{"id":7115,"date":"2021-02-07T04:21:32","date_gmt":"2021-02-07T09:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?p=7115"},"modified":"2021-02-08T15:54:41","modified_gmt":"2021-02-08T20:54:41","slug":"aly-walansky","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/","title":{"rendered":"Aly Walansky"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7115\" class=\"elementor elementor-7115\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-3e809665 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3e809665\" 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-39f66f4b\" data-id=\"39f66f4b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-3ac71b33 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ac71b33\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-3fd0772c\" data-id=\"3fd0772c\" 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-3e56ece7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3e56ece7\" 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-large\">Sunday Spotlight <\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-501cabcd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"501cabcd\" 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\">Shedding some light on your favorite wine writers.<\/h2>\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-c51113c\" data-id=\"c51113c\" 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-6eecb658 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6eecb658\" 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-large\">Aly Walansky<\/h2>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503d7d43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"503d7d43\" 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>Aly Walansky is a veteran freelance writer Today.com, MensHealth.com,\u00a0 FoodNetwork.com, BestGifts.com, AskMen.com, BravoTV.com, BRIDES.com, Goalcast.com, INSIDER.com, FoodandWine.com, <i>Reader&#8217;s Digest<\/i>, WomensHealthMag.com, Brit.co, <i>Orbitz, Men&#8217;s Journal, Popsugar<\/i>, SheKnows.com, YourTango.com, Stylecaster, and many more.<\/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-71a2b427 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"71a2b427\" 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-7b0554dc\" data-id=\"7b0554dc\" 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-7af72f79 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7af72f79\" 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. What was your first job as a writer?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3234c427 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3234c427\" 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>Way back in around 2007, I started to do some beauty and fashion writing for SheKnows.com, which led to my first beauty blog. Since then, I started to freelance for dozens of other outlets, and segued to more of an overall lifestyle umbrella\u2014now my focus is more food and spirits (because what&#8217;s more fun than that?!)<\/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-6d6481eb elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d6481eb\" 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 led you to becoming a wine writer?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39851ab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"39851ab4\" 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 love to write about what I love to enjoy most in life. That&#8217;s why I started in beauty<span style=\"color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u2014<\/span>who doesn&#8217;t want to feel pretty? But I also love great wine and great food.<\/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-3a3b2431 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a3b2431\" 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 kind of reader do you have in mind when you\u2019re writing?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23deec6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23deec6c\" 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>Readers like me. I&#8217;m not fancy. I can&#8217;t afford fancy wine. In fact, I spent most of my early life drinking whatever &#8220;house white&#8221; or &#8220;house red&#8221; was during happy hour at my local bar. To be honest, there are still many nights that happens. Pre-pandemic, at least.<\/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-9a21552 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9a21552\" 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. Where is the most magical place your wine writing has brought you?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f62a208 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f62a208\" 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&#8217;ve been so blessed. I&#8217;ve been on wine tours of Italy, France, Spain, even as far as Australia and New Zealand. I always learn so much and I never forget how lucky I am!<\/p><p>\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-1fb0077f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1fb0077f\" 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>Read Aly&#8217;s favorite article on BravoTV.com here:<span style=\"font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: var(--text-tracking);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bravotv.com\/the-feast\/meghan-markle-and-prince-harry-royal-wedding-wine-chapel-down\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-7251\" src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Snip.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"777\" height=\"517\" \/><\/a><\/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-31e4b741 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"31e4b741\" 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 was one of your favorite articles to write, and why? <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-46d46aac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46d46aac\" 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 learning about the sparkling wine regions of England &#8211; but I loved getting the scoop on wine that would be served at the royal wedding!