About WineFashionista
WineFashionista is all about the things I love: wine, fashion and fragrance. Here I get to blend them all and share with you.
What’s in my wine cellar? My favorite wines are the Rhone varietals, Priorat, Nero d’Avola, rosé and bubbly, and any aromatic white (Torrontes, Riesling)
What’s in my closet? Diane von Furstenberg, 3.1 Phillip Lim, Rozae Nichols, Yigal Azrouel, Velvet, Trina Turk, AG, 7′s and JBrand jeans. For shoes, Bettye Muller, Anyi Lu, Christian Louboutin, Chie Mihara, Manolo, Jimmy Choo, Constanca Basto, Tods and Angeleigh Anastasio. Handbags are also Angeleigh Anastasio, Kooba, Treesje, Tods, Gustto. I adore jewelry, and my collection includes Robindira Unsworth, Alexis Bittar, Pianegonda and Vaubel.
I am also a beauty product and perfume junkie. I spent a week in Grasse, France, with Sniffapalooza, on a perfume tour, which was an amazing experience. There are so many similarities between wine and perfume. To me it’s a natural pairing.
Fragrances I love are from By Kilian, Editions Frederic Malle, Serge Lutens, Maison Francis Kurkdijan, L’Artisan Parfumer, Bodeacia the Victorious, Nobile 1949, Nasamotto, Honore de Pres. I’m crazy for white florals, especially tuberose and gardenia, lilacs, ambers, spicy orientals and gourmands. I like complexity over freshness.
In 2010 I completed the Wine & Spirits Education Trust intermediate and advanced wine certificate programs. I also passed the Introductory Level of Court of Master Sommelier in 2011. The Certified Sommelier level is my next goal.
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“Official Bio”
Mary Orlin is the Emmy award-winning Executive Producer of Orlin Media, where she is a wine TV and video producer, telling winery stories behind the label. She’s also The WineFashionista on The Huffington Post where she’s a featured blogger on the wine and food pages. Most recently she was Executive Producer of NBC’s In Wine Country, wine country’s premier lifestyle show that airs nationally on the NBC Network. (Production on the show ceased in October 2009, but the show continues to air in syndication on NBC). She launched the show in October 2001, and it has been airing for 10 years, the longest running wine show on television.
In 2005 she received the James Beard Foundation Award, Emmys in 2007 and 2008, and led her team to a total 14 Emmys over the nine seasons that the show aired. Mary has garnered numerous other journalism awards for the show, including Best Producer from American Women in Radio & Television.
In 2010 Mary completed the Wine & Spirits Education Trust Intermediate and Advanced wine certiicate programs, passing the Intermediate level with distinction and highest score in her class, and passing the Advanced level with merit. She also passed the Introductory Level of Court of Master Sommelier in 2011, with the highest score in the class. The Certified Sommelier level is her next goal.
Mary has also been a wine judge at the Mendocino Crab & Wine Days, the California State Fair, Livermore Valley’s Taste of Terroir and the Santa Cruz Mountains wine competitions. Prior to working at NBC, Mary Orlin was a producer for CNN Travel Now, CNN’s program on worldwide destinations, trends, wine and cuisines. She also served as an editor for ZagatSurvey, was a regular contributor to Travelocity magazine, and was food and wine editor for the Palo Alto Weekly.
Winery Video Stories
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