Luke Whittall Email & Phone Number

I am a wine sales and marketing professional and published wine writer who has been working in the wine industry since 2005 and in Okanagan Valley since 2007. I have worked in cellars, vineyards, wine shops, and management. I am focused on the customer experience as a visitor or online through wine clubs. I have published 5 books so far, with more on the way: "The Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try Ontario Wines, Volume 1" 2023 (Touchwood Editions) "The Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines, Volume 2" 2023 (Touchwood Editions) "The Sipster's Pocket Guide to 50 Must-Try BC Wines, Volume 1" 2021 (Touchwood Editions) "The Okanagan Wine Tour Guide" 6th Edition (with John Schreiner) 2020 (Touchwood Editions)"Valleys of Wine: A Taste of British Columbia's Wine History" 2019 (Whitecap Books)I produce and host podcasts, mostly recently "The Sipsters Wine Podcast" (sipsterswinepodcast.ca). I also created "Wine Country BC" (2009-2014) and have produced or edited other podcasts on contract.I have volunteered on the board of the Okanagan Wine Festival Society, was president of the Oliver Community Garden Society, and organized the wine tents at Oliver’s Festival of the Grape for 2 years.*Please note* I don't do the 'social media' thing anymore (i.e. posting motivational self-help quotes or "news" tidbits to show support for a cause or ideology) so please don't be offended if I don't 'like' or comment on things you post. Everything I post is purely self-promotional. You do you.

Listed skills include Media Production, Music Production, Music Arranging, Wine Sales, and 24 others.

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  Direct Sales Specialist

  Blasted Church Vineyards

  Jan 2021 - Present - Okanagan Falls, British Columbia, Canada