Helloādoes anyone visit anymore? I know I haven’t in a long while. Hah. Well for those of you that do, thank you. Appreciate you. I’ve written loads of articles since my last post, and I should (will!) update my portfolio soon enough. But, in the meantime, I want to blast out about a podcast I was recently a guest on. If you listen (and I hope you do), let me know how you liked it.
Below is a link to the podcast homepage, but of course you can listen to it on Apple, Spotify or wherever you prefer listening to your casts. Please enjoy and thanks for listening!
Stacy Briscoe, Managing Editor ofĀ Wine EnthusiastĀ Magazine, joins Laura this week to share her journey into wine journalism and wine education. She tells us how she got her start and discusses her focus on regenerative agriculture, which she has written about extensively. Laura and Stacy discuss the experience of being a woman in the wine industry and the importance of having a supportive network, and Stacy shares some of her favorite wine recommendations.
Stacy joinedĀ Wine EnthusiastĀ in 2022 after freelance writing for the publication for several years. Previous to this role, she was the managing editor forĀ Wine Industry Network, the assistant editor ofĀ Wine Business MonthlyĀ and staff writer ofĀ Wines & VinesĀ magazine. She has also written freelance for numerous publications includingĀ SevenFifty Daily,Ā Sonoma MagazineĀ and theĀ SF Chronicle, among many others. Stacy regularly speaks at wine industry events, has completed her WSET Diploma, teaches WSET courses at the Napa Valley Wine Academy and, most recently, has been accepted as a Master of Wine Stage 1 student. Listen here.
āLiquor is worth fightinā for, but water is worth dyinā for.ā Such is an old adage Ken Wright, owner and winemaker ofĀ Ken Wright CellarsĀ in Carlton,Ā Oregon, remembers from when he first came to the West Coast in the 1970s. āWater was already an issue,ā he says. āWhen the population of an area cannot be supported by the natural annual rainfall, things get serious very quickly.ā
Welcome back. I bring to you another round up of this week’s interesting wine-news find. There’s a lotāa lot. So take your time, enjoy, and remember: