I received unexpected news from Europe recently that I’d won Best Wine Themed Video in the new Born Digital Wine Awards for Jordan Winery’s “Cab Wars: The Fruit Strikes Back.” Read an in-depth interview with me about the project on the Born Digital Wine Awards site.
Jetsetter Amber Gibson explores the world as a food and travel writer. This month at A Hotel Life, she recommends the must dos, must eats and must haves for a trip to Healdsburg wine country, including The Exes in My iPod: A Playlist of the Men Who Rocked Me to Wine Country. I had the pleasure of …
Here’s a fun Q&A that offers some insight into my journey from the cornfields of Kansas to the vineyards of California. This interview coincided with a wine tasting event to promote the first edition of my book, back in its The Exes in My iPod days. “From drinking Boone’s Farm to sipping a glass of …
I was thrilled when Constance McDerby, founder of Houston Wine & Food Week, asked me to speak at her popular Ladies of the Vine Luncheon last week. Now in its 11th year, Houston Wine & Food Week is always hosted the first week of June in The Woodlands and features more than 500 wines, 50 restaurants, …
The December issue of Wine Enthusiast magazine hit newsstands last week, and it includes a Gift Guide Library edition featuring the best books to give as gifts to wine, cocktail and food lovers. This “tasty stack” of new books includes The Exes in My iPod: A Playlist of the Men Who Rocked Me to Wine Country, and …
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Join me for my first book chat wine tasting event in Kansas City on November 29! The event will be hosted by my friends at Cellar Rat Wine Merchants. Date: Saturday, November 29, 2014, 3-5 p.m. Background: Take a break from the weekend shopping frenzy for a “holiday happy hour” juicy book chat and wine tasting …
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Join me for my first book chat wine tasting event in North Carolina on October 29! The event will be hosted by two fabulous Southern Pines businesswomen: Robyn James, owner of The Wine Cellar & Tasting Room, and Kimberly Taws, owner of The Country Bookshop. Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2014, 5:30-7:30 p.m. Background: Gather your girlfriends …
I can’t wait for my first book chat event in Texas, which will take place in Dallas on October 14. Hope you can join us for a juicy talk about wine, men and music. Event details are below. What: Book chat and wine tasting with author Lisa Mattson and Hayley Hamilton Cogill When: Tuesday, October …
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I’ll be hosting my first book event in Milwaukee next month, thanks to my friends at Milwaukee Public Market and Thief Wine Shop & Bar. Hope you can join us for a fun talk about wine, men and music. Event details are below. What: Book chat and wine tasting with author Lisa Mattson and Milwaukee …
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May is finally here! The weather’s warming up, your cute new bathing suit’s all ready to go, and you’ve got the kitchen stocked with fixins for your favorite fruity cocktails. The only thing missing is the perfect book to read while you’re soaking up some Vitamin D at the beach or pool. Good thing May …
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