Becky Sue Epstein

BECKY SUE EPSTEIN
Becky Sue Epstein is an award-winning author, journalist and consultant in the fields of wine, spirits, food and travel. Currently based in Massachusetts, she is International Editor at www.PalatePress.com, a position she has held for the last ten years.
She began her career as a restaurant reviewer for the Los Angeles Times while working there in film and television. Historically, she served as vice president in both Los Angeles and Boston for the AIWF—the American Institute of Food and Wine, founded by Julia Child and Robert Mondavi.
Epstein has also provided food, wine, spirits and travel coverage for local, regional, national and international publications ranging from Art & Antiques, and Sports Illustrated to Food & Wine and Wine Spectator. A world traveler since childhood, she has lived in several other countries as well as on the East and West Coasts of the US.
Her extensively updated Second Edition of Champagne, A Global History (Reaktion) was just released. Other titles she has authored include Strong, Sweet and Dry – a Guide to Vermouth, Port, Sherry, Madeira and Marsala (Reaktion); Brandy, a Global History (Reaktion); Substituting Ingredients (Sourcebooks); The American Lighthouse Cookbook (Sourcebooks).
Affiliations and memberships: Circle of Wine Writers, Steering Committee; PEN International; Authors Guild; Sisters in Crime New England, Programming Chair; Friends of Nobska Light House, Advisory Board; Knight of the Confraria do Vinho do Porto [Port].
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Over the years I’ve written dozens of wine reviews and articles about California wines and wineries in many publications. They also appeared regularly in Intermezzo Magazine where I served as Wine and Spirits Editor 2012-2022; this was an illustrated, print-only magazine, sadly not archived online. On the PalatePress.com website I’ve published numerous reviews and articles over the years. Here are links to a few: https://www.palatepress.com/a-family-winery-from-growers-to-empire-via-one-guy/ https://www.palatepress.com/nv-piper-sonoma-select-cuvee-brut/ https://www.palatepress.com/countdown-new-years-eve-american-fizz/
https://www.palatepress.com/quady-winery-wins-best-us-winery-from-iwsc-in-uk/ https://www.palatepress.com/expected-and-unexpected-the-wines-of-california-by-elaine-chukan-brown-book-review/
https://www.palatepress.com/countdown-new-years-eve-american-fizz/
And here are a few additional fun articles currently online:
Sonoma County: Grapes, Golf and Glamping Sports Illustrated, August 2019
Spectacular Temecula Can Do Good Wine Too, The Circular, February 2024
Dinner with a Treasure: How to Pair an Older Vintage Napa Cabernet Sauvignon with California Style Food, Fine Wine & Spirits, China