Dr. Elizabeth Smith
Dr. Elizabeth Smith is a former community college professor and wine club manager turned award-winning writer, copywriter, and a wine and writing competition judge. 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 the only US judge at the 2023 Wine Lovers Wine Awards Competition in Bucharest.
She holds a doctoral degree in community college education, master's and bachelor's degrees in French, 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.
