Contributors
Meet the contributors to the Spring 2024 issue of Full Pour
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Henna Bakshi
Henna is an experienced food and wine journalist, producer, and on-air talent, having worked at CNN for a decade. She is WSET Level 3 certified. Her work appears in Eater, Wine Enthusiast, Thrillist, Food & Wine and more.
Joshua M. Bernstein
Joshua is a Brooklyn journalist and author of six beer books including, most recently, the tenth-anniversary edition of The Complete Beer Course. He regularly writes for The New York Times, Imbibe and Men’s Journal.
Jim Clarke
Jim is an award-winning writer, covering wine and sake professionally for the past 20 years. In 2020, the Classic Wine Library published his book, Wines of South Africa.
John DeBary
John is a semi-retired bartender turned drinks and hospitality expert who spends most of his time writing about drinks, including two cocktail books, Drink What You Want and Saved by the Bellini. When not writing, he consults for private clients and hangs out with his husband and two cats.
Yolanda Evans
Yolanda is an award-winning freelance writer with more than 18 years of experience covering dining, cocktails, travel and lifestyle. She’s based in Berlin and her work has appeared in Afar, Washington Post, Imbibe, VinePair, Shondaland and more.
Marisa Finetti
Specializing in Italian wine, you’ve seen her stories in Decanter and Wine Enthusiast. Marisa is also the creator and author of Marisa’s Wine Doodles, which showcases wine’s refreshing and amusing sensations and personalities.
Danielle Guercio
Danielle is a second-gen journalist and selector covering cannabis and culture. You can follow her work, events and recommendations at DGAF.beehiiv.com
Rashaun Hall
Rashaun is a “recovering music critic” who turned his focus to hospitality as an homage to his late father, a bartender. He’s written for Food Network, Foodbeast, The Alcohol Professor and The Whiskey Lifestyle.
John Holl
For more than 20 years, John Holl has been covering the beer industry as a reporter and editor. In 2019, he was “enthroned” by the Knights of The Brewer’s Fork of Belgium, descendants of the ancient brewer’s guild.
Courtney Iseman
Courtney is a Brooklyn-based freelance drinks writer with work in outlets including PUNCH, Craft Spirits & Distilling, Inside Hook, VinePair, HuffPost and more. She is also a proud pug mom.
Kelly Magyarics
Kelly, a WSET Diploma holder, is a travel, food, beverage and lifestyle journalist based in the Washington, D.C. area. You can read more of her work and reach her at kellymagyarics.com
Leslie Merinoff Kwasnieski
The distiller and cofounder at Matchbook Distilling Co. in Greenport, NY, Leslie is best known for crafting unique wines and spirits. Venturing beyond the distillery, she makes her debut as a writer in this issue.
Vidhya Nagarajan
Vidhya is an illustrator and letterer. She specializes in bright and dense line-based drawings. Her work has appeared in magazines, books, newspapers, packaging, and beyond. She is inspired by travel, old cartoons, pizza shops, vintage signage, New York City and people watching.
Kara Newman
Kara writes about drinks, travel and culture for publications including Afar, Bloomberg Pursuits, Food & Wine, PUNCH, the Wall Street Journal and Wine Enthusiast, among others. She’s the author of seven cocktail books.
Em Sauter
Based in New England, Em is the founder and cartoonist behind Pints and Panels, a website dedicated to visual beer education. She is an Advanced Cicerone, author of two beer books, and an international beer judge.
Studio Hosego
Studio Hosego is an illustration duo that examines contemporary culture through a classical lens. The Studio works with global clients in advertising, publishing and editorials markets.
Taylor Tinkham
Taylor is an illustrator based in Minneapolis. She specializes in vibrant editorial illustrations, often featuring animals, food or nature. When she’s not drawing, you can find her in the kitchen, the garden or in the woods with her dog, Cricket.
Kathleen Willcox
Kathleen writes about drinks, travel and culture from her home in Saratoga Springs, New York, and from the road, while exploring. She is keenly interested in sustainability issues, and the business of making ethical drinks and food.
Janice Williams
Janice is a freelance writer living, working, wining and dining in New York City. Before transitioning into the food and wine space, Janice covered culture and entertainment news for Newsweek. Her work has been featured in print and online publications, including Wine Enthusiast, Uproxx, VinePair and Thrillist, among others.
Aleksandar Zecevic
Aleksandar, or Aleks, is a Serbian American journalist and wine critic. He currently covers Austria, Germany, and Alsace for Wine Enthusiast, and frequently writes about natural wine and off the beaten path regions and drinks.
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Yoko Baum
Originally from Japan, Yoko is a freelance illustrator living in Portland, Oregon. She previously worked in the children’s book industry, and today focuses on editorial and advertising projects, especially those around food, drink and nature.
