I was honored to speak about wine at Free Food Harlem’s fundraising dinner at Refettorio Harlem, founded by chef Massimo Bottura & Lara Gilmore. Each week they provide meals in a dignified setting for food insecure people in the Harlem community & fight food waste. www.refettorioharlem.org

The Allegrini family's roots in Valpolicella go back seven generations and now a new chapter is being written. In 2023, brothers Francesco, Giovanni, and Matteo Allegrini and their cousin Silvia Allegrini became the winery's majority shareholders and leaders. www.tastingpanelmag.com

Don’t miss this special evening of food, wine, and sisterhood! The Harlem Chef’s Lab is a monthly series at Free Food’s Refettorio Harlem, a newly renovated space inside the Emanuel AME Church built and founded by Lara Gilmore & Massimo Bottura’s "Food For Soul".
www.refettorioharlem.org/chefslab

🥂🍷Looking forward to participating in the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen again. I’ll be leading two wine seminars — Cabernet Franc and luxury rosé! classic.foodandwine.com

Yes, this wine writer has some thoughts on the
no-alcohol-ever movement. Check out my latest on Substack. wandamann.substack.com/p/sipping-th... #wine

First snow day of 2025 in NYC!

a360 Media invited me to be one of thirty wine pros featured in Affordable Wine: The Essential Guide. We were each asked to recommend two wines, one white & one red, each under $30. My picks: Pieropan Soave Classico 2023 (Italy) and Boundary Breaks Vineyard Cabernet Franc 2022 (New York). #wine

I had a blast being a guest on Jay Jackson's show, Wine News Noir! Fans of Parks & Recreation will recognize Jay as the iconic tv character Perd Hapley. In real life, Jay is also a wine lover & expert. www.winenewsnoir.com/november
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Ooh la la, Beaujolais! 🍷

Just a few blocks from the bright lights of Broadway, famed sommelier Aldo Sohm’s name graces the marquee of his wine bar. Unlike countless shows that have come and gone, Aldo Sohm Wine Bar has remained a hit since opening in 2014 - no easy feat in NYC. How does he do it?
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What would it take for you to come out of retirement? For Chris Baker, Brassfield Estate Winery proved impossible to resist. Exactly one year after retiring from a 40-year career, Baker became president of Brassfield. Learn more in my article on page 60 of The Tasting Panel. www.tastingpanelmag.com

I had a blast interviewing my friend Andrea Sartori, fourth-generation family ambassador of Sartori di Verona, the winery founded by his great-grandfather Pietro in 1898. You can find my article on page 70 of the Nov/Dec 2024 issue of the Tasting Panel. #amarone #wine www.tastingpanelmag.com

Enjoyed some Asti Vibes last night in NYC! 🥂

🍷Ooh la la! Last night, I was inducted into the Ordre des Compagnons du Beaujolais. The moment was especially poignant because many decades ago, my father gave me my first bottle of wine -- Beaujolais Nouveau. Neither one of us imagined that I would work in wine. What an adventure!

Last month, I filmed a series of videos for Vineyard Brands focused on wines from Spain, Portugal, and Madeira. You can check out the series on YouTube. Cheers!
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I'm already prepping for the Charleston Wine + Food Festival in March. I'm putting together the wine list for my sold out seminars -- Around the World with Pinot Noir and United States of Sparkling. So much fun! charlestonwineandfood.com/participants...