A New Yr-Spherical Platform ‘Wine from a Feminine Perspective’ and Director of Schooling and Wine Awards
January twenty seventh – WOODINVILLE – After a profitable inaugural wine competitors in Spring of 2022, Belle & Bottle is asserting a brand new platform designed to increase the scope of their mission to ‘elevate the position of girls within the wine business and join their immense expertise to wine shoppers.
“We have been so impressed by the expertise, schooling and hustle proven within the submissions for our judges final yr that we needed to increase this group to supply content material for shoppers year-round. The extent of experience on everybody’s resume was so inspiring we needed to search out methods to hook up with shoppers and share what these girls are as much as year-round,” stated Laura Huston, founding father of Belle & Bottle.
The truth is, one choose lined up with their mission so nicely that she has joined the staff. Shelly Fitzgerald of Woodinville, Washington has come on board as Director of Schooling and Wine Awards. Fitzgerald has 20 years within the business and a formidable web page filled with wine credentials together with WSET Diploma, Licensed Sommelier, Licensed Specialist of Wine, and Licensed Cava Educator, simply to call a number of. She might be working with Huston to construct this wine group for ladies, by girls. Her focus might be to attach with wineries, wine associations and ladies in wine to share tales and wine schooling to our clients by our expanded platform.
Her contribution to the staff can greatest be summed up by this suggestion from Hayley Hamilton Cogill, Wine Author and Tv Contributor, “Shelly is likely one of the most devoted and educated wine professionals within the enterprise. After years of continuous her schooling, she emerges with an in-depth understanding of all facets of advantageous wine and wine schooling, bringing pleasure, enthusiasm, and sincerity to her lessons, elevating her visitor’s expertise. We continuously speak about ardour within the wine business, which is the driving force for many people to be part of it. Shelly relays ardour for wine with honest honesty and real curiosity, which makes me excited to be taught no matter she is educating.”
Along with the wine competitors, they are going to be asserting Wine Journey Awards by a community of Ambassadors. Whereas the main target of the wine competitors is on particular person wines evaluated from a feminine perspective, the journey awards will deal with the experiences at wineries and inside high wine areas. The web site and social media might be expanded to create a better group for ladies within the wine business in addition to shoppers. They’ll associate with skilled girls in wine to focus on tastings, journey and experiences. “This partnership with our Ambassadors might be an awesome enhance for wine tourism as our professional feminine panel selects wineries which might be doing nice issues in wine, hospitality and sustainability. It permits our platform to proceed to talk to girls about locations they could need to journey and what sorts of experiences they’ll anticipate. This has all the time been a key element for Belle & Bottle and I’m excited so as to add this dimension to our awards program,” stated Huston.
They’re presently deciding on Ambassadors who’re consultants of their areas of wine. If you want to be thought of for an envoy, choose, or content material contributor please submit a bio and what matter you want to share. Though the main target is on the feminine perspective of wine, the platform might be for ALL wineries. If you’re a vineyard or affiliation that want to assist their mission and share about your group, please electronic mail at shelly@belleandbottle.com
The following wine competitors and grand tasting are scheduled for Spring 2024.
About Belle & Bottle Wine Awards
This awards program was conceived of by Belle & Bottle founder Laura Huston. For extra go to www.belleandbottleawards.com and www.belleandbottle.com
