Giulia Luccioli Giulia is the Senior Managing Director of a group of leading wine estates in Italy. She started off her career with an advanced degree in Business & Communications from the University in Milan and attended Stanford University’s Specialization Course in Strategic Marketing. Growing up in the United States, Giulia developed an early interest in wine during… Read more →
Category: Specialists
Tuscany
Campania
New York City
Lauren Mowery Lauren writes the weekly wine column for legendary New York City paper Village Voice. A sixteen-year resident and former Manhattan litigator, she earned her Juris Doctor at New York’s Fordham Law School where she was an editor on the Fordham Environmental Law Journal. Dissatisfied with her work in the legal field, she switched paths to the wine industry,… Read more →
Reims
François Demouy Reims: in the heart of Champagne from Fabien Laine on Vimeo. François is a #winelover from controlled origin. Born in Reims, son of a famous local Historian specialized, amongst other things, in the history of wine, François grew up in the middle of the Champagne vineyards. He started his wine education at 8 years old, listening first and then tasting and learning with his father.… Read more →
Priorat
Sinisa Curavic Sinisa is sharing the passion and love for wine, one grape at a time. Especially when it comes to wine from the appelations of Catalunya and particularly from the Priorat. He is a member of the #winelover community and the Swedish wine club Munskänkarna with 24.000 members worldwide. In 2012 he formed the Barcelona chapter and he… Read more →
Wine & Storytelling
Cathy Huyghe Cathy believes that wine is a pleasure and a treat, and that it wants to be enjoyed. She also believes that wine is mysterious and powerful, and that it wants to be respected. That’s the balance she tries to strike in the stories she tells about wine. Respect on one hand, pleasure on the other. The work… Read more →
Provence
Elizabeth Gabay MW Elizabeth started off with a degree in history and a passion to work in something ‘historical’. After a brief stint in publishing and theatre, a year of global back-packing, she returned to Europe unsure where to go next. Wine had always been a hobby, and frequent visits to south eastern France led to her starting a… Read more →
Sake
Richard Auffrey Richard, a licensed attorney and life-long resident of Massachusetts, has been involved in food and drink writing for nearly ten years, both freelance and through his blog, The Passionate Foodie (http://passionatefoodie.blogspot.com). He is also a Certified Sake Professional, acting as a Sake educator and consultant. From Sake 101 classes to Sake-paired dinners, Richard is trying to spread his knowledge and passion for this… Read more →
Budapest
Carolyn Bánfalvi Carolyn first fell in love with a Hungarian, and then with the country. Originally from Washington DC, she has been living in Budapest for 12 years, and loves life in Budapest. She has been enthusiastically exploring the food and wines of Hungary ever since first visiting the country in the late-1990s, and enjoys sharing what she learns with… Read more →