Dr. Elizabeth Smith is a college professor and wine club manager turned award-winning writer, copywriter, and marketer. Her writing awards include the 2017 Born Digital Wine Award for Best Tourism Content with a Focus on Wine and the 2022 Koch Winery category in the annual Hungarian Wines Web Wine Writing Competition. Elizabeth was also a finalist in the 2023 Wine Travel Awards "The Brightest Journey" category and served as a judge at the 2023 Wine Lovers Wine Awards Competition in Budapest and Open Balkan Wine Trophy in Belgrade. Elizabeth holds a doctoral degree in community college education, master's and bachelor's degrees in French, a graduate minor in Spanish, and Wine & Spirit Education Trust’s Level 3 Advanced designation. She is a member of the Circle of Wine Writers, Les Dames d’Escoffier International Sacramento and Sonoma chapters, and the International Food, Wine, and Travel Writers Association.