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<p>Born and raised in Scotland, Laura Gray studied English Literature at Somerville College, University of Oxford. The day after her last exam, she had her wisdom teeth removed, sold her belongings and moved to Italy. Her intention was to conclude the previous year’s summer romance before returning to real life. Instead, she married him, and they now have three children. She has lived there ever since.</p>
<p>Laura had the good fortune to find herself in Montalcino, a beautiful hilltop town in the heart of Tuscany, where the prestigious Brunello di Montalcino DOCG wine is produced. The leap from books into wine was inevitable. Laura qualified as a sommelier in 2004, and she was the CEO and manager of a small winery for twenty years. Since 2022, she has worked freelance as a winery whisperer as well as running bespoke art history tours.</p>
<p>Laura is the author of <em>The Magpie&#8217;s Guide to Montalcino</em>.</p>


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Laura R. Gray

The hilltop town of Montalcino is home to Brunello di Montalcino, one of the world's most prestigious wines.

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Laura R. Gray Writes about Her Guidebook to the Land of Brunello

<p>Jennifer Martin is an Italian wine writer based just north of Boston.  Last year she celebrated her 10<sup>th</sup> anniversary writing for her blog, Vino Travels, <a href="http://www.vinotravelsitaly.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://www.vinotravelsitaly.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1710525405010000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2_etdGfasecF7eNLZGEMY-">www.vinotravelsitaly.com</a>. Her love of Italian wines first began from a study abroad experience in Italy back in college. Her passion for her Italian heritage and interest in Italian wine has driven her to become certified as an Italian Wine Specialist. Through her travels to Italy, along with countless wine tastings and meetings with Italian producers, she shares her knowledge of Italian wines with the world. She is also founder of the Italian Food, Wine &amp; Travel group (#ItalianFWT) joined by other food and wine writers where they feature monthly themes on Italian wine with live chats on social media.</p>
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Jennifer Martin

Silvia Badii of Il Colle in the Chianti Classico zone.

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Meet Silvia Badii, a Modern Winemaker in Chianti Classico

<div dir="ltr">Planted, harvested and aged in NY, Li Valentine has a background in education and marketing, with a passion for travel and all things wine. With roots in the boot, she has a special interest in Italian wine and travel. She is a certified wine professional and Italian Wine Specialist. In addition to writing about wine (<a href="http://discover.thewininghour.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?q=http://discover.thewininghour.com&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1697217195025000&amp;usg=AOvVaw2tvR1J02Hhj2IanKTun4fa">discover.thewininghour.com</a>), she is the founder of The Wining Hour, Inc., which includes a wine boutique that caters to the wine lover, as well as the vinous winechat (#WiningHourChat) on X (formerly Twitter).</div>
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Li Valentine

Vallepicciola Winery in Castelnuovo Berardenga, just outside Siena.

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