Cindy has been writing about wine on her award-winning wine blog, Grape Experiences (one of Feedspot’s 2019 Best 100 Wine Blogs and the Lux International Magazine Best Wine Blog US in 2016, 2017, and 2018), since 2011. She completed the WSET Level 3 Wine program with merit in 2021. Cindy is based in Chicago and attends international and national trade tastings and media events, meets and interviews winemakers to share their stories, and writes about tastings, food and wine pairings, wine travels, and more. Cindy has written for a variety of print and digital publications including Crave Local, Wine Tourist Magazine, and the wine club newsletter for Cooper’s Hawk Winery and Restaurants. Cindy also writes for Wine Traveler and Drizly on their online sites, and received a Drizly Blogger Award for Best Wine Blog in 2017. A former educator, Cindy understands the value of lifelong learning and strives to share her extensive knowledge of wine through writing and social media.
R.I.P. Alan Dikty
In Memoriam: Alan Dikty (August 5, 1954 – March 25, 2026) Everyone at Beverage Testing Institute is grieving the loss of our dear colleague, a partner, and friend, Alan Dikty. Since the mid-19...
2026 World Packaging Competition Winners
2025 was another tough year for the adult beverage industry. Alcohol sales were down due to the convergence of several “perfect storms” of obstacles on multiple fronts: tariffs and resulting trade...