AUTHOR BIOS
Ξ December 5th, 2007 | → | ∇ A Day at a Time |
DONNA CHILDERS-THIRKELL
Donna Childers-Thirkell is an avid proponent of wine. She changed careers at age 37, realizing she needed to pursue a life with her love affair of wine versus continuing with what she thought she ought to do or what her peers recommended. She turned the corner from starving student to educator the past year and has multiple certifications and credentials including International Bordeaux Tutor and Spanish Wine Educator but thinks it’s terribly boring to list them all. Just suffice it to say, if she finds out about a certification, she’s usually in attendance.
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She has a big smile, an infectious laugh, and loves nothing more than sharing a nice bottle of wine with good friends, chatting about everything life and wine late into the night.
reignofterroir@msn.com
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KARL LACZKO aka Greybeard
Born and raised in the UK with a mix of British and Central European ancestry. Educated in Science, trained in Genetics and since 1995 working for a BioScience Systems company travelling the world and, along the way, learning and appreciating global cultures and people.
Interests, other than food and wine, include History, Popular science & technology, with light-reading and entertainment focussing on Sci-Fi and Fantasy.
Currently living in the North of England with partner and 2 teenage kids, which makes me wonder how I have time for any of this!
ReignofTerroirUK@aol.com
BRANDON MILLER
Growing up in a house hold where wine was part of every day life only enhanced a passion early in life. In college most of friends were into micro-brews while I was trying to get my hands on Heitz. Adoration for Pinot Noir reigns in my every day drinking but my curiosity for all varietals in multiple styles is what gratifies my wine intellect.
With a degree in Marketing I enjoy writing descriptive tasting notes and when in the wine country photography is a must. Living and working 90 minutes from the Napa Valley, monthly weekend getaways are essential to my sanity.
My wife and I enjoy our two children and staying close to family and friends. Charity and humanitarian work coupled with technology are also very important in our lives.
chateaumiller@reignofterroir.com
KEN PAYTON, Administrator
Works at a local Santa Cruz, Ca winery.
reigpay0@reignofterroir.com
on December 7th, 2007 at 10:37 am
Marvelous to see you folks, and with such a nice site, too. Will visit often, comment sporadically.
on March 8th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Great site! I really enjoyed the Kutch artical…keep it up!