Here is Vero Founder, Sheila Donohue, in her happy place: a vineyard at sunset in Italy.

She takes wine exploration seriously, literally scouring the earth for hidden gems of wine and olive oil.

How did she get into wine? What motivated her to start her business?

Learn about Sheila’s mission to take wine down a notch through a down-to-earth, and fun, approach to wine discovery in this article.

We sat down with Luisa Corino, the first woman to take the helm with her brother Guido as the sixth generation of historic natural winery estate, Case Corini in Piedmont Italy. Get to know what makes her “tick,” what she does behind the scenes, her family and her hopes for the future of Case Corini. Check out this exclusive interview with this woman of wine in this article.

Hilde Petrussa, inheriting a generations-long legacy of winemaking in Friuli, Italy, carries the torch with passion and respect. From her grandfather's farm to her mother's pioneering spirit, Hilde honors tradition while embracing sustainability. Witness her meticulous care for the vines, her dedication to Schioppettino, and her innovative use of air-dried grapes. Discover her love for Richenza and Schioppettino di Prepotto, and get a glimpse into the future of Vigna Petrussa – a commitment to green practices and crafting wines that express the unique terroir. Dive deeper and savor the taste of her story.

While farm-to-table is the rage, have you thought about upping it to backyard-to-table?

What wild foods are growing in your backyard, or neighboring fields and woods, that you can add taste and originality to your dishes? And not only - backyard-to-table takes sustainability to the max!

We talked with master forager and vegan chef Beatrice Calia to learn how she cooks with wild foods in her kitchen. Get her tips and tricks in this article.

Meet Rosanna Melchionda, a native from Apulia (aka Puglia), in Southern Italy, whose passion for history led to passion for wine. What drives her is her love and commitment to her family and her region. Read this exclusive interview as she takes us through the history, culture and beauty of Puglia, and what is unique about her family estate’s terroir for wine making.

This is the story of a Ukrainian woman, farm raised who winds up immigrating to Italy and heading up a winery in the mountains surrounding Modena, called Frignano. Upon meeting Irene Balim, we were struck by her commitment and passion towards the unknown native grape varieties in her area and to making traditional and natural styles of sparkling wine, trailblazing in the heart of Lambrusco land. This woman in wine and farm girl at heart has an inspiring story. Read it in her words in this exclusive interview with this woman winemaker.

We ‘get’ transitions in life, and are fascinated with sharing how people’s life journey takes them from 1 country to another and from 1 career to another. Learn about woman in wine Tanya Ho-Shue, who grew up and started a family in Jamaica, then London, working in finance, and wound up in the heart of wine country in California, becoming a certified wine expert and working for a top wine school.

Find out what we learned when we sat down to sip and chat with the insider & top Czech winemaker Jakub Smrcka of Thaya in our VeroTalk. From its history as a crossroads, we found out how winegrowing has evolved over time in the Czech Republic, capturing its local market of beer drinkers and turning them into wine lovers. Get the full scoop in this article.

Let’s get to know Eros Zanon, crafter of Italian pet nat wines from native Italian grapes in the Prosecco wine region ranging from well known Prosecco glera grape to the super rare Boschera. Read this interview of Eros, about his land & vineyards and his vision and project of making naturally sparkling, unfiltered wines following passion and tradition.

Want to know how to make a wedding extra special from an award winning expert? Are you planning an important event and need to make it extra special?

Find out from woman-entrepreneur Debra Thompson, a Knot hall-of-famer and Best of Westchester Event Planner how to plan and make the most of the special day.

We have practical tips too from this expert on what wine to buy for wedding wine and how much, wedding favor and welcome gift ideas. Whether you are planning your own wedding or helping someone do it, read on to find out the latest trends and get expert tips.

When Nonno and Nonna Febo worked to buy and create a foundation for a family farm in Abruzzo, Italy, they could have only hoped for their grandchildren to have the same passion for the land as they did. Today, the Febo family winery now run by siblings Davide and Laura are certainly making their grandparents proud! Learn their family story, and about their passion for handcrafting natural wines in Abruzzo.

Burley Tuggle is an entrepreneur and wine expert who is making inroads in her adopted home town of Newark, New Jersey to bring wine education and wine culture to the local community. How did she get to where she is today? Well, if you’ve been reading our recent Women in Wine life stories, it was not a straight line. Find out in the article.

In this next ‘Women in Wine Partners’ article, we get to know Claudia Pagliotti of Quercia Scarlatta.

A bit like a movie plot, Claudia took a chance with her husband and family when they had the opportunity to buy a countryside farmhouse. What started as a vacation home, then became the family business, farm and winery Quercia Scarlatta, making wine, olive oil, and other natural products.

Read Claudia’s journey in our latest blog article.

This is the second in our ‘Women in Wine Partners’ series which highlights a handful of the many women who hold the winery together, often ‘behind the scenes’, with their male partner who is the main face of the winery’s brand.

In this article we are bring the wife of Aldo Clerico to the forefront, Valentina, who, like Aldo, is born and raised in the Barolo wine country and also comes from a well known Barolo family dynasty: Conterno. Hear her story directly in this exclusive interview as she recounts her earliest memories of winemaking as a child, and her experience of running a family winery with her husband, Aldo Clerico.

First in our series on ‘Women in Wine Partners’, of women ‘behind the bottles’ of select Vero producers, we are featuring Gretel Meys Compton of Southern California estate winery Clos des Amis. In this exclusive interview, she shares her discovery of wine, how she came to work in wine, with partner Bruce Freeman, her role in the winery, and her joys and struggles.

We sat down with Francesca Mecchia, the daughter of second generation woman winemaker Hilde Petrussa, owner of Vigna Petrussa estate winery in Friuli northern Italy. She recently decided to change careers, and her life, by going from architect to joining her mom in the wine business. Find out what it’s like to grow up in a lineage of women making wine and the role it plays in her life.

One might say the Sanzovo brothers Carlo and Fabio have Prosecco in their blood. After 2 generations of farming and making the bubby classic from Valdobbiadene, they have taken the reins of the family business. Read about their story, wines, and above all the love of their land.

Travel through time, Montalcino from past to present, with wine ‘jack-of-all-trades’, Alberto Pagliantini and his family’s estate winery, Canalino in this article which sums up the interesting story of his family and their deep farming and winemaking roots just steps from the center of historic and picturesque Montalcino Italy and their commitment to sustainable practices in harmony with nature.

Hear the fascinating stories of two top winemakers in Portugal, from 2 different generations, with their perspectives on the past, present and future of Portugal and their wines in this article of our exclusive interview with them.

Galla Placidia defined Resilience in her day and age in Ancient Rome. She was daughter of an emperor, orphan, hostage, wife, and widow all before 30. She rose above all to become Empress of Rome, and, yes, influenced wine as we know it today.