{"id":9275,"date":"2021-05-02T04:41:53","date_gmt":"2021-05-02T08:41:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?p=9275"},"modified":"2021-04-12T16:50:33","modified_gmt":"2021-04-12T20:50:33","slug":"cindy-rynning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/cindy-rynning\/","title":{"rendered":"Cindy Rynning"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9275\" class=\"elementor elementor-9275\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5d267eb8 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5d267eb8\" 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-7e08c9d6\" data-id=\"7e08c9d6\" 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-54aea1be elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"54aea1be\" 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-62f80c11\" data-id=\"62f80c11\" 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-8f6ac6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8f6ac6\" 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-5be20517 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5be20517\" 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-6fa3f6de\" data-id=\"6fa3f6de\" 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-3ee7fb19 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3ee7fb19\" 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\">Cindy Rynning<\/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-58b761f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"58b761f6\" 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>Cindy Rynning<\/strong> has been writing about wine on her award-winning wine blog, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.grape-experiences.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Grape Experiences<\/strong><\/a>, since 2011.\u00a0 She passed the <strong>Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 <\/strong>program with Merit in 2012. Cindy is based in Chicago, Illinois where she hosts virtual tastings, attends international and national trade tastings and media events, meets and interviews winemakers and others who share their stories, and writes about tastings, food and wine pairings, wine travels, and more. She\u2019s an active member of the judges panel at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tastings.com\/About\/Meet-the-Panelists.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Beverage Tasting Institute.<\/strong><\/a><\/p><p>She has written for a variety of print and digital publications including <strong>Crave Local, Wine Tourist Magazine, Wine Traveler, Wine Enthusiast,<\/strong> and the wine club newsletter of <strong>Cooper\u2019s Hawk Winery and Restaurants<\/strong>. Cindy is co-creator of YouTube channel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC5RvKh6mbDza936Rf08YdMQ\/featured?view_as=subscriber\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Crush On This<\/strong><\/a>. She received the<strong> Drizly Blogger Award <\/strong>as<strong> Best Wine Blog \u2013 2017<\/strong> and her site was one of the <strong>Top 100 Most Influential Wine Blogs<\/strong> in the world in <strong>2015<\/strong> and the <strong>Lux International Magazine Best Wine Blog \u2013 US in 2016, 2017, and 2018. <\/strong>Two of her articles were finalists in the <strong>Millesima Wine Blog Awards \u2013 Wine Travel <\/strong>category in <strong>2017<\/strong> and <strong>2018<\/strong>. Cindy has been recently featured on <strong>Good Day Chicago Fox 32<\/strong>, <strong>WGN-TV Channel 9, The Jam on Chicago\u2019s WCIU TV, Good Day Sacramento (The CW31), and The Rhode Show WPRI Channel 12. <\/strong><\/p><p>Grape Experiences is included in <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.feedspot.com\/wine_blogs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Feedspot\u2019s<\/strong> <strong>Best 100 Wine Blogs, Websites and Influencers to Follow in 2021<\/strong><\/a> with a consistent #9 ranking and Cindy is ranked as one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.corkingwines.co.uk\/the-top-101-wine-writers-2020\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Top 101 Wine Writers of 2020<\/strong><\/a> by Corking Wines.<\/p><p>A former educator, Cindy understands the value of lifelong learning and strives to share her knowledge of wine through writing, social media, personalized wine tastings, and real-life conversation in order to inform, entertain, and inspire others to discover the beauty of our favorite beverage: wine.\u00a0<\/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-3ad18f77 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"3ad18f77\" 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-19d0c12a\" data-id=\"19d0c12a\" 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-40ddfc31 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40ddfc31\" 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-2fce893a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fce893a\" 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>When I was in sixth grade, I was the Editor in Chief of the school newspaper, my first (unpaid) gig! Many years later, I wrote a weekly column about legal research strategies for the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin since at the time, I was a law librarian for a major law firm in the city. I found that I loved writing no matter the subject in order to educate and inspire.<\/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-1eff8ce7 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1eff8ce7\" 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-7f7948e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f7948e3\" 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>Once I received my WSET Level 3 certification, one of my friends asked me, \u201cSo what are you going to do with that?\u201d On a whim, my response was, \u201cI\u2019m going to write about wine.\u201d I started my website and the rest is history in the making!<\/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-77706d31 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"77706d31\" 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-7f6ffb71 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7f6ffb71\" 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 tend to think of my friends and family who love wine and know what they love to drink, but aren\u2019t particularly willing to experiment by trying something new. To help them explore the variety of wines, I want to offer more information about a specific region, variety or bottle so that they can try a wine that might give them an \u201cah-ha!