Ep. 2031 Sarah Kemp | Voices With Cynthia Chaplin

Welcome to Episode 2031, in which Cynthia Chaplin interviews Sarah Kemp in this installment of Voices, on the Italian Wine Podcast. Sarah Kemp, a British woman who was Head of Decanter Magazine for 25 years, is now running The Wine Conversation podcast. She has an incredible career and is a very strong woman in the wine industry.

More about today’s guest: 

Sarah Kemp was the Publisher and Managing Director of Decanter for over a quarter of a century, leading the re-shaping of the company for the modern media age. She founded www.decanter.com, decanterchina.com, the Decanter World Wine Awards, the world's largest wine competition, and Europe's and China's premier wine events, The Decanter Fine Wine Encounter and the Decanter Shanghai Fine Wine Encounter. 

From the age of sixteen when she was given the second edition of Hugh Johnson's book "Wine Companion" she has been fascinated by the world of wine, and has travelled from Bordeaux to Brazil, Australia to Argentina, Napa to Ningxia, discovering the vineyards and the people behind the labels.

She presented the US TV series "New American Cuisine" and was nominated for a James Beard Award. She launched the podsite "The Wine Conversation" in December 2020, which has been described as "essential listening for the intelligent wine lover" by Decanter Magazine. She lives today between the Scottish Borders and London, and is trying to age as gracefully as some of the wines in her cellar.

Connect:

Website: www.wine-conversation.com 

Instagram: thewineconversation 

LinkedIn: #thewineconversation

Facebook: thewineconversation 

Twitter: twitter.com/thewineconv 

About today’s Host:

Cynthia Chaplin is a VIA certified Italian Wine Ambassador, a professional sommelier with FIS and the WSA, a member of Le Donne del Vino, and a Professor of Italian wine and culture. Born in the USA, she’s lived in Europe since 1990. Italian wine, in particular rosé, is her passion. She works with embassies, corporations and private clients, creating and presenting tastings, events, seminars and in-depth courses. Cynthia is a wine writer, a judge at international wine and sake competitions, she consults with restaurants and enotecas developing comprehensive wine lists and food pairings, and she advises clients who want to curate an Italian wine collection. She currently works for Vinitaly International in Verona as a Project Manager, Educator, and the host of VOICES Series on The Italian Wine Podcast, focusing on diversity and inclusion in the global wine industry.

Connect:

Facebook: Italian Wines in English

Instagram: kiss_my_glassx

Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-chaplin-190647179/

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