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Latest Wine Headlines: April 14–20

Hello my friends. Happy Spring, Easter, Holy Week, Passover—however and whatever you celebrate, I hope you enjoy it with good friends and shenanigans galore. For those celebrating a bit extra this weekend because, well, Easter and Orthodox Easter fall on the infamous 4/20—you’re in luck! My shameless self-promotion this week is a byline brag in Full Pour’s spring release. Where Wine Meets Weed is an exploration in the similarities between the aromas, flavors and structural components of both imbibes, meaning cross-category enjoyment can be possible. Yes, you can be both a wine and weed enthusiast. Read the full article online or download the PDF here.

And continue scrolling through for a lot of other news/newsy items from the last week, as well as fun facts like, alcohol can stay in your hair for 90 days. Yeah.

Silly comments are all my own. ✌️🥂

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Latest Wine Headlines: March 7–14

Hello my friends. Now full disclosure, there’s a lot on the list this week. And my snarky comments get, well, quite snarky. You have been warned.

Also, a bit of shameless self-promo: If you’ve not checked out my latest article on GuildSomm, Vermouth Past & Present, this was a fun one to study explore. I have to give a high-five and shoutout to my girl Kara Newman, spirits writer extraordinare, who hooked me up with some stellar producers who helped me grasp the history and current state of the category as well as Liz Pirnat, spirits educator for the NVWA, who hooked me up with some L1 basics on the topic. Thanks ladies!

I also have to say that, while I always listen to and enjoy the GuildSomm podcast, I was thrilled to hear Chris Tanghe’s intro this week. Glad you liked the piece, Chris!

Oh! One last thing I promise, but be on the lookout on my socials: I recently guest-starred on a podcast myself and will be sharing that about town.

Ok, that’s enough of that. Get to scrolling, clicking, reading and coming up with your own snarky comments. (Or, please, respond to mine! 😜)

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Belle & Bottle Podcast

Hello—does 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!

 

Belle & Bottle Podcast Episode 7
Belle & Bottle Podcast Episode 7

Stacy Briscoe, Managing Editor of Wine Enthusiast 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 joined Wine Enthusiast in 2022 after freelance writing for the publication for several years. Previous to this role, she was the managing editor for Wine Industry Network, the assistant editor of Wine Business Monthly and staff writer of Wines & Vines magazine. She has also written freelance for numerous publications including SevenFifty DailySonoma Magazine and the 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.

Latest Wine Headlines: July 23—29

Hello my people. This will be the last post for a few weeks, as I’ll be traveling off and on the first two weeks of August. First stop, Paso Robles for our annual media conference; then, Healdsburg to help out with the Murphy Goode Really Goode Job scholarship program where I’ll get to help select the next interns for 2023. In the middle of all that I’ll also be speaking at this year’s Wine Writer’s Symposium about “The Art of the Interview.”

And, another professional announcement: As of this week, I’ve been honored to add California Wine Reviewer to my role as Senior Editor for Wine Enthusiast. This will encompass Lodi, Mendocino County, Lake County, Central Valley, Sierra Foothills, as well as California appellated wines. My colleague Jim Gordon will step into reviewing wines from Napa and Sonoma; Matt Kettman continues to tackle the Central Coast and Southern California wine scenes.

Oh and my birthday is on Tuesday.

That’s all. Cheers!

 

 

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