About Amy

Amy is an attorney by day, wine lover by night and self-proclaimed political junkie 24/7. Lucky for her she is married to an awesome cook, who knows how to fix fabulous meals to complement just about any wine. She and Joe currently live on the Texas Gulf Coast, just south of Houston, but both dream of the day they can move to another Bay Area, to be closer to all those fabulous vineyards and wineries.

Raised in a home of tee-totaling educators in West Virginia, Amy’s knowledge of wine was limited until law school. After a career in marketing and public relations, with a little systems consulting in between, she left the warm weather of Houston, Texas, and headed north to Ohio. Making sure she had her priorities straight, Amy chose a law school with an awesome football program, led by a fine coach who promptly left for a bigger school in December of her first year.

Amy and Joe currently live on the Texas Gulf Coast but dream of the day they can move to another Bay Area -- closer to all those fabulous vineyards and wineries.
Either for brownie points or extra-credit, she attended her first serious wine tasting in between the hell that is One L and the hell that is studying for the Bar. Law later continued to provide great wine perks, including a side trip to Wine Country each time the American Bar Association chooses San Francisco for its annual meeting. An avid photographer, Amy sometimes spends more time taking pictures of the vineyards and wineries, than sampling their bounty.

In addition to her duties at Another Wine Blog, Amy is a Contributing Editor at Palate Press: The online wine magazine, as well as one of the authors featured in Palate Press’s first book, Best of the Press Volume I.  Amy and Joe also regularly serve on the tasting panel for TasteLive: The Premier Website for Wine and Beer Tastings

Other fun facts about Amy:

  • Loves learning new things: which would explain the B.A. in Journalism, M.B.A. in International Relations and Graduate Certificate in Alternative Dispute Resolution in addition to the J.D.
  • Once got on the wrong train during Study Abroad in Japan, and ended up at Tokyo Disneyland
  • Probably knows more about Deepwater Drilling than your mom or dad!
  • Has been known to clog and play “the spoons” at raucous Bluegrass gatherings
  • Loves music of all kinds and has been spotted at concerts featuring Henry Rollins, P-Funk, Willie Nelson, Joan Jett, Bruce Springsteen, Jane’s Addiction, The Black Keys and Nine Inch Nails (not at the same time)
  • Tolerates Joe’s love of all things Lucinda Williams
  • Co-wrote and shot photos for a College Football and Basketball Sports Blog called “Toledo Rocket Fans” with Joe during her days in law school
  • Prefers and promotes Android over iPhone, proudly proclaiming: You’re Not the Boss of Me, Steve!
  • Reads all PR & media releases and requests for Wine Reviews sent to Another Wine Blog; even those addressed “Dear Steve”