{"id":9679,"date":"2021-06-06T05:05:45","date_gmt":"2021-06-06T09:05:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/?p=9679"},"modified":"2021-11-12T12:54:17","modified_gmt":"2021-11-12T17:54:17","slug":"amanda-schuster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/amanda-schuster\/","title":{"rendered":"Amanda Schuster"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"9679\" class=\"elementor elementor-9679\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-26c42b1d elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"26c42b1d\" 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-2ec10d1\" data-id=\"2ec10d1\" 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-796fd0b2 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"796fd0b2\" 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-32c54be3\" data-id=\"32c54be3\" 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-36611796 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"36611796\" 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-13d4da14 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"13d4da14\" 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-28eca89d\" data-id=\"28eca89d\" 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-2060e1c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2060e1c3\" 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\">Amanda Schuster<\/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-b824101 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b824101\" 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>Amanda Schuster is a freelance drinks writer and the author of New York Cocktails. She has over 15 years&#8217; experience in the industry as a consultant, retail buyer, and writer. And yes, she believes red wine CAN pair with chocolate. Carefully.<\/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-2fdcdda6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-content-top elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fdcdda6\" 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-97e4c8\" data-id=\"97e4c8\" 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-2d9e7a33 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2d9e7a33\" 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-d218cbd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d218cbd\" 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>You might say it was writing the staff picks at Astor Wine &amp; Spirits, which was my first job in the industry. They eventually let me write some of the monthly newsletter. I was &#8220;discovered&#8221; there for my whimsical tasting notes. Arneis that tastes like Flintstones vitamins, anyone?<\/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-6c0f131 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6c0f131\" 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-3b2ddc6a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b2ddc6a\" 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 the economy crashed in 2009, I lost my job at Morrell, where I was the spirits buyer, as well as the South American and Spanish wine buyer. &#8220;Wine buyer&#8221; was a tough job to find again, and I had always enjoyed writing. Blog culture was really coming up then, so I clawed my way from there to where I am now.<\/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-78bf2e8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"78bf2e8\" 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-c87d5cd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c87d5cd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>One who actually wants to drink the wine for pleasure, and to try something new maybe, or revisit an old favorite. Basically I&#8217;m writing for someone I would also want to drink with!<\/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-7c58a68b elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7c58a68b\" 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-144fa7b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"144fa7b2\" 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>My two favorite trips based around wine so far have been to Sicily and, believe it or not, Washington State. I was so impressed with the varied terroir and the creativity of the winemakers there.<\/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-5258eb97 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5258eb97\" 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 Amanda&#8217;s article here:<\/p><p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-12-24\/how-a-decade-of-drinking-changed-the-future-of-booze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How a Decade of Drinking Changed the Future of Booze<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2019-12-24\/how-a-decade-of-drinking-changed-the-future-of-booze\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-9687 size-full\" style=\"font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: var(--text-tracking);\" src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-29-161902.png\" alt=\"how-a-decade-of-drinking-changed-the-future-of-booze\" width=\"792\" height=\"505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-29-161902.png 792w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-29-161902-300x191.png 300w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-29-161902-150x96.png 150w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-29-161902-768x490.png 768w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-29-161902-175x112.png 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screenshot-2021-04-29-161902-450x287.png 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 792px) 100vw, 792px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 20px; letter-spacing: var(--text-tracking);\">\u00a0<\/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-65fb99 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"65fb99\" 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-77042161 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"77042161\" 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>Well, aside from the Duran Duran cocktails article for Alcohol Professor, &#8220;How a Decade of Drinking Changed the Future of Booze&#8221; in\u00a0<i>Bloomberg <\/i>was one of my favorites because it really forced me to think about how trends can have a lasting impact on the way we approach the alcohol business. Also, this was my favorite opening line to write ever:<\/p><p>&#8220;Drink Baby Yoda cocktail, you will\u2014but only for a little while longer, hopefully. The 2010s saw many ill advised drinking trends, ones the average bar denizen will be happy to see the back of. Still, several are poised to influence the way we imbibe in the coming year and beyond&#8230;&#8221;<\/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-163e862f\" data-id=\"163e862f\" 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-51589239 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"51589239\" 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=\"770\" height=\"778\" data-src=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Amanda-Schuster-1014x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-9682 lazyload\" alt=\"Amanda Schuster\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Amanda-Schuster-1014x1024.jpg 1014w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Amanda-Schuster-297x300.jpg 297w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Amanda-Schuster-768x776.jpg 768w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Amanda-Schuster-1521x1536.jpg 1521w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Amanda-Schuster-2028x2048.jpg 2028w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Amanda-Schuster-175x177.jpg 175w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Amanda-Schuster-450x454.jpg 450w, https:\/\/wine365.com\/stage\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Amanda-Schuster-1170x1181.jpg 1170w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 770px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 770\/778;\" \/>\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-2fae6e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2fae6e18\" 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>Amanda Schuster<\/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-46a22dd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"46a22dd7\" 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 Drinks Writer and Author<\/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-2af6b57e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2af6b57e\" 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 Amanda 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-7644da60 elementor-shape-rounded elementor-grid-0 e-grid-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-social-icons\" data-id=\"7644da60\" 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-twitter elementor-repeater-item-2b80dc2\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/winenshine\" target=\"_blank\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-screen-only\">Twitter<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"fab fa-twitter\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-grid-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-icon elementor-social-icon elementor-social-icon-instagram elementor-repeater-item-b1cc65c\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/winenshine\/\" 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<\/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-4ad5f6e4 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4ad5f6e4\" 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-5b48a878 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b48a878\" 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>Use a thesaurus. Also, to be myself. So many new writers are like cover bands for other writers. I always tell new writers that they should remember drinking wine is supposed to be fun. Don&#8217;t write something you, yourself, wouldn&#8217;t enjoy reading!<\/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-51969fb8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"51969fb8\" 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-6127c27d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6127c27d\" 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>Uh, drinking it? Oh, you mean as a career? I almost went to library school. I enjoy immersing myself in information.<\/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-61284dc8 elementor-widget__width-auto elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"61284dc8\" 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-786e65b3 elementor-button-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-form\" data-id=\"786e65b3\" 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 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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, 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