- The Vino Vixen
The Vino Vixen is the
pen name of Mari Stull, a wine writer and educator based in theWashington DC area. Stull'swine columns and articles have been published in newspapers such as "The Alexandria Times", "Fairfax Times ", "Fauquier Times", "Loudoun Times", "Our Town"; several of online outlets, such as LocalKicks, and The List - Are You On It. Stull's musings about wine have also been published in national magazines, such as "Travel Girl".The Vino Vixen has served as expert judge to several national wine competitions, most recently at "Essensia do Vinho" in Porto, Portugal. [International Wine Tasting “Top 10 The International Wine Tasting “Top 10 Portuguese wines” took place during the event “Essência do vinho” – Porto March 6- 8 2008,]
Stull is a Member of Society of Wine Educators [A The Society of Wine Educators was founded in 1974. A non-profit educational organization (501c3) whose mission is to advance wine education through professional development and certification] and International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association [The International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association (IFW&TWA) strives to be a gathering point and resource base for an active membership composed of professionals engaged in the food, wine and travel industries. The association's membership includes professionals in culinary arts and sciences, the wine growing and production industry, and in the hotel and hospitality management industries.]
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