OUR FOUNDER, Robin Bogue

ROBIN BOGUE is a contributing writer, educator, speaker, wine & sensory expert, and interested in anything epicurean with a cocktail twist.  She has spent a lifetime making wine, and beer, creating signature WineTini’s, blending culinary salts & herb seasonings, alongside pairing food and beverages.

Robin began Tours & Tasting by Eat, Drink, and Be Merry in May 2021. Visit eatdrinkandbemerry.online/tours for more information.

(Robin has also been an executive director of a haunted adobe, art curator for a gallery, and art director for media publications.  Robin is currently earning her WSET certification. Robin’s most incredible achievements are her children; Katherine, Laurel, and James!)

As a California gringo living on the Central Coast follow Robin’s adventures on FaceBook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, UTube, and eatdrinkandbemerry.online

CONTACT INFORMATION: Robin Bogue #805.863.2119 or #805.608.0792 robin@eatdrinkandbemerry.online

ACCOLADES:

• Best of Class Chardonnay, Santa Barbara County, 2009
• Best Red Varietal and Best of Santa Barbara County Grenache, Santa Barbara County, 2007
• 94 Points Syrah, Hampton Family Vineyard Designate, Santa Ynez Valley, 2010
• Best of Show Chocolate Stout, Local Beer Making Contest, Bakersfield 1995
• Gold, Silver, and Bronze Medals for winemaking
• Finalist Spirit of Entrepreneurship Foundation, Agriculture & Wineries 2015 & 2016
• Best Indoor Christmas Decor Old Orcutt Merchants Association, 2015
• Best White Wine Best of NO Santa Barbara County Readers 15^th Annual Poll, 2015
• Women of the Vine participant in collaboration with MORE Magazine, 2016
• The business of the Month South County Chambers of Commerce, DANA Adobe Cultural Center, 2019
• Panelists SommCon Spring Summit, 2021 “SommCon Supper Club: Food Pairings … The Cultural Unifier”
• SommCon & SommGo Network Contributor
  • WineTini’s; a wine cocktail and how to make them, Hot Summer Nights and Fall Blends
  • Through The Years, a look into wine labels and how they have evolved
  • The Art of the Winemaker, featuring 6 winemakers from Santa Barbara County

CREDENTIALS:

• SommDay Service Workshop Certificate from Online Wine Academy completed on April 13, 2020
• Discovering Italian Wine Certificate from Italian Wine Central completed on April 27, 2020
• Languedoc NOW was completed on June 29, 2020
• Wine History Foundation: The Old World was completed on December 26, 2020
• Mastering Champagne Styles completed on June 30, 2020
• WSET I Certification completed on June 8, 2020
• Food Safety Manager Certificate for National Registry of Food Safety Professionals Expires 5/3/2026
• Cotes du Rhone completed on September 4, 2021
• Legal Aspects of Interviewing & Hiring / Conducting an Interview on January 8, 2024

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Founded 02/2020