Story-Driven Winemaker Interview Project Helps Make Wine Memorable
Portland, Ore. – Long-time winery publicist Carl Giavanti launched Wine Characters one year ago – with the intention of celebrating...
Duckhorn Sues Rival Over 'Duck Pond' Wine Trademark, Trade Dress: Stone Wolf Vineyards LLC violated terms of a series of settlements in which its corporate predecessor agreed to use "Duck Pond" only with...
August 14, 2024 / Portland, Ore. – Long-time winery publicist Carl Giavanti is launching Wine Characters, a new interview project celebrating true character – in both wine and people i.e. the winemakers...
By Carl Giavanti
Kathleen Willcox is a freelance journalist whose work covers wine, beer, food and culture. She writes for Liquor.com, Wine Searcher, Wine Enthusiast and other publications (including...
By Carl Giavanti
Martin Redmond
Martin Redmond is a retired financial professional (C.P.A.) who serves as the treasurer on the board of directors for the Glancy Wine Education Foundation. The foundation...
By Carl Giavanti
Carole Mac
Carole Mac is an executive producer, sommelier, author and speaker with more than 15 years of experience. According to USA TODAY, her series Somm School Insider, which...
By Carl Giavanti
Mike Veseth
Mike Veseth (pronounced VEE-seth) is editor of The Wine Economist newsletter and author of more than a dozen books including Wine Wars (2011), Extreme...
By Carl Giavanti
Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, travel and food writer. He’s also a restaurant and beverage consultant, wine and spirits educator, and event host and speaker. He writes the Wines...
By Carl Giavanti
Clive Pursehouse is the U.S. editor for Decanter, with added regional responsibility for both Oregon and Washington states. After relocating to the West Coast nearly 20 years ago from...
By Carl Giavanti
Anna Maria Giambanco DiPietro is a writer based in Santa Barbara County, Calif. With her WSET 2 with distinction certificate in tow, she writes for Edible Santa Barbara, Wine Enthusiast,...
By Carl Giavanti
Elizabeth Smith, Naked Wines
Elizabeth Smith’s recent appointment as copywriter for online wine retailer Naked Wines is an example of dedicated wine writing that evolved into a full-time...
Sean P. Sullivan is a contributing editor at Wine Enthusiast, covering Washington, Oregon, Idaho, and Canada. He is also the founder of Washington Wine Report, an on-line site dedicated to the wines and...
I learned of Ken Friedenreich’s death in the November issue of Oregon Wine Press, and I was ridden with guilt. I initially met Ken when I started my PR agency in 2009; we both seemed to appear at all the...
“Turning the Tables – Interviewing the Interviewers” is a Q&A series profiling Wine Writers. We hope you’ll discover more about the wine writers you know, and learn about many others. The objective...
MARCY GORDON is a freelance wine and travel writer. Her work has appeared in a variety of publications including Wine Enthusiast, San Francisco Chronicle, Sonoma Magazine, The California Travel Guide,...
San Francisco Magazine has called Alder Yarrow “The Wine World’s Brightest Cyberstar” and he is widely accepted as a pioneer of wine blogging...
