OUR FOUNDER, Robin Bogue

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

Before moving to Texas in the summer of 2025, Robin curated wine tours on the Central Coast of California with “Tours & Tasting” by Eat, Drink, and Be Merry. From May 2021 until July 2025, the biggest highlight of showcasing California’s most prestigious wine country was meeting different people from around the world, including Sweden, Canada, Park City-Utah, New York, and Chicago.

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

As a California gringo from the Central Coast now residing in North Texas, follow Robin’s adventures on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Pinterest, UTube, and eatdrinkandbemerry.online

CONTACT INFORMATION: Robin Bogue #805.863.2119 | 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:

• Somm Day Service Workshop Certificate from Online Wine Academy in April 2020
• Discovering Italian Wine Certificate from Italian Wine Central in April 2020
• Languedoc NOW in June 2020
• Wine History Foundation: The Old World in December 2020
• Mastering Champagne Styles in June 2020
• Executive Bourbon Steward from Stave & Thief Society in September 2025
• 5-Day Distiller Course from Moonshine University in October 2025
• WSET I Certification in June 2020 | WSET II Certification in November 2025
• Food Safety Manager Certificate for National Registry of Food Safety Professionals, Expires May 2026
• Cotes du Rhone in September 2021
• Legal Aspects of Interviewing & Hiring / Conducting an Interview in January 2024

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Founded 02/2020