<\/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-70c37bad\" data-id=\"70c37bad\" 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-5a492026 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5a492026\" 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 decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7128 lazyload\" alt=\"Aly Walanksy\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002-175x175.jpeg 175w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 400px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 400\/400;\" \/>\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-713dcb32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"713dcb32\" 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<h1 class=\"is-title post-title-alt\">Aly Walansky<\/h1>\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-2eb97e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2eb97e\" 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>Freelance Lifestyle and Wine Writer<\/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-6e72725b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e72725b\" 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><b>Follow Aly on Social:<\/b><\/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-716ade3d elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"716ade3d\" 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-instagram elementor-repeater-item-b1cc65c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/alywalansky\/?hl=en\" 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-facebook elementor-repeater-item-7e42aeb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/alywalansky\" 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-2b80dc2\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/alywalansky?lang=en\" 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-mouse-pointer elementor-repeater-item-ac6064a\" href=\"https:\/\/alywalansky.contently.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Mouse-pointer<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fas fa-mouse-pointer\"><\/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<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62a75b50 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62a75b50\" 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 the best advice someone has given you on your writing? <\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6241a829 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6241a829\" 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=\"MsoPlainText\">To not take myself too seriously. No one is re-inventing the wheel, here!<\/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-49e29fcf elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"49e29fcf\" 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\">7. What would you be doing if you weren\u2019t writing about wine?<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-139a1be0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"139a1be0\" 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=\"MsoPlainText\">I write about cocktails too, and food, and travel<span style=\"color: #4d5156; font-family: Roboto, arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;\">\u2014<\/span>so it&#8217;s a way to not get bored writing the same thing all the time, but still feel connected.<\/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-20c971a7 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"20c971a7\" 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-default\">Nominate someone for Sunday Spotlight:<\/p>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-60dc2dff elementor-button-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"60dc2dff\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;step_next_label&quot;:&quot;Next&quot;,&quot;step_previous_label&quot;:&quot;Previous&quot;,&quot;step_type&quot;:&quot;number_text&quot;,&quot;step_icon_shape&quot;:&quot;circle&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"form.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<form class=\"elementor-form\" method=\"post\" name=\"Nominate a Wine Pro\">\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"post_id\" value=\"7115\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"form_id\" value=\"60dc2dff\"\/>\n\t\t\t<input type=\"hidden\" name=\"referer_title\" value=\"Wine 365\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-form-fields-wrapper elementor-labels-above\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-name elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCandidate's Name\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[name]\" id=\"form-field-name\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-xs  elementor-field-textual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_bcbdebd elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_bcbdebd\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tYour Email\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[field_bcbdebd]\" id=\"form-field-field_bcbdebd\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-xs  elementor-field-textual\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-type-text elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-group-field_080a41d elementor-col-100\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<label for=\"form-field-field_080a41d\" class=\"elementor-field-label\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tReason for Nomination\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/label>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<input size=\"1\" type=\"text\" name=\"form_fields[field_080a41d]\" id=\"form-field-field_080a41d\" class=\"elementor-field elementor-size-xs  elementor-field-textual\" placeholder=\"Why should this person be featured?\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-field-group elementor-column elementor-field-type-submit elementor-col-100 e-form__buttons\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"elementor-button elementor-size-xs\" type=\"submit\" id=\"WineProWednesdaySubmission\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-mail-bulk\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\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-button-text\">Submit<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/form>\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-30cb1af8 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"30cb1af8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-246845b5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"246845b5\" data-element_type=\"section\">\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-b963e8\" data-id=\"b963e8\" 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-398d4d6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"398d4d6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/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-6a97b883 elementor-grid-3 elementor-grid-tablet-2 elementor-grid-mobile-1 elementor-posts--thumbnail-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-posts\" data-id=\"6a97b883\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;classic_columns&quot;:&quot;3&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_tablet&quot;:&quot;2&quot;,&quot;classic_columns_mobile&quot;:&quot;1&quot;,&quot;classic_row_gap&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:35,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;classic_row_gap_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"posts.classic\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-posts-container elementor-posts elementor-posts--skin-classic elementor-grid\">\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4504 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-wine-pro-wednesday tag-home tag-master-of-wine tag-master-sommelier tag-wine-tasting\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/doug-frost\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-300x200.