{"id":6806,"date":"2021-01-20T04:25:51","date_gmt":"2021-01-20T09:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?p=6806"},"modified":"2021-01-19T16:26:38","modified_gmt":"2021-01-19T21:26:38","slug":"lydia-richards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/lydia-richards\/","title":{"rendered":"Lydia Richards"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"6806\" class=\"elementor elementor-6806\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2196b27a elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2196b27a\" 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-45e25b2b\" data-id=\"45e25b2b\" 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-1a2c77fb elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"1a2c77fb\" 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-11b75b8c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"11b75b8c\" 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 class=\"\">Lydia is a Certified Sommelier from the Sommelier Society of America and holds the WSET Level 3 Advanced Certification; currently a WSET Level 4 Diploma student. Originally from Panama, Lydia\u2019s love affair with wine began while living in Paris and having the opportunity to travel to multiple French wine regions. After moving to New York, she worked in Marketing and PR for multiple industries before pursuing her dream of becoming a wine evangelist. Lydia worked as a Marketing Manager for the Wine Cellarage, a fine wine online retailer, and currently works at Colangelo &amp; Partners, an integrated communications agency focusing on wine, food and spirits, working with their Spanish, South American, and Italian accounts. A true wine geek, her expertise is frequently featured in renowned national, and international, wine trade, and consumer-oriented publications.<\/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-60b37b4b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60b37b4b\" 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-1e5b2aea\" data-id=\"1e5b2aea\" 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-1e2489fb elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e2489fb\" 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-60792fa6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"60792fa6\" 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>Since very little, I had an appreciation for wine thanks to my mom and my aunts. The real OG wine lovers in my book, they would sit around and drink wines, for hours on end, and I remember always finding it fascinating that it would revolve around a bottle (or two) of wine.\u00a0<\/p><p>That being said, my real love for wine began after graduating from college and living in Paris for a few months to learn the language. Living with one of my closest friends, who was French and a real wine connoisseur, really opened my eyes to the different French wine regions, styles, and the culture behind it. From then on I was hooked.\u00a0<\/p><p>After moving to New York, I worked in Marketing and PR in the fashion industry, but always kept coming to wine. I took wine and food pairing classes after work, and slowly but surely, it started taking over my life. About 5 years ago, I decided to fully commit, take sommelier lessons, and make the career change. I created my private wine education and events company, Vino Concierge, in 2017 and currently, I also work with Colangelo &amp; Partners, an integrated communications agency focusing on wine, food, and spirits, working with their Spanish and South American accounts.\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-7a9ee6fb elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7a9ee6fb\" 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-39cb9224 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39cb9224\" 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>One of the things I love about wine is its rich history, diversity, and how it brings people together. There&#8217;s just something so beautiful about tasting a glass of wine and through your palate, exploring where, how, and why it&#8217;s done that way.\u00a0<\/p><p>The flip side of that coin is how the industry could be more inclusive in terms of gender and racial diversity. Wine is produced all throughout the world, with an identity so deeply rooted in storytelling, and that needs to be reflected in the people that are in the forefront of it.\u00a0<\/p><p>Most rewarding part? The people! Coworkers, guests, vendors, sales reps, wine producers<span style=\"color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u2014<\/span>this is the best part of the job. You get to know so many different people and everyone teaches you something. I have been able to get to know so many and I have developed so many great friendships over the years.<\/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-602d66cd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"602d66cd\" 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-313ffe67 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313ffe67\" 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>Experiencing Tuscany through the eyes of one of the oldest winemaking families, Frescobaldi Toscana! That was certainly a one-of-a-kind press trip.<\/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-543b0d7e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"543b0d7e\" 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-2ded78fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2ded78fb\" 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 the convergence between commerce and brand marketing\/communications will not be going anywhere. With more opportunities and channels to reach and sell directly to consumers, brands can build relationships and share their messaging directly with their target audiences, whether they be trade audiences, or wine and spirits lovers. This is a big opportunity for brand producers, marketers and companies, as well as wine marketing institutions that should not go unnoticed.\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-927c8a0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"927c8a0\" 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-3b11cf0b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b11cf0b\" 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>Network, network, network! Take advantage of every opportunity you can get to interact with people already working in the industry you are looking to be a part of.\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-54221022 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"54221022\" 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 Lydia:<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33560daf elementor-shape-circle elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"33560daf\" 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-facebook elementor-repeater-item-3a6687d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/vinoconcierge\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Facebook<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-facebook\"><\/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-twitter elementor-repeater-item-1dbb84b\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VinoConcierge\" 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-instagram elementor-repeater-item-1790290\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vinoconcierge\/\" 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-link elementor-repeater-item-96f951b\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vinoconcierge.wine\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Link<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-link\"><\/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-39c8645a\" data-id=\"39c8645a\" 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-66ab4b5c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"66ab4b5c\" 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=\"770\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lydia-Richards-1024x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6807\" alt=\"Lydia Richards\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lydia-Richards-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lydia-Richards-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lydia-Richards-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lydia-Richards-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lydia-Richards-175x175.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lydia-Richards-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lydia-Richards-1170x1170.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Lydia-Richards.jpg 1429w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/>\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-3aaf9a85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3aaf9a85\" 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>Lydia Richards<\/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-7174492d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7174492d\" 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,<\/em><\/p><p><em>Vino Concierge<\/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 elementor-element-4a1a0061 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4a1a0061\" 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-1585f1e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1585f1e8\" 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>Whether you are fresh out of college or looking to make a career change, your existing background, knowledge, and skills are valuable, and leverage it as you are trying to enter this industry. At the end of the day, wine is a business and people are needed in multiple sides of it: sales, hospitality, marketing, etc. Don&#8217;t be afraid to ask established people in the industry to be your mentor and\/or give you advice; the worst they can do is say no and if they do, ask someone else.<\/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-4761ac1b elementor-blockquote--button-color-custom elementor-blockquote--skin-quotation elementor-blockquote--align-right elementor-blockquote--button-view-icon-text elementor-blockquote--button-skin-classic elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"4761ac1b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\"There's just something so beautiful about tasting a glass of wine and 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