BRIAN FREEDMAN

Brian Freedman is a wine, spirits, food, and travel writer, beverage consultant, and event host and speaker. He writes a wine and spirits column at Forbes.com, and contributes to many other publications. He wrote this issue’s Scene story on Philly Wine Week. What readers can expect for Wine Week: “Wine lovers have the opportunity to taste an amazing range of wines they may not have in the past, and then gather with winemakers, importers, distributors, and sommeliers to share knowledge and lots of great wine.” Latest drink of choice: “There are too many to count! The great wines of Roero, in Piedmont; lots of Bordeaux Blanc; Pinot Noir from New Zealand and Grenache from Australia; new producers throughout California and Oregon; the remarkable wines of Greece; and plenty of gin and tonic, because it’s springtime!”