when not in Brooklyn. Since 2002, my feature stories and photographs have appeared in Tastes of Italia, an Italian cooking magazine where I’m a contributing writer. Other outlets include Decanter, Wine Enthusiast, and Gastronomica, as well as my blog … Continued

Kristin Tice Studeman is a contributing editor at style.com and ELLE.com and a freelance writer contributing to a variety of lifestyle print and online publications including Conde Nast Traveler, Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, W, Women’s Wear Daily, Cosmopolitan, and more.

Jacy Topps is the print assistant editor at Wine Enthusiast. Prior to joining the team, Jacy was a freelance journalist for nearly a decade, covering wine, food, travel, health, race, and equality. You can find her byline in major publications including Oprah Magazine, Glamour, Slate, Vice, and Cosmopolitan. Jacy is passionate about wine sustainability, storytelling, … Continued

Born and raised in the rich wine culture of France’s Loire Valley, Rom Toulon’s early interest in wine led him to the restaurant business at the age of 15. The Vouvray native went to work in a local Michelin two-star restaurant in the Loire Valley while still in high school. He further honed his skills … Continued

MJ Towler is the host, executive producer, and creator of The Black Wine Guy Experience podcast. MJ got his start and wine in 1998 working at storied retailer Acker Wines in New York City. From there he became Assistant Wine Director at the Sparrow Wine & Liquor Co. in Hoboken NJ before heading out West. … Continued

Julia van der Vink is the Vineyard Manager at Harlan Estate. Julia has worked at several wineries around the world including Mac Forbes in the Yarra Valley, Mullineux in the Swartland, Burn Cottage in Central Otago, and Mayacamas in the Napa Valley. Julia joined Harlan Estate in 2016 to launch their vineyard and winery research … Continued

Mike Veseth is professor emeritus of  International Political Economy at the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, Washington. He is an authority on globalization and the global wine market. Mike was named Washington Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Council for the Advancement and Support of … Continued

Sue Veseth, contributing editor of The Wine Economist (wineeconomist.com), has more than 35 years of corporate communications experience. She has expertise in communications strategy development and implementation, writing, copy editing, media relations, and project management. She regularly won industry awards for both customer and employee publications and communications projects. Since retiring from the corporate world, … Continued

S. Irene Virbila was the restaurant critic and wine columnist for the Los Angeles Times for 22 years. Her worldly perspective on the L.A. dining scene has won a James Beard Foundation Award in 1997 and the American Food Journalists Award in 2005. Before joining The Times in 1993, she wrote about food, wine and … Continued

Stephen Wallis is the deputy Editor of Departures, the lifestyle magazine published by American Express. In addition to overseeing most of the cultural content in Departures, he edits and writes stories on travel, food, wine, and luxury goods. Prior to joining the magazine in 2005, he worked for nearly a decade as an editor at art publications, … Continued

Gary Walther is a paid Forbes.com columnist on luxury hotels (The Hotel Detective) and a contributing editor at ForbesLife, the luxury lifestyle magazine published by Forbes Media (850,000 subscribers). He served as editor of the magazine from early 2008 to late 2009. He has a 26-year editorial career in luxury lifestyle publications. In 1989 he took … Continued

At a tender age, Ron turned away from a career as a comedy writer to become a sommelier. One could say he prefers spitting to gagging. He served nineteen years as a sommelier in Los Angeles, and was twice named Sommelier of the Year by the California Restaurant Writers Association, primarily because he was unbeatable … Continued

Molly Watson is the editor-in-chief of Edible Communities, a network of websites, podcasts, and more than 80 magazines dedicated to telling the stories of local, sustainable food systems across the US and Canada. She has a long list of publishing credits, including The New York Times, The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, Elle, Sunset … Continued

In 1987, Beth Weber Novak joined her mother, Mary Novak, becoming the first second-generation family member to become actively involved in guiding Spottswoode EstateVineyard &Winery.In the almost four decades since,Beth has played a key role in establishing Spottswoode as one of the world’s most highly regarded wine growing sites, and as one of NapaValley’s most … Continued

Dr. Hoby Wedler is an insightful, disarming, and passionate thinker who loves to bring people together to help them see new possibilities. With the heart of a teacher, Hoby helps turn your dreams into realities. Hoby has been completely blind since birth. He is a scientist, an entrepreneur, a sensory expert, and is driven by … Continued

Aaron Wehner is vice president and publisher of Ten Speed Press, a Berkeley, California-based imprint of Crown/Random House. During his 15-year tenure at Ten Speed, Aaron has worked with most of the house’s top authors, including Grant Achatz, Mollie Katzen, David Lebovitz, Peter Reinhart, Heidi Swanson, Rajat Parr, and Charlie Trotter. His acquisitions range across … Continued

Kelli A. White is the Director of Education at The Wine Center, a private wine education service for members of The Napa Valley Reserve and guests and members of Meadowood Napa Valley. She worked as a sommelier for nearly a decade between New York City and Napa Valley; in 2013, Food & Wine magazine named … Continued

David White, a wine writer in Washington D.C., is the founder and editor of Terroirist.com. The author of a nationally syndicated wine column that’s hosted by Palate Press, David’s wine writing has appeared in dozens of publications, including The World of Fine Wine, the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Washington Post. … Continued

Stephanie Wilson is the editorial director for Haute Living magazine, a luxury lifestyle publication with regional editions in New York, Miami, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. Prior to this position, she served as the regional editor for fine dining publication DiningOut Miami.

Amy Wislocki joined Decanter in October 2000 as magazine editor, aged 28, and has spent the past two decades happily immersed in the world of wine and wine magazine publishing. Her remit also includes commissioning and writing copy for Decanter’s online channels, Decanter.com and Decanter Premium (paywall site), as part of a team of regional … Continued

Molly Wizenberg writes the monthly column “Cooking Life” in Bon Appetit, magazine, and her first book, A Homemade Life: Stories and Recipes from My Kitchen Table, was a New York Times bestseller. She is the voice behind Orangette (www.orangette.net), named the best food blog in the world by the London Times. Her work has also been published in Town and Country and on NPR.org, … Continued

Guy Woodward is the editor of London-based Decanter magazine, where he has worked for nine years. He joined the magazine from a journalistic background, notably in business-to-business journalism, and also as a sub-editor on national newspapers. During his time at Decanter, the magazine has expanded to encompass overseas editions, education and the world’s biggest global wine competition, … Continued

Stephen Yafa, the editor of Apple-Nomad’s iPad weekly, Uncorked, considers himself a lucky man. He gets to entertain and inform wine buffs in a multi-media digital wine magazine venue, the first of its kind. He also gets to make Russian River Pinot Noir for his own label, Segue Cellars. The author of Big Cotton (Viking), and a screenwriter … Continued

San Francisco Magazine has called Alder Yarrow “The Wine World’s Brightest Cyberstar” and he is widely accepted as a pioneer of wine blogging. He has been publishing Vinography.com daily since 2004 and was nominated for a James Beard Award in 2013. In addition to writing for outlets as diverse as the World of Fine Wine and Fine Cooking Magazine, he is … Continued

Internationally acclaimed wine educator and best-selling author Kevin Zraly has been described as a naturally gifted speaker who is both refreshingly humble and candid.  His passion for wine and food and his engaging teaching style helps demystify the ever-changing world of wine. He began his career at age 19 as a waiter and bartender in … Continued