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4492 lazyload\" alt=\"Doug Frost MW MS\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-2048x1365.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-175x117.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-1170x780.jpg 1170w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/Doug-Frost-270x180.jpg 270w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/200;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/doug-frost\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tDoug Frost\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tNovember 11, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Doug Frost is a Master of Wine and Master Sommelier as well as an author and wine consultant based in Kansas City, Missouri. In 1991,<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/doug-frost\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Doug Frost\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4297 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-wine-pro-wednesday\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/todd-lipman\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/todd-lipman-pour-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4298 lazyload\" alt=\"Sommelier Todd Lipman pouring a large bottle of wine in a restaurant\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/todd-lipman-pour-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/todd-lipman-pour-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/todd-lipman-pour-175x175.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/todd-lipman-pour-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/todd-lipman-pour.jpg 480w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/300;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/todd-lipman\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tTodd Lipman\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 28, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Repay every favor granted and be a real person, not a cog in the machine&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/todd-lipman\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Todd Lipman\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<article class=\"elementor-post elementor-grid-item post-4154 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-wine-pro-wednesday tag-sommelier tag-wine-pro-wednesday\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail__link\" href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wine-pro-wednesday-bernie-sun\/\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"170\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bernie-Sun-wide-300x170.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4114 lazyload\" alt=\"Wine expert and sommelier Bernie Sun\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bernie-Sun-wide-300x170.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bernie-Sun-wide-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bernie-Sun-wide-175x99.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bernie-Sun-wide-450x255.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/Bernie-Sun-wide.jpg 720w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/170;\" \/><\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-post__title\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wine-pro-wednesday-bernie-sun\/\" >\n\t\t\t\tBernie Sun\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__meta-data\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-post-date\">\n\t\t\tOctober 21, 2020\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-post__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t<p>Bernard Sun &#8212; known to friends as &#8220;Bernie&#8221; &#8212; is one of the country\u2019s most respected sommeliers, and with good reason. His wine knowledge and<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t<a class=\"elementor-post__read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wine-pro-wednesday-bernie-sun\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about Bernie Sun\" tabindex=\"-1\" >\n\t\t\tRead More \u00bb\t\t<\/a>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\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\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday Spotlight Shedding some light on your favorite wine writers. Aly Walansky Aly Walansky is a veteran freelance writer Today.com, MensHealth.com,\u00a0 FoodNetwork.com, BestGifts.com, AskMen.com, BravoTV.com, BRIDES.com, Goalcast.com, INSIDER.com, FoodandWine.com, Reader&#8217;s Digest, WomensHealthMag.com, Brit.co, Orbitz, Men&#8217;s Journal, Popsugar, SheKnows.com, YourTango.com, Stylecaster, and many more. 1. What was your first job as a writer? Way back in<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":7128,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[163],"tags":[219,108,168,170],"class_list":{"0":"post-7115","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sunday-spotlight","8":"tag-aly-walansky","9":"tag-home","10":"tag-sunday-spotlight","11":"tag-wine-writing"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Aly Walansky - Wine 365<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Aly Walansky - Wine 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Sunday Spotlight Shedding some light on your favorite wine writers. Aly Walansky Aly Walansky is a veteran freelance writer Today.com, MensHealth.com,\u00a0 FoodNetwork.com, BestGifts.com, AskMen.com, BravoTV.com, BRIDES.com, Goalcast.com, INSIDER.com, FoodandWine.com, Reader&#8217;s Digest, WomensHealthMag.com, Brit.co, Orbitz, Men&#8217;s Journal, Popsugar, SheKnows.com, YourTango.com, Stylecaster, and many