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Ari Form - Industry vet & sales rep extraordinaire with Avant Partir
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I am originally from...
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Aug 12, 20215 min read
Erika Gauvin - Atlanta based hospitality professional, aiming to Sake Sommelier
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I’ve been in the...
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Aug 5, 20213 min read
Janeen Jason - Certified Sommelier, mentor & team member of Vinoteca Wineshop in Atlanta, GA
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I’ve worked in...
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Jul 29, 20212 min read
Sarah Pierre - Owner of 3 Parks Wine Shop; Voted Atlanta Magazine’s 2020 “Best Wine Shop”
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I’ve worked in...
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Jul 15, 20213 min read
Lara Whiteley - Sales Rep & Business Development Manager of Specialty Wines.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I have been working...
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Jul 8, 20213 min read
Rori Robinson - She is the owner/founder of Bloom Bar Garnish Co. & Director of Gardening & Develop.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I’ve been in the...
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Jun 24, 20215 min read
Hannah Crosbie - A London-based word-writer and wine-drinker. In 2020, she founded Dalston Wine Club
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I’ve been learning...
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Jun 17, 20213 min read
Ally Chapman - A brand strategist and feminist wine blogger for the Platform The Femme Vine!
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I am a brand...
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Jun 10, 20214 min read
Yannick Benjamin - Currently the Head Sommelier of The University Club & created "Wine on Wheels."
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I am currently the...
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Jun 6, 20218 min read
Thatcher Baker-Briggs - Founder of the Thatcher Wine Consulting.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. At 13 I started...
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Jun 3, 20214 min read
Devan Knobloch - Beverage Director of Kevin Rathbun Steak in Atlanta, GA & Lift Social Media Manager
Did you have a particular “aha!” moment that propelled you into wine? My particular “aha” moment came while I was tasting wine with my...
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May 27, 20213 min read
Hai Tran - Hai Tran worked as the beverage director for Starr Restaurant Group's luxury steakhouse.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I’ve been in the...
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May 13, 20216 min read
NADEEN WHITE - An Atlanta-based pediatrician with over 20 years of experience practicing medicine.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I refer to myself as...
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Feb 25, 20213 min read
LYDIA TOMEK - One of Canada's youngest winemakers at age 23. Head winemaker at Ravine Vineyard & Est
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I guess you can say...
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Feb 18, 20213 min read
CORA BARNES - Close to completing her WSET Diploma. Set on opening Park Ave Wine & Spirits in GA.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I’ve been in the...
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Feb 11, 20213 min read
ERICA STANCLIFF - The winemaker for Trombetta Family Wines and Pfendler Vineyards.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I grew up in the...
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Feb 4, 20213 min read
REMY DRABKIN - Making her own wine in Oregon's Willamette Valley since 2003. Owner of Remy Wines.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I started poking...
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Jan 28, 20213 min read
SHANIKA HILLOCKS - Leads influencer marketing strategy in-house for E.&J. Gallo Winery.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. It’s hard to...
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Jan 21, 20213 min read
Anna-Christina Cabrales - The GM & Wine Director of Morrell Wine Bar in Rockefeller Center.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. 10 years in...
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Dec 17, 20204 min read
Cristina Forner - Fourth-generation wine producer & the CEO of Marqués de Cáceres since 2007.
How many years have you been in the business? Tell me briefly about your background and your current position today. I was born and...
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Dec 10, 20206 min read
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