2.8: Sophie Menin

2.8: Sophie Menin

Sophie Menin is an award-winning cultural journalist and author whose work has appeared in The New York Times, Barron’s, Wine Spectator, and Saveur. She earned an MA in Cultural Reporting and Criticism from the Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute at New York University, and a professional degree in the Culinary Arts from the Institute of Culinary Education.  Her wine writing focuses on the myriad ways that wine connects us with our senses and the rhythms of the natural world. She has just co-authored a book, A Year in the Vineyard, with environmental artist Bob Chaplin. It beautifully captures the yearlong cycle of the vine, framed in the context of the ongoing evolution of viticulture as climate change reshapes centuries of tradition. A Year in the Vineyard will be released on June 4. [https://www.accartbooks.com/us/book/a-year-in-the-vineyard/]

2.7: Wanda Mann

Wanda Mann is the East Coast Editor of The SOMM Journal and The Tasting Panel, and founder of "Wine with Wanda." Her writing has also been published in Food & Wine, Decanter, VinePair, and NAPA Magazine, and she has a loyal following on Instagram. Wanda is a speaker, host, and judge at wine events around the world, including the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, the Nantucket Wine & Food Festival, and the Women In Wine Leadership Symposium. She is also on the board of the Society of Wine Educators. You can find her at winewithwanda.com or on Instagram at WineDineWanda.

2.6: Brian Freedman

Brian Freedman writes regularly for Food & Wine, Forbes, and Whisky Advocate, and also contributes to publications such as Wine Enthusiast, Travel + Leisure, and The Bourbon Review. He is a frequent guest on news and talk shows around the country, and often consults as a sommelier and wine-cellar assessor. As mentioned in the episode, Brian’s #1 book Crushed: How A Changing Climate Is Altering the Way We Drink is now available in paperback.

2.5: Kathleen Willcox

Kathleen Willcox is a journalist who writes about sustainability, wine, spirits, travel, and food. She has written for Wine Enthusiast, VinePair, Wine Searcher, The Drinks Business, and Modern Farmer, and coauthored the book Hudson Valley Wine: A History of Taste & Terroir.  To learn more about Kathleen, find her on LinkedIn and Instagram @kathleenwillcox.

2.4: Betsy Andrews

Betsy Andrews is a James Beard awarded writer & poet. Betsy has more than two decades of experience writing about food, drink, travel, and the environment for publications including Travel & Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, the Wall Street Journal, Food & Wine, SevenFifty Daily, and VinePair. She is a former senior editor for Zagat and the former executive editor for Saveur. Betsy is also a poet, and her books include New Jersey, The Bottom, and Crowded. To learn more about Betsy, visit https://betsyandrews.contently.com. To learn more about the Chumash marine preserve Betsy mentions in this episode, visit chumashsanctuary.org.