About
Elizabeth Smith

My ability to capture and share your story in your brand’s voice is my calling. I entice readers to visit your business, taste your wines, and try your food. I am your voice so you have time to do what you do best in your business.

 

I am a former French and Spanish professor and wine club manager turned award-winning writer, marketer, and brand manager.

My writing awards include the 2017 Born Digital Wine Award for Best Tourism Content with a Focus on Wine for my story, “Lodi: Beyond the Zinfandel.” I was a Koch Winery category winner in the 2022 Hungarian Web Wine Writing Competition for "2018 Wetzer Furmint, Tokaj, Hungary." I was also a finalist in the 2023 and 2024 Wine Travel Awards "The Brightest Journey" category.

It was My Hungarian Wines Web Wine Writing win in August 2022 that led me to Hungary for the first time, where my passion for Central European wines was born. This fortuitous turn of events has led me to Hungary six times – as well as other Central European and Balkan countries like Croatia, Slovakia, Slovenia, and Serbia – to discover and share untold stories about the special people and places that make Central European wines unlike no others in the world.

I hold a doctoral degree in community college education, master's and bachelor's degrees in French, a graduate minor in Spanish, and Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s Level 3 Advanced designation. I am a member of the Circle of Wine Writers, Les Dames d’Escoffier International, and the International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association.

What People Are Saying

 

“I have known Elizabeth for more than a decade and consider her one of the most thoughtful writers in wine. She has a great work ethic and commitment to well-researched writing.”

— Frank Morgan, Wine Columnist, The Virginian-Pilot and Drink What YOU Like

“Through her writing, Elizabeth has introduced Mercadito Food Truck and Catering to new customers who did not know of our existence. Her continued support of Napa Valley’s food industry is invaluable.”

— Valentín Ayade, Chef and Owner of Mercadito Food Truck