wine industry

  • Buyer and Cellar in Biscayne Times

    And Happy 9th Anniversary to me! Wow, nine years of writing the Vino column for Miami’s Biscayne Times newspaper. It has been a lot of fun sharing wine stories with our South Florida community. Looking forward to sharing more in the future! For my 9th anniversary column, I asked three local wine professionals to offer…

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  • A Few for The Drinks Business

    Vinexpo Americas took place on Miami Beach at the end of April, and wine professionals from all of the Americas participated. Obviously, it is very exciting for Miami to be on the map as a location for this trade conference, and it was also fun to see so many of our South Florida colleagues in…

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  • What Wine Brands Get Wrong—and Right—When They Come to Miami

    Originally published in Vino and Voyage, my Substack newsletter featuring Miami dining news & events, wine & travel stories, and real talk on working in wine & media. I wanted to share a taste of that publication here on my original blog. Subscribe if you wish to read more articles like this. If the local Miami wine community had a…

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  • New Podcast “Wine Uncorked”

    I’m proud to announce the launch of my new Podcast with Podmany, “Wine Uncorked.” Over 10 episodes, I interview a diverse range of wine professionals and hear their sometimes unconventional stories about how they ended up in the industry. You can listen on all major podcast sites such as Spotify, as well as on the…

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  • Earning a Wine Certificate Through the International Sommelier Guild

    The best and the hardest part about the wine industry is that is a truly a field where you can never know absolutely everything. There is always room for more learning, experiencing, and tasting. Each glass of wine is a lesson in itself, but there is always more to know about viticulture, regions, laws, and…

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  • Any wine lover knows that once you begin to drink better wines, it is virtually impossible to return to the grocery store brands you knew and loved in your earlier wine drinking days. Sure, you have one label here or there that you keep on reserve to take to those not-so-important dinner parties, but for…

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