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Turning the Tables on Carl Giavanti
By Alexandra Russell Five years ago, Wine Industry Advisor debuted Turning the Tables, a monthly series of interviews that shined a spotlight on the journalists and storytellers within the wine world....
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Turning the Tables on Brian Freedman
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...
Robin Renken, Crushed Grape Chronicles
Turning the Tables on Robin Renken
By Carl Giavanti Robin Renken is a wine writer creating content in multiple mediums with her husband, Michael. She holds a CSW (Certified Specialist of Wine), a WSET3 with Merit, and writes regularly with...
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Turning the Tables on Michael Alberty
Michael Alberty, aka The Storyteller, is headed to Wine Enthusiast magazine as its Oregon, Washington and Canadian wines reviewer. He also writes about wine for The Oregonian, the oldest continuously published...
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Turning the Tables on Samantha Cole-Johnson
Samantha Cole-Johnson became the Pacific Northwest specialist for JancisRobinson.com in 2022 after being a regular contributor to the site since 2019. Previously, she worked in production in Oregon, California...
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Turning the Tables Posthumously on Ken Friedenreich—Wine Writer and Industry Devotee
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...
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Afternoon Brief, January 14
2019 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition Winners: The 2019 Chronicle Wine Competition Winners are in. Nine wines took home medals after they were chosen as the finest from a selection of over 6,800...