| Wine
and spirits authority Marguerite Thomas is a photojournalist
and the travel editor for The Wine News. She also writes
a monthly column, “Tastings,” for The
Los Angeles Times International Syndicate.
Marguerite
has written on a variety of subjects for most of the important
American food and wine magazines, including Gourmet,
Saveur, Time Out New York, National Geographic Traveler,
Wine & Spirits, The Wine Enthusiast, Food Arts, Santé,
and Travel Holiday. Marguerite is the author
of Touring East Coast Wine Country (Countryman,
2003) and Wineries of the Eastern States (Berkshire
House Publishers, 1996-2002). She also wrote The Elegant
Peasant (Jeremy Tarcher), a cookbook. Since 1996, Marguerite
has written the annual updated sections on the “Eastern
United States” for Hugh Johnson's Pocket Guide
to Wines, and the Eastern U.S. chapter for The
Global Encyclopedia of Wine. As a partner in “Two
Women Talk Wine,” she conducts and participates in
wine tastings and wine education seminars.
Membership
in professional organizations include IACP (International
Association of Culinary Professionals), Les Dames d'Escoffier,
the New York Wine Press, the Wine Media Guild, and Women
for Winesense. |