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The Swirl Suite went live at the Daze of Ros fest this past Saturday. Glynis and Sarita interviewed winemakers, wine professionals, and attendees. https://www.dazeofrose.com/
Guests:Tracey Love https://www.blenheimvineyards.com/visit Jodi Mills https://www.smvwines.com/ Karl Hambsch https://lovingcupwine.com/Andre Marable https://www.thepacktravelclub.com/about-us Monique Samuels https://milaeveessentials.com/
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TJ and Hadley Douglas are the Founders of the Progressive Wine Company and The Urban Grape, a full service beverage retail and e-commerce store, and gifting and events company based in Boston, MA. The Urban Grapes proprietary Progressive Scale, developed by TJ, has created a welcoming atmosphere for wine lovers to learn about and shop for wine in an accessible, customer-service focused environment. The Urban Grape was named the 2021 Small Business of the Year by the US Chamber of Commerce.https://www.instagram.com/urbangrape/
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Karen MacNeil is the only American to have won every major wine award given in the English Language. These include the prestigious James Beard award for Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year, the Louis Roederer award for Best Consumer Wine Writing, the International Wine and Spirits award as the Global Wine Communicator of the Year and the Wine Appreciation Guilds Wine Literary Award. In a full-page profile on her, TIME Magazine called Karen Americas Missionary of the Vine. Karen has been named one of the 100 Most Influential People in Wine in the United States. Karen is the author of the award-winning book, THE WINE BIBLE (now in its third edition), praised as a masterpiece of wine writing. THE WINE BIBLE has sold more than one million copies and was featured in the 2020 Netflix series Uncorked and the Starz series Sweet Bitter.
Karen is the creator of the digital platform WineSpeed.com and editor-in chief of the weekly digital newsletter WineSpeed. Her articles have been published in more than 50 newspapers and magazines including The New York Times, Town & Country, Food & Wine, and Worth.
https://www.karenmacneil.com/
https://winespeed.com/
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Known as an integral player in the establishment of natural wines in the country, Lee Campbell is an ardent supporter of sustainable vine-farming and traditional, low-intervention winemaking. Raised in the New Yorks Hudson Valley, they earned an undergraduate degree in American Government at the University of Virginia. However, she soon recognized that they were better off at the dining table than on Capitol Hill. Lees life-altering turning point came at the venerable Restaurant Nora in Washington DC, which opened their eyes to the ways in which food and its sourcing could beand must bepolitical.
After several years working in some of Washingtons and Manhattans top culinary and wine institutions, she moved to Brooklyn, where she became a norm-breaking wine director for the Tarlow Restaurant Group. Later, as co-creator of The Big Glou and co-organizer of the first Wild World Austin, Lee became a player in the establishment of Americas natural wine fair circuit.
Having become a certified sommelier many moons ago, as well as stacking up a gang of experience in nearly every aspect of the wine and hospitality fields, Lee continues to work for various clients as a wine consultant, including Early Mountain Vineyards in Madison, Virginia. Additionally, she is now part of the partnership team at Common Wealth Crush: a winery, custom crush facility, and incubator, located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia.
Lance, a Virginia native and a 2011 graduate of the University of Virginia, is an accomplished actor and a connoisseur of the grape. Double majoring in acting and studio art with a focus in cinematography, Lance brings a creative flair to the world of wine. Alongside his acting pursuits, he holds a WSET Level 2 Certification, underscoring his deep understanding of the nuances in the vast world of wine.In 2020, Lance showcased his entrepreneurial spirit by opening RichWine RVA, an online local delivery service. His return to Richmond began a new chapter, where he immersed himself in the local wine scene. Lance further enriched his wine journey by opening Penny's Wine Shop in Jackson Ward, Richmond, Virginia, in February 2023.
Working alongside winemakers and brothers Ben Jordan and Tim Jordan at their family farm in Shenandoah, Lance honed his craft. Additionally, he served as a Cellar Assistant at Early Mountain Vineyards in Madison County.
https://www.instagram.com/bewitchinglee/
A true advocate for Virginia wine, Lance proudly holds a title of Virginia Wine Ambassador with The Virginia Wine Marketing office. Further demonstrating his commitment to the craft, Lance is making his first wine in collaboration with Reggie Leonard at Common Wealth Crush. They are the first to be part of this exciting inaugural incubator program. Their wine is titled The Parallax Project, which focuses on exploring the juxtaposition between the traditional Vitis Vinifera Grape and the new wave of grape growing in Virginia with Hybrids. Lance's journey in wine is about appreciation and active participation, making his mark on the industry from vine to bottle.https://www.instagram.com/lancelemon/
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"Reggie Leonard has made a notable entry into the industry, primarily through his co-founding of Oenoverse, a dynamic addition to the Virginia wine scene.
