I’m a writer, editor, and communication strategist helping organizations connect with their constituents in clear and compelling ways.

A professional freelance writer and wine columnist, I also contribute food, wine, travel, lifestyle, and culture articles to a range of publications. My writing has earned mention by Eric Asimov/New York Times, Andrew Sullivan/Daily Beast, Brain Pickings, Wine Business Monthly, Wine Industry Insight, Organic Wine Journal, TheKitchn, and The Browser, among others. I've been a Wine Blog Awards finalist in Best Writing (2013) and Blog Post of the Year (2012) categories, and was honored as a Top Wine News Blog in the 2014 Millésima Awards.

My freelance and creative work focuses on traditional foodways, including artisanal food and wine production, sustainable agriculture, and the human connection to landscape. A Certified Specialist of Wine through the Society of Wine Educators, I also lead tastings and teach classes about wine, wine pairing, and sensory evaluation.

I earned a bachelor’s degree in Visual Studies and a master’s degree in Liberal Studies, both from Dartmouth College. My Master’s concentration was creative writing, particularly creative nonfiction and personal essay. My thesis, “Making It Home,” was a account of the effort to find, fix, remake, and remake again the home I share with my husband in rural New Hampshire. The manuscript received the Nicholas Byam Shaw Thesis Excellence Award for creative writing.

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