\u201d moment. Admittedly, I can get a bit geeky in my articles, but I try to hit the backspace on the keyboard when that begins to happen!<\/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-35521ca4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"35521ca4\" 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-66300be7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66300be7\" 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>Wow, what a tough question! Because of writing, I\u2019ve had the chance to visit wine regions around the world, but I can\u2019t choose the most enchanting place! Whether it\u2019s in a conversation with the winemaker or owner, walking through the vineyards, or sitting down with a few wines to taste, the allure is right there. But that\u2019s the physical part of wine writing. A bit of magic happens in my head when I sit down to write and outline the story.<\/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-262946b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"262946b7\" 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 Cindy&#8217;s article here:<span style=\"font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: var(--text-tracking);\">\u00a0<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grape-experiences.com\/2019\/03\/genders-generations-beaujolais-shoulder-to-shoulder-not-back-to-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9278\" src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grape-Experiences-Article-screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"262\" height=\"241\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grape-Experiences-Article-screenshot.jpg 401w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grape-Experiences-Article-screenshot-300x276.jpg 300w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grape-Experiences-Article-screenshot-150x138.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/Grape-Experiences-Article-screenshot-175x161.jpg 175w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 262px) 100vw, 262px\" \/><\/a><\/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-795c707d\" data-id=\"795c707d\" 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-67de860e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"67de860e\" 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=\"200\" height=\"200\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/YoutubeCindyheadshot.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9277 lazyload\" alt=\"Cindy Rynning\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/YoutubeCindyheadshot.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/YoutubeCindyheadshot-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/YoutubeCindyheadshot-175x175.jpg 175w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 200px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 200\/200;\" \/>\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-9d0bd2b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d0bd2b\" 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>Cindy Rynning<\/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-1da05a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1da05a6c\" 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>Owner of\u00a0<span style=\"font-size: 12px; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 5.6px;\">Grape Experiences Blog<\/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-5f88a34 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5f88a34\" 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 Cindy 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-6f14234c elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"6f14234c\" 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=\"http:\/\/www.grape-experiences.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-facebook elementor-repeater-item-fe6d861\" href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/GrapeExperiences.com\" 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-instagram elementor-repeater-item-b1cc65c\" href=\"http:\/\/www.instagram.com\/GrapeExp_Cindy\" 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-twitter elementor-repeater-item-2b80dc2\" href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/GrapeExp_Cindy\" 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-65f17ce6 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65f17ce6\" 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-54cfc123 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"54cfc123\" 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 have many articles that I\u2019m proud to have written. Each seeks to convey the story of a region, a wine, or the people producing the wine. However, during a work trip to Beaujolais in the fall of 2018, I was given opportunities to have in-depth conversations with passionate women and men of all ages who are deeply entrenched in the wine business. My story <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grape-experiences.com\/2019\/03\/genders-generations-beaujolais-shoulder-to-shoulder-not-back-to-back\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u201cOn Genders and Generations in Beaujolais: Shoulder to Shoulder not Back to Back\u201d<\/a><\/strong> remains one of my favorites.<\/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-212f4988 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"212f4988\" 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-6b4bc0ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b4bc0ae\" 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>Make every sentence meaningful with clarity and simplicity.<\/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-795b2432 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"795b2432\" 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-6f85f383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6f85f383\" 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>Talking about it with a glass in my hand, of course!<\/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-560ce44b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"560ce44b\" 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-5758c615 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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. Cindy Rynning Cindy Rynning has been writing about wine on her award-winning wine blog, Grape Experiences, since 2011.\u00a0 She passed the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET) Level 3 program with Merit in 2012. 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