Affectionately dubbed as the "Virginia Wine Hype Man" by VinePair, Reggie's authentic approach and gregarious personality have earned him a well-deserved reputation. In his role as a Virginia wine ambassador, Reggie partners with the Virginia Wine Marketing Office, championing the state's diverse winemaking scene. Serving as a judge for regional and statewide wine competitions (Shenandoah Cup, Monticello Cup, and the current Virginia Governors Cup) have been formative recent experiences in his journey. His influence extends beyond Virginia, as he is an award recipient and alumni ambassador for Wine Unify, an organization dedicated to fostering inclusivity in the wine industry. Reggie's notable presence in esteemed publications like SommTV, VinePair, Punch, and the Boston Globe underscores his rising influence in the industry. Being named part of the '23 class of The VinePair 50 further solidifies his status as a rising star in the wine world. In addition to events throughout "the Oenoverse," you can catch Reggie at the 2024 Charleston Wine & Food festival, speaking on a panel, hosting a Virginia wine dinner, and pouring VA wines throughout the event."https://www.instagram.com/thats.so.reg/
Tasha Durrett is a wine enthusiast and educator based in Virginia. Born and raised in Virginia wine country, she founded Black Women Who Wine in 2019. Black Women Who Wine is an organization focused on increasing the visibility and participation of Black women in the wine industry and agritourism throughout the state. It holds curated wine events centered on Black women. Tasha also offers private tastings and collaboration on events and wine tours. She is a WSET Level 1, studying for Level 2, and has a special interest in sparkling wine and grape growing in Southern climates. She writes for various publications, including Wine & Country Life.https://www.instagram.com/blackwomenwhowine/
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After finding himself laid off due to COVID in early 2020, Matt Harmon decided to pursue his love for pairing his favorite wines with food and began his own wine company. After entering the industry and spending a lot of time at local wineries, he noticed that something was missing in the environment. People who looked like him. Matt has approached the industry with a fresh outlook in which he hopes to make the wine industry less intimidating and more inclusive to everyone. And from his dream, Harmony Wine was born. And so, however you drink, drink in Harmony.https://atasteofharmony.com/
https://www.instagram.com/mharm_1/
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Marcia is a local wine and spirits consultant from Silver Spring, Maryland. Creator of Bubbles & Bourbon, a tasting soiree experience. Duly knowledgeable and passionate of wine and spirits in the WSET programme. Proud member of the women in bourbon association, DC Chapter and recent graduate in the Stave and Thief Society of certified bourbon stewards at Moonshine University.https://www.instagram.com/bubbles_n_bourbon/
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Pam Dillon is the co-founder and CEO of Preferabli, the leading B2B2C product discovery and recommendation software for the wine and spirits industry. Dillon has over 25 years of experience in the technology and consumer retail industries. A named inventor on 11 patents, Dillon was honored by Goldman Sachs as one of the 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs and by VentureBeat as an AI Entrepreneur nominee.https://preferabli.com/
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After a 15-year career in teaching and coaching, Chris Puppione transitioned to a life of wine in 2012, taking a position in hospitality with Robert Mondavi Winery. In the years since, he has diversified his experiences within the industry by way of education and working in the vineyard, cellar, visitors center, marketplace, and boardroom. He was honored to serve as Marketing Manager with world-renowned importer Martines Wines, sharing the stories of over 50+ brands from France, Italy, and Portugal, as well as a few domestic wineries. In recent years, Chris led the team at Passalacqua Winery in the Dry Creek Valley as Director of Sales, where his team distinguished itself as an industry leader in virtual experiences and high-touch hospitality programs.
Currently, Chris serves US wineries as the Account Manager for Coravin. He also writes for K&L Wine Merchants, teaches WSET courses at Napa Valley Wine Academy, and coaches for WISE Academy. He has been a featured speaker at wine industry events, such as the DTC Wine Symposium, Wine Business Monthlys Innovation + Quality, the Idaho Wine Commission's annual meeting, and License to Steal | National Wine Marketing Conference. In his "spare time," Chris and his wife Dolores own and operate Puppione Family Wines--a small winery brand they started to celebrate the birth of their family and honor their traditions.
Believing that every person is an experiment of one, Chris aspires to be a designer of moments who engages and transforms each guest, colleague and business partner.
Chris currently resides in the Russian River Valley with his wife and two young children.
https://puppionefamilywines.com/
https://www.instagram.com/puppionefamilywines
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Get ready to buckle up, because this episode of the Swirl Suite is jam-packed with juicy topics, including the NFL playoffs, the infamous Kat Williams interview, and the wild world of "dry January" where folks seem to forget about the sweet nectar of wine.
