Maiah Johnson Dunn, Beverage Education Manager – New York Kitchen, Canandaigua, Finger Lakes, NY Part 1

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“Wine Educator and Wine Journalist Maiah Johnson Dunn tells heart-forward stories about New York wine.” She joins us to uncork her circuitous path to wine and her current duties at the multi-faceted New York Kitchen culinary and beverage education center in Canandaigua, NY.”

“After a 13-year career in experiential and event marketing, Maiah transitioned to the wine and hospitality industry. Her shift began with Chasing Grapeness, an Instagram account turned wine pairing dinner series focused on increasing industry diversity, equity, and inclusion. Following two sold-out dinners in 2020, she started writing about wine and never looked back.”

“Her bylines include Decanter Magazine, 585 Magazine, CITY Newspaper, Edible Finger Lakes, the New York Wine & Grape Foundation, and more. Her work on New York and Finger Lakes wines can also be found in the 5th edition of Jancis Robinson’s Oxford Companion to Wine, published in 2023.”

“Maiah is the Beverage Education Manager at New York Kitchen in Canandaigua, New York, where her focus is building a warm and inviting educational space for everyone. Quarterly, co-teaches a class called DEI Over Wine, which breaks down the concepts of DEI into easily digestible conversations over a glass.”

“In 2022, Maiah was named a New York Wine & Grape Foundation Unity Award recipient for her “enthusiastic support of the New York wine industry and exemplifying the use of wine as part of a happy, healthy lifestyle.” In 2023 she was honored as a Wine Enthusiast Future 40 Tastemaker.

“The Boston native lives and loves in Rochester, New York.”