No Snobs Allowed: Elizabeth Schneider on Wine BS, Bargain Bottles, and Why "I Don't Know" Is the Smartest Thing You Can Say
The Wine for Normal People host gets candid about Master titles, non-alcoholic "wine," and the grape that desperately needs a better PR team. Elizabeth Schneider has spent more than 20 years trying to make wine less intimidating and more fun. As the voice behind Wine for Normal People, she's known for cutting through pretension with facts, humor, and a healthy dose of honesty. I asked her about the wine rules she'd toss, the opinions she'll defend to the end, and where to fin
A Conversation with WineFest at St. Michaels' Co-Chair, George Wilson
WineFest at St. Michaels heads into its 18th year in 2027. I caught up with the festival's co-chair, George Wilson, to talk about how it all began, what's new this year, and what's in his glass lately. ✦✦✦ LRS: For people who haven't met you yet, George, please tell us a little about yourself and how you became involved with WineFest at St. Michaels. GW: My co-chair of WineFest, Barbara Svenson, and I got involved at the onset of WineFest in 2009. The town realized no one wa