Stephen Beaumont
Stephen is the author or co-author of 15 books on beer and spirits, including his paean to beer tourism, Will Travel for Beer, and the fully revised and updated third edition of the international best-seller, The World Atlas of Beer (with Tim Webb).
Amanda Breeze
Amanda is a cannabis reporter and co-host of The Smoking Spot Podcast. Her work focuses on documenting international cannabis culture and exploring new smells. This year, she launched the first Cannabis Aroma Wheel with Scentelligence.
Gregory Dal Piaz
Having traveling extensively through the wine world, Gregory has deluded himself into thinking that Italian wines are the world’s best. His aim is to convince you as well. You have been warned.
Sarah Daniels
A writer and editor with a taste for wine, Sarah has pruned vines in New York’s Hudson Valley, been a cellar rat in California’s Napa Valley and stomped around vineyards in the Rhône Valley. Currently, she’s the Buyer at Artisan Wine Shop in Beacon, New York.
Catherine Fallis, MS
Catherine is the founder of Planet Grape® LLC, providing content, reviews, corporate tastings and speaking services. Her latest book is Ten Grapes to Know: The Ten & Done Wine Guide.
J’nai Gaither
J’nai is currently the Sonoma Correspondent for Decanter, though she always has a glass of Champagne in hand. She was recently knighted by the Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne for contributions to the world of wine and Champagne.
Anna Lee C. Iijima
Anna Lee is a Japanese and American journalist and wine critic. She covers the Rhône region for Tim Atkin MW, and writes frequently about wine, saké, food and travel for Decanter, the Chicago Tribune and other publications.
Anne Krebiehl, MW
Anne, German-born but London-based, is a widely published freelance wine writer, lecturer and judge, and the editor for Alsace, Austria and Germany for Vinous Media. She loves high-acid wines and her work often focuses on Pinot Noir, Riesling and traditional-method sparkling wines.
Colin Laurel
Colin is a Black trans illustrator with an affinity for bold line work and joyous expression. With each piece, he hopes to convey humanity’s relationship with the beauty of nature.
Corinn Marriott
Corinn is a freelance illustrator and nature enthusiast based in the Finger Lakes region of NY. Her style is naturalistic, detailed, and vivacious. In her spare time, Corinn can be found hiking, discussing the color theory of various plants, and wine tasting.
David Nilsen
David is an Advanced Cicerone© and a North American Guild of Beer Writers member. He hosts Bean to Barstool, a podcast looking at the intersections of craft beer and craft chocolate. He lives near Dayton, Ohio, with his wife, daughter and irritable cat.
Amy Poburka
Amy is a graphic designer and illustrator living in Minneapolis. Her work covers topics ranging from food and beverage to architecture. Her work has been published by clients including Ferment Magazine and Pollen Midwest.
Erick M. Ramos
As an artist, Erick specializes in transforming ordinary moments into engaging, surreal illustrations. His work, characterized by playful elements and heartfelt simplicity, invites viewers into a whimsical world that finds humor and beauty in the every day.
Kristen Richard
Kristen’s fascination with beverage history and the science of drinks act as a guiding force in her work. When she’s not traveling down a rabbit hole of random esoteric booze knowledge, you can usually find her camping, hiking, hanging with her dog, reading or rocking out to metal bands.
Emily Saladino
Emily is a New York-based journalist and recipe developer. Her work has been published in The Washington Post, Bloomberg, Bon Appetit, Food & Wine, Wine Enthusiast, VinePair and others. She is a member of Les Dames d’Escoffier, International Association of Culinary Professionals and Circle of Wine Writers.
N.C. Stevens
N.C. became interested in the folkways of drinking after living in Madagascar. An occasional home distiller, he is currently backpacking around the world documenting regional beverages at DrinkingFolk.com.
L.M. Archer
L.M. Archer is an award-winning writer for consumer, B2B, and B2C publications and platforms worldwide, including The Drinks Business, Wine Business Monthly and Full Pour. Find her at lmarcher.com.
Jaime Brown
Jaime Brown has covered wine, decor and beauty for Food & Wine, Wine Enthusiast, Reviewed USA, Scouted and Apartment Therapy. When she’s not busy writing articles and learning everything she can about rosé—or enjoying a glass of it—you can find her creating content for her lipstick brand Swedish Jealousy Lipsticks.
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Joyce Cho
Joyce is an award-winning illustrator from Korea, currently based in San Francisco. She specializes in editorial and lifestyle illustration in a vibrant and whimsical style. Her all-time favorite subjects to draw are people of diverse backgrounds enjoying their lives.
Van Chung
Van is a freelance illustrator from sunny southern California. She loves scary stories, wacky patterns, stout dogs, and overspending on boba milk tea.
