J.W. Arnold, APR, Fellow PRSA is an award-winning public relations and marketing strategist who has worked with luxury lifestyle brands, high profile events, and tourist destinations, including the American Fine Wine Competition, Fleet Week Wine & Food Festival, Naked Decor, White House Visitor Center, and more. He is also a freelance arts and entertainment journalist, who writes about wine and cocktails, entertaining, and travel. Most recently, he launched the Gay Wine Guy blog, leveraging the expertise he has developed over the past 25 years. Arnold holds a graduate degree from the University of Auckland, where he was introduced to the wines of New Zealand and Australia. Arnold is Accredited in Public Relations (APR) and the chair elect of the Public Relations Society of America's College of Fellows. He is also a former partner in a successful wine bar and totally appreciates the daily challenges faced by wine professionals.