I am a freelance wine writer, educator and photographer living in Chicago. I have been in the wine industry for 45 years, and have been writing professionally for the past 25 years. My specialty are the wines of Italy; I have made 88 trips to wine regions in that country. I currently write for wine-searcher and Decanter. I have written two books on Italian wines and am currently finishing my third, which will be published in early 2026 (this, a book on the wines of Campania). I have been conducting wine seminars for the trade and public for 15 years, and in 2020, I was named Wine Photographer of the Year - category Places - in the annual Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year competition, held in England.