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Rosalind Manoogian has spent more than two decades nurturing Fog Crest Vineyard into the business it is today. As the President and Proprietor, Manoogian is deeply committed to the business she co-founded with her husband James.The couple moved to the property in the mid 1990s, buying a sparse yet vast in size, aging orchard. What began as an effort to grow grapes to sell to other wineries eventually evolved into Fog Crest Vineyard, Sonomas only Black woman-owned vineyard. In addition to being a businesswoman, Manoogian studied economics at Stanford University. Initially when Fog Crest Vineyard opened for business, Rosalind took on the role of Vice President of Sales and Marketing. However, she quickly learned the wine business and added her business know-how as she moved to the top of the company.https://www.instagram.com/fogcrestvineyard/
https://msha.ke/fogcrest
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Featured on the cover and named to the 2022 Wine Enthusiast Future 40 Tastemaker list of innovators who are changing the way we experience wine, Maryam Ahmed is a social impact entrepreneur, speaker, writer, and community builder who is making waves in the world of food and wine. https://www.maryamandcompany.com/
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This Throwback Episode is with Erica Crawford in 2018. She had just released Loveblock wine. The recording took place at Rake's Progress at The Line Hotel.
Erica Crawford is co-founder of Crawford Wines and owner of organic wine producer, Loveblock Vintners. After serving a non-compete post their sale to Constellation Brands, she now focuses on organic farming and deep sustainability, producing wines under the Loveblock brand.
https://www.instagram.com/loveblockwine/
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Check out the Swirl Suite's Thanksgiving episode with Leslie Dabney, The Vineyard Mom.
Leslie Dabney, also known as The Vineyard Mom, is a successful television and live event host, blogger, and social media influencer.
She has hosted TV cooking segments on ABC affiliates, FOX affiliates, and many other stations.
Leslie has a popular published cookbook, Take Me To The Vineyard, where she shares her fresh ingredient recipes with suggested wine pairings.
https://www.instagram.com/thevineyardmomliving/
https://thevineyardmom.blogspot.com/
https://www.tiktok.com/@thevineyardmom
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Get to know the ladies of the Swirl Suite on this "after dark" episode full of wine and random questions.
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Tune In: Street Somm premieres on the Tastemade streaming channel on September 25th at 7:00pm, airing weekly through October 30th. The Tastemade streaming channel is available across all popular streaming platforms, including YouTube TV, Samsung TV Plus, Apple TV, DIRECTV, The Roku Channel, Comcast Xfinity X1, and more. Street Somm is also available on-demand in the Tastemade mobile and TV apps and ad-free with Tastemade+.https://www.tastemade.com/
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Davon D. E. Hatchett, a/k/a/ "The Bubbleista," is a brand strategist and trademarks, business, and wine law attorney turned champagne and sparkling wine educator; luxury wine, food, and travel freelance writer; digital creator; on-camera personality; and wine lifestyle entrepreneur. She's the creator and curator behind the lifestyle website and blog TheBubbleista.com, where she muses about wine, food and wine pairings, unique cocktails, travel, entertaining, and aspirational inspiration for living an effervescent lifestyle.
Davon has earned Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Level 2 certification, and is currently pursuing both her WSET Level III certification and Wine Scholars Guild Champagne Master-Level certification.
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VinBohme (pronounced vin bo-HEM) is owned and operated by two Black women from Washington, DC and Philadelphia, PA. The concept of Vin represents our love of good wine and Bohme describes the easeful lifestyle that we all deserve. We offer select wines and items that make for a warm and inviting home. Our business is based in Washington, D.C.
Roberta (the interior designer of the owners) and Monique (the certified Sommelier) came up with this idea during the social distancing phase of the global pandemic. We spent a lot of time nesting and creating cozy spaces since we were spending much more time at home. We also invested in new wines and shared them with each other virtually to create a sense of connection. Once the world opened up, we enjoyed sharing these experiences in person and expanded the notion by hosting small dinners where wed exchange and enjoy wine. It gave us a satisfying sense of connectedness and gratitude. We decided from there that we wanted to help create this experience for others.
https://vinboheme.com/
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Nol Burgess is an East Coaster living in Northern California wine country. His goal is to promote diversity and inclusion in wine, food, and travel with a focus on the places, the product, and most importantly, the people! Follow him on Instagram @mrnoelburgess and at noelburgess.com
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Director of Winemaking & Operations BARRA of Mendocino/Girasole Vineyards and Redwood Valley Cellars
A graduate from UC Davis, Randy Meyer launched his winemaking and brewing career with the renowned F. Korbel & Brothers where he spent more than 20 years honing his still wine, champagne, and brew master skills on brands such as Korbel Champagne, Valley of The Moon, and Russian River Brewing. Following his time at Korbel, Randy served as Senior Winemaker for M. Draxton, Inc. as well as Geyser Peak Winery in Sonoma County. Randy joined the Barra family as Director of Winemaking and Operations in June 2019 and is responsible for overseeing all winemaking activities for both the CCOF-certified custom crush facility, Redwood Valley Cellars, as well as the organically farmed BARRA of Mendocino and Girasole Vineyards wines. When hes not making wine, Randy likes to spend time with his wife Marina and daughters Sara and Kristin. Randy also enjoys gardening, home improvement, golf, skiing and music. Current favorite bottles of wine: 2017 BARRA of Mendocino Zinfandel and 2019 Girasole Vineyards Pinot Blanc Favorite food: Anything Asian Favorite band: Rush Favorite saying/words of wisdom: Luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
http://www.redwoodvalleycellars.com/about-us.html
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