November 18, 2025
Summary: Karen MacNeil, one of the top wine experts in the US, shares insights from her experiences conducting exclusive, high-end wine tastings and balancing those memorable wine experiences with clients’ budgets. While some wines can cost hundreds, even thousands of dollars, MacNeil cautions that price doesn’t always equate to quality. In the essay, MacNeil outlines […]
June 23, 2025
Summary:In this insightful blog, renowned keynote speaker and wine expert Karen MacNeil shares her most terrifying speaking experience—following a lineup of high-profile women including NBC’s Hoda Kotb and First Lady Laura Bush at a Fortune 100 leadership event. Watching the audience’s reaction to each speaker, Karen realized that effective keynote speaking isn’t about fame or […]
June 19, 2025
Summary:Â Â Wine lovers are captivated by a single elusive question: what makes a wine truly great? This essay explores the deeper dimensions of wine appreciation to come to an understanding of greatness. Drawing from her research as a book author and her executive wine tastings, wine expert Karen MacNeil introduces 12 essential attributes that define the […]
June 5, 2025
Summary: In this thoughtful reflection, wine expert and book author Karen MacNeil reveals why describing wine flavor can be so challenging—even for those with discerning palates. Unlike food, which has an agreed-upon vocabulary tied to taste and experience, wine lacks its own inherent linguistic framework. As a result, wine drinkers borrow metaphors and use personal […]
