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Holly Howell,

Holly is the wine columnist for the Rochester Gannett Democrat and

Chronicle newspaper where she has been writing for 8 years. She often

speaks at special wine events, judges at international wine competitions, and

leads many educational wine seminars and programs in Rochester and the

surrounding areas. Holly loves to teach and she has a passion for wine, food

and fun people!

In 1975, Holly spent a full year abroad in France, where she learned to love

European wines and French cooking. After several years of study in Hotel

and Restaurant Management, she operated a Cooking School in Rochester,

New York, where she coordinated and ran culinary programs with chefs

from all over the world. She began to study wine in 1980, and is continues

her studies today with the Master Court of Sommeliers in London. Holly

is a CS (Certified Sommelier) through the Master Court; a CSW (Certified

Specialist of Wine) through the Society of Wine Educators; and is also

pursuing her diploma through the WSET (Wine and Spirits Education Trust).

She is an enthusiastic supporter of the Finger Lakes wine region, and leads

many tours to the local wineries, breweries, organic farms, cheesemakers,

and other locavore destinations. She owns a business called “UNCORKED”,

which focuses on wine education, and she has begun working on her second

wine book. Holly also writes monthly articles for Mountain Home Magazine in

Wellsboro, Pennsylvania where she just received a literary Keystone award.

Date Recorded: 2/10/2014

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