Italian Wine Podcast

Welcome to Episode 1787 on Italian Wine Podcast, Masterclass US Wine Market With Juliana Colangelo. In today's episode, she interviews Shakera Jones About today’s guest Shakera Jones is a NYC-based food and wine writer, content creator, host, podcaster and educator. Her show Weekly Wines, on the streaming platform SOMMTV, explores grape varieties and production regions to broaden the palates of her followers. She is committed to breaking down the intimidation often associated with the world of fine wines. Through her page @blackgirlsdinetoo she has focused on creating a community that promotes and supports diversity, equity and inclusion efforts for women and other underrepresented groups in the culinary and fine wine industries. She was recently recognized as one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine's 40 under 40 Tastemakers in 2021. She has been named as a cast member on Season 2 of the James Beard Award nominated competition show Sparklers, set to air in 2024 and was recently featured in the Tastemade series “Stree