Inari Wines is one of my local shops, located in downtown Bristol, Virginia. Inari sells wines and craft beers at all price points, as well as gourmet food, wine glasses and accessories, and gifts by local artisans.
What I like most about Inari is that the staff is unpretentious, welcoming, and friendly. In fact, at their weekly $5.00 Saturday wine tastings, the owners, Paul and Aulikki Brandt, and their staff always join us. In addition to the weekly tastings, they also offer periodic top shelf wine and food tastings. I can’t wait until their weekly Friday beer tastings begin on Friday, October 21!
Elizabeth Smith is a native of Asheville, North Carolina, and resides in Napa, California. Her professional experience includes relationship and membership management, direct-to-consumer sales, writing, editing, social media marketing, travel management, and community college education. Elizabeth holds a doctoral degree in community college and foreign language education from George Mason University, master’s and bachelor’s degrees in French from The University of Tennessee – Knoxville and Western Carolina University, and Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s advanced wine certification. Elizabeth won the 2017 Born Digital Wine Award for Best Tourism Content with a Focus on Wine for her piece entitled, Lodi: Beyond the Zinfandel. As a previous winner, she served as a judge for the 2018 Born Digital Wine Awards. In 2019, she participated in Born Digital’s inaugural BDWA Summit – The “Unconference” on the future of the wine industry – in Liège, Belgium, with BDWA judges and winners. Elizabeth’s passions include travel, tourism, craft beverages, food, and fitness. She is always on the move to new destinations and loves discovering inspirational stories and places to share.
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