more. 1. What was your first job as a writer? Way back in\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Wine 365\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wine-365-111586947189226\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-02-07T09:21:32+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2021-02-08T20:54:41+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"400\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Wine365 Staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@wine365blog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@wine365blog\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Wine365 Staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Wine365 Staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/person\/bd48c61411b08031ad5aa39fa378e3dd\"},\"headline\":\"Aly Walansky\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-07T09:21:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-08T20:54:41+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/\"},\"wordCount\":415,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg\",\"keywords\":[\"Aly Walansky\",\"home\",\"Sunday Spotlight\",\"Wine writing\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Sunday Spotlight\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/\",\"name\":\"Aly Walansky - Wine 365\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-02-07T09:21:32+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2021-02-08T20:54:41+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg\",\"width\":400,\"height\":400,\"caption\":\"Aly Walanksy\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Aly Walansky\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/\",\"name\":\"Wine 365\",\"description\":\"Learn about wine every day\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Wine 365\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wine-365-logo-400.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wine-365-logo-400.png\",\"width\":400,\"height\":83,\"caption\":\"Wine 365\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wine-365-111586947189226\/\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/wine365blog\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wine_365\/\",\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/wine_365\",\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpa_I4Q5CbuNG8qJF0hMjHQ?view_as=subscriber\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/person\/bd48c61411b08031ad5aa39fa378e3dd\",\"name\":\"Wine365 Staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/59c7592d61f94e8d1cf0372016f6361c?s=96&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/59c7592d61f94e8d1cf0372016f6361c?s=96&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Wine365 Staff\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\"],\"url\":\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/author\/staff\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Aly Walansky - Wine 365","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Aly Walansky - Wine 365","og_description":"Sunday Spotlight Shedding some light on your favorite wine writers. Aly Walansky Aly Walansky is a veteran freelance writer Today.com, MensHealth.com,\u00a0 FoodNetwork.com, BestGifts.com, AskMen.com, BravoTV.com, BRIDES.com, Goalcast.com, INSIDER.com, FoodandWine.com, Reader&#8217;s Digest, WomensHealthMag.com, Brit.co, Orbitz, Men&#8217;s Journal, Popsugar, SheKnows.com, YourTango.com, Stylecaster, and many more. 1. What was your first job as a writer? Way back in","og_url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/","og_site_name":"Wine 365","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wine-365-111586947189226\/","article_published_time":"2021-02-07T09:21:32+00:00","article_modified_time":"2021-02-08T20:54:41+00:00","og_image":[{"width":400,"height":400,"url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Wine365 Staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@wine365blog","twitter_site":"@wine365blog","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Wine365 Staff","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/"},"author":{"name":"Wine365 Staff","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/person\/bd48c61411b08031ad5aa39fa378e3dd"},"headline":"Aly Walansky","datePublished":"2021-02-07T09:21:32+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-08T20:54:41+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/"},"wordCount":415,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg","keywords":["Aly Walansky","home","Sunday Spotlight","Wine writing"],"articleSection":["Sunday Spotlight"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/","url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/","name":"Aly Walansky - Wine 365","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg","datePublished":"2021-02-07T09:21:32+00:00","dateModified":"2021-02-08T20:54:41+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/alyphoto-002.jpeg","width":400,"height":400,"caption":"Aly Walanksy"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/aly-walansky\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Aly Walansky"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#website","url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/","name":"Wine 365","description":"Learn about wine every day","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#organization","name":"Wine 365","url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wine-365-logo-400.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/wine-365-logo-400.png","width":400,"height":83,"caption":"Wine 365"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Wine-365-111586947189226\/","https:\/\/x.com\/wine365blog","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/wine_365\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/wine_365","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCpa_I4Q5CbuNG8qJF0hMjHQ?view_as=subscriber"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/person\/bd48c61411b08031ad5aa39fa378e3dd","name":"Wine365 Staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/59c7592d61f94e8d1cf0372016f6361c?s=96&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/59c7592d61f94e8d1cf0372016f6361c?s=96&r=g","caption":"Wine365 Staff"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage"],"url":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/author\/staff\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/11"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7115\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7128"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}