Recently voted as one of the Top 100 most influential people in the American wine business, Leslie Sbrocco is known for her educational and entertaining approach to wine. Founder of winetoday.com and a notable wine author, Leslie’s first book, Wine for Women: A Guide to Buying, Pairing and Sharing Wine won the coveted Georges Duboeuf Best Wine Book of the Year award. Her work has also been published in outlets such as People Style Watch magazine, Conde Nast’s Epicurious.com, O the Oprah magazine, Coastal Living, Woman’s Day, Health and The New York Times online.

One of the America’s most sought-after wine speakers, Leslie has been the keynote speaker at many international wine events including the Boston Wine Expo, Pinot Noir New Zealand, Food and Wine Magazine’s Aspen Classic, and the Newport Mansions Wine & Food Festival.

Leslie has built wine programs for and consulted with companies such as Target, Harry & David, the Kimpton Hotel Group and Virgin America Airlines. Her corporate clients include Liberty Mutual, Cisco Systems, Jackson-Lewis, AOL, and The Wall Street Journal. She is also a wine educator for Crystal Cruises and Holland America Cruise Lines.

Leslie is a panellist at the ‘The role of social media and traditional communication’ business session.