I am an award-winning journalist and author whose work appears in leading consumer and trade publications.
Books:
The Only Thing You Need to Know About Wine is What You Like: The Essential Guide to Wine, Vol. One. ©2026
The Only Thing You Need to Know About Wine is What You Like: The Essential Wine Journal ©2026
Denver Food: A Culinary Evolution ©2018
My forthcoming book, Selling Prestige©, explores the evolving psychology of luxury wine and experiential marketing.
Substack: Chasing Grapes™ by Simone FM Spinner ©2022-2026
Complete Muckrack Writing Portfolio ©2005-2026
LinkTr.ee Sites, Podcasts, & More
Wine Topics
Carpe Travel & Wine contributing writers’ page Web, wine education, regions, and styles©
Wine Country International Magazine, Art & Wine: Is Wine Art? column, pages 20-21, 2017©
Secret Food Tours, Recommendations Column, 2019©
303 Magazine, Wine Columnist, Chasing Grapes, weekly column 2012 – 2013©
Wine Recommendations
Wine & Travel
Wine Country International Magazine 8.2020 Web, Sun Soaked Vineyards on the Lisbon Coast©
Wine Country International Magazine 11.2020 Web, British Columbia is for Wine Lovers©
Wine Country International Magazine, 2021: Rioja, Spain; Palisade, Colorado, (pending)
The Vintner Project, Various wine topics, Colorado Wine Country, 2021, (pending)
Secret Food Tours, Recommendations Blog, 2019
Wine Legacy & Climate Change
Medium, Bindi-Sergardi is the Soul of Siena, Various wine topics, 2020©
Interesting Reads
Blog: Lessons From The Lisbon Coast, Senior Editor and Content Writer, 2018-2019©
Former Blog: French Wine Girl Travels – Senior Editor and Content Writer, 2009-2019©
Denver Food: A Culinary Evolution, book, 2018, Arcadia Publishing.
The SOMM Journal 10.2020, Geographical Digest, Soaring Flavors, pp. 89-101. Print/Web
