Cru Podcast | Stories From The People Behind Wine

Contributing Editor Virginie Boone has been with Wine Enthusiast since 2010, and reviews the wines of Napa and Sonoma. Boone began her writing career with Lonely Planet travel guides, which eventually led to California-focused wine coverage. In this episode with Virginie, she and I dig into the life of a wine reviewer and how Wine Enthusiast works to be as non-biased and democratic with scores. We chat about the future role of the wine reviewer within the market and how the wine experience could use some adjusting and what millennials expect when they go wine tasting. Then we discuss some of the biggest global challenges that the industry is facing. In this episode we mention… Wine Enthusiast Magazine Wine Enthusiast Podcast The Press Democrat Dan Petroski, Massican Follow Virginie on… INSTAGRAM TWITTER WEBSITE PODCAST PARTNER   In 2012, Sonoma State University launched the first Executive MBA Programs in Wine Business in the United States. This program was developed in response to the needs of wine industr