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Dorothy Gaiter and John Brecher, founders of “Open That Bottle Night” and renowned wine journalists (grapecollective.com, formerly Washington Post) join a robust faculty of writers, editors, and coaches at the 15th annual Symposium for Professional Wine Writers, to be held February 19 to 22, 2019 at Meadowood Napa Valley. “Open That Bottle Night” falls on February 23, 2019.
For the fourth year in a row, the Symposium will offer thirty fully-funded fellowships for accomplished writers in the wine, food and wine, and travel and wine fields. The three-day event includes workshops, panel discussions, tastings, and one-on-one-coaching, all supporting excellence in wine writing and providing mentorship and networking opportunities.
The Symposium faculty includes Richard Bradley, editor-in-chief and chief content officer, Worth; Esther Mobley, wine critic, San Francisco Chronicle; Tracey Ryder, co-founder, Edible Communities; Julia Cosgrove, vice president & editor-in-chief, AFAR Media; Erin Kirschenmann, senior editor, Wine Business Monthly; Ali Bouzari, culinary scientist, author, and co-founder of Pilot R&D and Render; Ellen Fort, editor, Eater SF; Mary-Frances Heck, senior food editor, Food & Wine, Irene Edwards, editor-in-chief, Sunset Magazine; Karen MacNeil, author and wine educator; and Jordan Mackay, author and journalist. Continue reading
