{"id":9152,"date":"2021-05-09T04:45:33","date_gmt":"2021-05-09T08:45:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?p=9152"},"modified":"2021-05-11T10:21:42","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T14:21:42","slug":"jill-barth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/jill-barth\/","title":{"rendered":"Jill Barth"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9152\" class=\"elementor elementor-9152\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7897d057 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7897d057\" 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-6faab754\" data-id=\"6faab754\" 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-5499d35d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5499d35d\" 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-70c52cf2\" data-id=\"70c52cf2\" 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-2ef5b7c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2ef5b7c3\" 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-2d6cc0b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d6cc0b9\" 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-57b065ad\" data-id=\"57b065ad\" 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-3a9b4e28 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a9b4e28\" 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\">Jill Barth<\/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-2c55f411 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2c55f411\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jill Barth is a writer focused on wine creators\u2014with culture, community, ecology, and travel pivotal to the stories. She is an award-winning wine columnist for <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Forbes<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and a wine country travel expert panelist and contributor for USA TODAY\u2019s 10Best. Her work appears in <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wine Enthusiast, Decanter, Relais &amp; Ch\u00e2teaux Instants Magazine, SevenFifty Daily, VinePair, France-Am\u00e9rique, Palate Press, Luxe Provence, Courrier International, Provence WineZine, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">and<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Perfectly Provence.<\/span><\/i><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jill is a Provence Wine Master through the Wine Scholar Guild and received a fellowship to the Symposium for Professional Wine Writers. She\u2019s also the founder and author of <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">L&#8217;Occasion<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, which was awarded the Best Overall and Best Writing from the prestigious Wine Media Awards and was a finalist for Millesima&#8217;s Blog Awards in food and wine pairing.\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-67f7f33a elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"67f7f33a\" 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-86ef948\" data-id=\"86ef948\" 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-1148536a elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1148536a\" 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-620042ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"620042ed\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have a communication degree, which I\u2019ve put to work since day one of earning it, so I\u2019ve actually been \u201cpaid to write\u201d in some fashion for most of my career. For the first decade of my working life, I specialized in business communication and fiction. After that: wine.<\/span><\/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-16e4bbaf elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"16e4bbaf\" 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-24aa188b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24aa188b\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I took an interesting route to becoming a professional wine writer, a route that started with one of my true loves: books.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I\u2019ve always been a fiction writer, and around 15 years ago I published a short story based in Provence with a winemaker as the protagonist. I wanted to develop the character and setting into a novel, so my husband and I did some research while we were in France. We knocked on doors and drove around vineyards. I used what I needed for the novel, and pitched some of the other details to magazines and publishers as freelance contributions.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I was able to take what I\u2019d learned from writing for clients in the business world and combine it with what I\u2019d learned about what wine lovers want to read and turn it into a career translating material into readable, valuable stories.<\/span><\/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-5bfe73dd elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5bfe73dd\" 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-6246e7e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6246e7e8\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I tend to write for consumers, people that buy wine. I primarily cover the people and land that produce the drink they love, sharing the who\/what\/where\/why\/and how of wine. So when I write, I imagine a reader that cares about where their food (wine is food!) comes from and who makes and grows it. I also imagine a reader who enjoys traveling and meeting new people, and thus will spend their free time reading about the atmosphere, tensions, challenges, dreams, and efforts that are inherent to life in the wine world.<\/span><\/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-4aff46d0 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4aff46d0\" 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-48f7666f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"48f7666f\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wow. I have wine to thank for so many cool travel experiences, both for work and with my family and friends. But let\u2019s put it this way: the drive from Paris to Provence, through Bourgogne and along the Rh\u00f4ne (with obligatory stops in Beaune and Lyon, to drink and eat, eat and drink) has become part of the fabric of my wine writing history. This path has enough to keep me interested for several lifetimes. In fact, I\u2019ve just finished a novel about friends who take this exact trip.<\/span><\/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-25386d31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"25386d31\" 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 Jill&#8217;s article here:<span style=\"font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: var(--text-tracking);\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.com\/2020\/02\/28\/regenerative-agriculture-wine-organic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9155 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jill-Barth-article-crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jill-Barth-article-crop.jpg 707w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jill-Barth-article-crop-300x264.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jill-Barth-article-crop-150x132.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jill-Barth-article-crop-175x154.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Jill-Barth-article-crop-450x396.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/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-7fc0e590 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7fc0e590\" 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-6e287f60 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e287f60\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s difficult to choose because I\u2019ve been incredibly blessed to cover some fascinating people and places, but writing about sustainability and regeneration feels very substantial. I worked on the bones for a piece that was ultimately published in<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Wine Enthusiast<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2019s Advocacy Issue, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.winemag.com\/2020\/02\/28\/regenerative-agriculture-wine-organic\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Beyond Organic: The Winemakers Leading a Sustainable Revolution<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, for a while before it came to fruition in the current form. I read books about herd grazing, soil health, carbon sequestration, biodiversity, biodynamics, and regenerative agriculture for months before I felt confident enough to even interview Craig, Jordan, and Joseph (meet them in the article). Seeing that come to life felt pretty damn good.<\/span><\/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-52a38561\" data-id=\"52a38561\" 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-2a74554a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2a74554a\" 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=\"528\" height=\"960\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/barth-jill-contributor.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9154 lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/barth-jill-contributor.jpg 528w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/barth-jill-contributor-165x300.jpg 165w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/barth-jill-contributor-83x150.jpg 83w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/barth-jill-contributor-175x318.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/barth-jill-contributor-450x818.jpg 450w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 528px) 100vw, 528px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 528px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 528\/960;\" \/>\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-c3e32d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c3e32d2\" 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>Jill Barth<\/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-66eb1b1d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66eb1b1d\" 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>Wine Colunmist<\/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-3b154500 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b154500\" 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 Jill 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-3e6e11aa elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"3e6e11aa\" 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-mouse-pointer elementor-repeater-item-ac6064a\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jillbarth.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\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\/jillbarth\/\" 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-b2302b2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Loccasionwine\/\" 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\/jillbarth\" 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<\/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-507cb28d elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"507cb28d\" 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-3bae30d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3bae30d3\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cThink like the reader.\u201d The writing life is rewarding because I\u2019m constantly learning and being granted \u201cinsider\u201d access to the hard work of other people, but in the end it\u2019s not about me. The reader should feel as if THEY are the one having the experience, not the writer.<\/span><\/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-4b851bb2 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4b851bb2\" 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-4f03f317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4f03f317\" 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><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Writing novels full time. I also cover food and travel, as they relate to wine. But let\u2019s get out of that ballpark for a moment and say I wasn\u2019t writing at all. I always thought it would be awesome to be a librarian, or run a charming B &amp; B. My personality assessment in high school offered me the advice to become a \u201cflower arranger\u201d so that doesn&#8217;t sound awful. 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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. 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