{"id":7037,"date":"2021-02-03T04:29:03","date_gmt":"2021-02-03T09:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?p=7037"},"modified":"2021-02-05T13:03:32","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T18:03:32","slug":"kilolo-strobert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/kilolo-strobert\/","title":{"rendered":"Kilolo Strobert"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7037\" class=\"elementor elementor-7037\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-60ddf709 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"60ddf709\" 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-17df8e1e\" data-id=\"17df8e1e\" 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-386d4bf0 elementor-view-default elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon\" data-id=\"386d4bf0\" 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-320255b4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"320255b4\" 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>Born and raised in Brooklyn, Kilolo Strobert\u2019s informal wine education began with a peppery bottle of Fat Bastard Syrah. She drank the whole damn bottle and has since spent more than 16 years in wine buying, retail sales, and marketing. Kilolo has worked at notable companies, including Company and Fresh Direct. She also serves as the Communications Coordinator for the nonprofit Wine on Wheels and runs wine programming at StarChefs International Chefs Congress.\u00a0<\/p><p>Kilolo holds degrees in Culinary Arts and Marketing from Johnson &amp; Wales University. She also happens to know several wines that pair beautifully with a Wendy\u2019s spicy chicken sandwich, and can name-drop varietals like Kid Capri has tapes. With her recently launched venture, Get Comfy with Wine, Kilolo wants to empower wine drinkers to shop, order, and drink what they like.<\/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-54684c82 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54684c82\" 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-595c0a60\" data-id=\"595c0a60\" 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-1e29a9ca elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1e29a9ca\" 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-6bf40078 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6bf40078\" 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=\"MsoNormal\">I realized, while getting my culinary degree, I was very good at wine and food pairings and wine suggestions when friends asked. I decided to commit fulltime to wine in 2004.<\/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-511de43e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"511de43e\" 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-6b741879 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b741879\" 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=\"MsoNormal\">Rewards and frustration happen every single day in the wine business. Most of us are on the hospitality side. We are public-facing and the attitudes we come across range from extremely happy to see you and praiseworthy of your skills to a person calling you the &#8220;N&#8221; word or sneezing in your face with hardly an apology while you are helping them.\u00a0<\/p><p>It&#8217;s a seesaw of a day but I love exercising my palate and my brain to help satisfy the senses of the masses. It&#8217;s hard work but it brings me joy!<\/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-36db7d3e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36db7d3e\" 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-69add935 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"69add935\" 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=\"MsoNormal\">When I turned 40, two of my best friends took me to Napa and Sonoma. I set up many appointments but the stand out afternoon\/ evening was going to Monte Rosso Vineyard, in Sonoma. This was in 2018 and I met Brenae Royal. Meeting a vineyard manager (a farmer) and for her to be so young, gifted, and black was fantastic. She was the first (of her kind) I&#8217;d ever met and I felt like I was meeting another unicorn.\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-4e3ecce6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4e3ecce6\" 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-3e91c6ef elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3e91c6ef\" 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=\"MsoNormal\">Sauvignon Blanc is the new Pinot Grigio; and Cans, Cans, Cans! It is hard to sell half bottles of wine but when they come in the form of a can everyone changes their mind!<\/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-1f2f2d6e elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1f2f2d6e\" 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-73ced145 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"73ced145\" 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=\"MsoNormal\">My Granny always said, &#8220;Plan your work and work your plan!&#8221;<\/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-3a82630a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a82630a\" 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-5d69d8a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5d69d8a0\" 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=\"MsoNormal\">Explore all of your options. Talk to as many people about their experience in this industry as you can, and whatever your goals are, fight to get to where you want to be and pivot when necessary.<\/p>\t\t\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-51f86f38\" data-id=\"51f86f38\" 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-7fa8402c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7fa8402c\" 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=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/Kilolo-Strobert-683x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large 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