Jennifer Cousins
Jen loves to bring out the beauty in all things, whether working with clients at her hair and makeup studio or shooting images of people, places and things to capture their magnificence and individuality. She currently lives in Connecticut.
Jana Curll
Jana is an illustrator based on the rainy west coast of Canada. She spends her spare time wandering rocky beaches, making maps, and sipping obnoxiously strong coffee.
Anna Maria Giambanco DiPietro
Anna Maria is a writer based in Santa Barbara County, California. She writes for VinePair, Decanter, Edible Santa Barbara, the American Wine Society Wine Journal and additional publications focusing on the wine and food scene.
Helena Guglielmino
Helena Guglielmino (pronounced in bad English as ghoul-you-meano) is a Reno-based writer, exploring curiosities in culture, community and environment.
Brandon Hernández
Brandon is an award-winning San Diego-based journalist and author who has covered the brewing industry since 2007. He is the founder of San Diego Beer News and a regular contributor to numerous news and beverage media outlets across the U.S.
Tom Hyland
Tom is a Chicago-based freelance writer specializing in Italian wines, having written two books on the subject, and has contributed to numerous publications including wine-searcher.com and Decanter. His favorite wine is Barolo, but he will never refuse a glass of Champagne.
Steve Martinez
A Los Angeles-based artist, Steve has been creating and teaching art for over 25 years. He also coaches volleyball and freelances creating illustrations for magazines and books. He lives with his wife and two daughters.
Jacopo Mazzeo
Jacopo is a widely published wine and drinks journalist, photographer, and consultant, with bylines in publications such as Decanter, Whisky Magazine, SevenFifty Daily, Wine Enthusiast and Good Beer Hunting.
Leslie McMann
Leslie is a Brooklyn-based freelance cannabis, drinks and commerce writer. She is also a freelance copywriter for various cannabis and tech companies, and most recently became an in-house copywriter at Recognition Media, the company behind The Webby Awards.
Cristie Norman
Cristie is a wine educator and sommelier, creator of “the Online Wine Course for Beginners” and cofounder/president of the United Sommeliers Foundation, which has provided over one million dollars in financial assistance for wine professionals in crisis. She currently directs the wine program of Delilah at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Kerin O’Keefe
Kerin is the founder of kerinokeefe.com, a site dedicated to Italian wine. She is also the author of Brunello di Montalcino: Understanding and Appreciating One of Italy’s Greatest Wines and Barolo and Barbaresco: The King and Queen of Italian Wine.
Maroulla Paul
Maroulla has been a writer all of her life and an oenophile for most of it. When not disappearing down the WSET, Capstone and other such rabbit holes, she combines her love of words and wines.
Dani Pendergast
Dani is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist based in Boston, Massachusetts. She is the illustrator of the graphic novel, Demon in the Wood, written by Leigh Bardugo. In her work, she aims to achieve a poetic quality by using surreal solutions, bold colors, and thoughtful line work.
Layla Schlack
Currently the food reporter for Hearst Connecticut Media Group, Layla has edited magazines such as Whetstone and Wine Enthusiast and written for outlets including Washington Post, San Francisco Chronicle, Food52 and Food & Wine.
Robin Shreeves
Robin is a certified wine professional and wine, food and travel journalist. She loves good wine no matter where it’s made, but, as a Jersey girl through and through, she often champions the wines of her home state and other East Coast regions.
Manavi Singhal
Manavi is an award-winning illustrator living in London, UK. Her passion led her to create and run a design startup, Ravisi. She’s worked for clients in various industries such as food, fashion, retail, beauty, lifestyle, events and nonprofits. Her work is infused with creativity and her designs are expressive, bold and quirky.
Pam Strayer
Pam is a widely traveled wine writer and environmental journalist who’s written for numerous beverage publications. As co-editor of Slow Wine Guide USA, she writes about hundreds of U.S. wineries and their award-winning wines. She has written five apps on organic and biodynamic wines in the U.S.
Sean Sullivan
When he’s not sipping on a glass of wine in Woodinville’s Warehouse District, Sean can be found writing about and reviewing wine at Northwest Wine Report, an online publication he established in 2004 dedicated to the wines and wineries of the Pacific Northwest.
Vinka Woldarsky
Vinka is a freelance writer, researcher and wine tourism consultant. In 2021, she completed the WSET Diploma and began writing about wine. She was born in Chile, raised in Canada and currently lives in France with her family.
Lauren Yoshiko
Lauren has written about cannabis since 2014. Her work has appeared in Broccoli, Forbes, Conde Nast, and Rolling Stone. She currently writes a weekly cannabis business newsletter and is the author of Green Scenes: Cannabis Destinations Across the U.S.