“Barbara Ensrud is one of the country’s most knowledgable wine writers.”
“Read her; you couldn’t have a nicer or better guide. ”
Barbara Ensrud is a wine journalist, wine educator, and author currently based in Durham, North Carolina. She began her career in wine in New York, where she lived for three decades. Her syndicated weekly wine columns for the New York Daily News appeared in major metropolitan newspapers across the country, from the Miami Herald to the San Jose Mercury News. During her years in New York, she was a regular contributor to the Leisure & Arts page of the Wall St. Journal. Her wine articles have appeared in GQ, Vogue, Parade, Garden & Gun, Smart Money, Harper's Bazaar, The Wine Spectator, Decanter, Food & Wine, Gastronomica, House & Garden, House Beautiful, Glamour and numerous other publications. She has been featured on ABC and NBC TV and WUNC and WOR-NY radio. She is the author of several books, including American Vineyards and Wine with Food.
She has taught wine tasting courses at Duke University, The University of Mississippi in Oxford, L'Academie du Vin in New York, as well as The New School at CCNY. She was also a regular guest lecturer for Windows on the World. She has conducted panel tastings at the Aspen Wine & Food event and judged numerous wine competitions in the U.S. and Europe. She is an elected member of The New York Wine Press and the American Society of Journalists and Authors.
Ensrud is a frequent speaker on the subject of wine, including its role in culture, history, myth and symbol. She conducts wine tastings and wine seminars for corporations, conferences and private gatherings. She also consults for restaurants in creating or upgrading wine lists and works with individuals interested in collecting wine or starting a wine cellar.
Ensrud is available for consultations, classes, interviews, and speaking engagements. Email inquiries to b_e@bewinewise.com.
BE’s BOOKS
Wine with Food, foreword by M.F.K. Fisher
“Wine with Food is written with skill and real honesty about something often murked over today….Perhaps I like this book about what I would choose to drink with what I am eating because I wish I had said it myself! ”
Wondering what to serve with what? B.E.'s book (256 pages) is a lively exploration of the in's and out's of pairing wine and food and has hundreds of suggested match-ups-- plus suggested menus for entertaining, tips on wine buying, serving and storing and starting a cellar.
To order Wine With Food ($12 includes s&h), email me at b_e@bewinewise.com.
Note: Email with wholesale inquires.
American Vineyards, Stewart Tabori & Chang. Illustrated volume on wines and wine growing in North America, focusing on regional wineries and vineyards.
Best Wine Buys for $12 and Under (Villard Books)
The Pocket Guide to Cheese ( Putnam Perigee)
The Pocket Guide to Wine (Third Edition, Putnam Perigee)