Occupation: Director of Sales & Marketing at J. Rickards Winery, freelance wine writer, musician
Description: The Wine Wench® I’m living La Vida Bacchus and lovin’ it.
Residence: Occidental, CA
Number of years that you’ve been working in this field: 29
First job: Windsor Vineyards
How you got to where you are today: Lots of hard work, lots of wine and maintaining a sense of humor
That Ah-Ha Moment: When I was but a young wench, I smelled a Chardonnay at my first job and exclaimed “Pineapple! This wine smells like pineapple!” It’s been a sleigh ride to hell ever since. Grin.
Last Book Read: The Sookie Stackhouse Companion by Charlaine Harris
Craving For: Pinot Noir, dry Gewürztraminer, chocolate, steak, cheese, big salads, snuggling with my man, walking my dogs, reading good books and more…
Who do you get advice from on buying wine? My wino buddies
Things you still want to do: Visit New Orleans, Tuscany, Greece and Alsace. I want to finish my book. I also want to have a wine-related TV show.
Person You Admire Who You Would Most Like to Have Dinner With: Anthony Bourdain, or, if he was still alive, Mark Twain
Website: www.wine-wench.com
The International Women’s Wine Competition will be held in Napa on November 1 & 2nd. This year a new award will be given for the Best Woman Winemaker in addition to other traditional wine category awards. The competition’s panel of judges is all women giving a different perspective on wine that appeals to women. For more details go to http://www.vwm-online.com/wine_competitions/international_womens/index.asp
Produced by Vineyard and Winery Management magazine, this year’s media partner is Women & Wine.
Congrats but you forgot to mention the bathtub full of Syrah…
Now that’s a story I want to hear with a glass of wine in my hand…
Thanks for connecting.
JB
I think I need to have a glass of Syrah and hear this one….
Actually, it was a bathtub full of Syrah and other Rhone wines.
I had just tasted about 20 Syrahs, other Rhone reds and Rhone blends for my blog, http://www.wine-wench.com, and each bottle was mostly full. I could have given them to the neighbors, but thought that a red Rhone bath would be deliciously decadent. So I did it – dumped the bottles in my bathtub and topped it off with hot water. I marinated for about an hour and came out relaxed and very happy. It did wonders for my skin, too. John just wishes he was there! Heehee!
Sounds like I should try it sometime!
Best,
Julie
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