{"id":14815,"date":"2021-12-08T04:23:30","date_gmt":"2021-12-08T09:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?p=14815"},"modified":"2021-12-06T12:23:53","modified_gmt":"2021-12-06T17:23:53","slug":"dini-rao","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/dini-rao\/","title":{"rendered":"Dini Rao"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"14815\" class=\"elementor elementor-14815\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6b194c87 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6b194c87\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4c25c224\" data-id=\"4c25c224\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-331579c7 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"331579c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-icon\">\n\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-wine-glass-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1757b7a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1757b7a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>For over 20 years, Dini &#8220;Vino&#8221; Rao has been on a quest to help people fall in love with wine. She has hosted wine tastings for British royalty, celebrities, and even a private dinner at Julia Child\u2019s house. Her training included the rigorous tasting of working in wine retail, pouring and pairing as a sommelier, and the academic study of completing the Level 4 Diploma with Merit through the Wine and Spirits Education Trust (WSET).\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: var(--text-tracking);\">Dini fell in love with fine and rare wines while serving as AVP and Wine Specialist at Christie\u2019s auctions, but then chose a new path to help launch online wine sales at Amazon and Lot18. She has always been interested in the innovations of the industry.\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: var(--text-tracking);\">Now she is using her expertise and her Harvard MBA to bring virtual wine tastings to wine lovers around the globe via her company, Life in Vino. She started this endeavor pre-pandemic but admits it has become much easier since then. With these inclusive wine experiences, Dini hopes to empower and affirm wine lovers from all paths.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-20fb670b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"20fb670b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-74fbd3b0\" data-id=\"74fbd3b0\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1c879ae6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1c879ae6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">1.\tHow did you get into the wine business? <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ab8dca8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ab8dca8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>My mother has always been an incredible cook, especially of Indian food, so she lured me into this world. I would play a game of tasting her food and letting her know if any spices were missing or unbalanced. Then when we were visiting colleges in the Finger Lakes region, we stopped at a winery. I was in high school, but was already fascinated with the tasting terms they used and the agriculture landscape that spoke to me. So, I got a job at a small winery one summer and never stopped my quest to learn more.<\/p><p>Now, I ask my kids to do the same tasting game. Let&#8217;s see how they turn out!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-733fe2a5 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"733fe2a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">2. What are the most frustrating and rewarding parts of your job?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d94a33d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6d94a33d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The most frustrating part is that no matter how much training I&#8217;ve had, many people still treat me like I am a novice. They can&#8217;t get over the fact that someone who looks like I do might be an expert. On the other hand, I&#8217;ve had a few incredible experiences of working for people who have mentored me and taken a chance on me. And the most rewarding part is when I am able to pass that along &#8211; to help someone understand wine more, to give a person more confidence to just enjoy.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-326a7b67 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"326a7b67\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">3. What is your most memorable wine experience?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-475089e9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"475089e9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I loved exploring people through their wine collections, while working at Christie&#8217;s. Tasting the 1921 Dom Perignon from Doris Duke&#8217;s collection and seeing all the bottles she chose to bring back from her travels was like being transported to her time.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46ec54e4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"46ec54e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">4. What is an upcoming trend you see in wine?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-72214491 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"72214491\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I think like many products people buy, they will ask for increasing standards &#8211; not only do consumers want their wines to be sustainable and considering better packaging, but with so many labels to choose from &#8211; which are the ones that they feel good supporting?\u00a0 Who is taking care of their employees, the earth and the future?<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55a76d12 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55a76d12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">5. What is the best piece of advice someone has given to you? <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cca50fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5cca50fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Align your time and energy with your values. I&#8217;ve spent far too many hours working jobs and for people who didn&#8217;t and it was like a hamster wheel. Now I manage my energy with precision. I have two kids, one with significant special needs, so my family comes first. I am working towards social justice and undoing racism in my communities. And I love starting projects that\u00a0feed my creativity. That is a full life right there. Everything else is just noise.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-238b8530 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"238b8530\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">6. What is one tip you have for someone just getting into wine?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49b9a6a4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49b9a6a4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Spend time getting to know wine consumers. Too many people immerse themselves with wine industry people and start talking like robots. Relate to real people, think about what they need. I see a lot of young wine sommeliers get excited about some weird wine they try to sell me because it is different. Take the time to understand your customer and what will work for them. I don&#8217;t believe there are good and bad wines any more &#8211; wine technology is incredible these days. Instead, people have their own tastes, so learn them before you sell to them.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4ec3cc50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ec3cc50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-small\">Follow Dini:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4161de39 elementor-shape-circle elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"4161de39\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"social-icons.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-social-icons-wrapper elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-twitter elementor-repeater-item-1dbb84b\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dinivino\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-youtube elementor-repeater-item-f20bffa\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCE0Vvip4wcF1wbLK2Jmuc3A\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Youtube<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-youtube\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-1790290\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dinivinogram\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Instagram<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-instagram\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-linkedin elementor-repeater-item-49dd1ca\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/dinirao\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Linkedin<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-linkedin\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fe0a262\" data-id=\"3fe0a262\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f61b5c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2f61b5c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"659\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dini-Rao-2-659x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-14818\" alt=\"Dini Rao\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dini-Rao-2-659x1024.jpg 659w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dini-Rao-2-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dini-Rao-2-97x150.jpg 97w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dini-Rao-2-768x1194.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dini-Rao-2-175x272.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dini-Rao-2-450x699.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/Dini-Rao-2.jpg 893w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 659px) 100vw, 659px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c1465d0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c1465d0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Dini Rao<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33363b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"33363b8c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em>Founder, Life in Vino<\/em><\/p><p><em>Sommelier, Wine Consultant<\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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Instead, people have their own tastes.\"\t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-q-footer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=%22I+don%27t+believe+there+are+good+and+bad+wines+any+more%E2%80%94wine+technology+is+incredible+these+days.+Instead%2C+people+have+their+own+tastes.%22&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwine365.com%2Fstage%2Fstage%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F14815\" class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-button\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-blockquote__tweet-label\">Tweet<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d73495d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"3d73495d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" 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