Journalism

As a journalist, I focus on wine, food, art, and travel. My husband Derek Wright and I created Parks and Points, a website dedicated to public lands, historic sites, and national parks, in 2016. We co-author features on parks and public lands for a variety of outlets.  

Food, Wine, & Spirits

• October 2025. “This Tiny Washington AVA is Producing ‘Cowgirl’ Wines Worth Talking About.” Wine Enthusiast.
• September 2025. “Meet the Grape Man of Missouri Bringing Back an Obscure Varietal.” Wine Enthusiast.
• September 2025. “Does Crop Thinning Really Lead to Better Wine?” SevenFifty Daily.
• June 2025. “Temecula AVA Plays the Mediterranean’s Greatest Hits—and It Works.” Wine Enthusiast.
• May 2025. Awardee, Allen Shoup Memorial Fellowship, Washington State Wine Commission.
• April 2025. “Is Your Local Wine Actually Local? It’s Not So Simple” Wine Enthusiast.
• April 2025. “Is Local Wood the Key to Terroir? Some American Winemakers Say ‘Yes.'” Wine Enthusiast.
• April 2025. “Why Oregon’s Dundee Hills AVA is Just Right for Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.” Wine Enthusiast.
• March 2025. “The Nonconformist Potential of North Carolina’s Yadkin Valley AVA.” Wine Enthusiast.
• February 2025. “Can Champagne Give Up Farming With Chemicals?” Wine Enthusiast.
• January 2025. “The Science of Old Vines.” SevenFifty Daily.
• January 2025. “A Cocktail Ingredient for the Year of the Snake? Sichuan Peppercorns.” Wine Enthusiast.
• December 2024. “In the Texoma AVA, a Spirit of Experimentation Drives Growth.” Wine Enthusiast.
• November 2024. “Why One French Winemaker Put Down Roots in Texas.” Frenchly.
• September 2024. “Washington State’s Snipes Mountain AVA Is a Story of Evolution and Evolving Wines.” Wine Enthusiast.
• September 2024. “The Science of Heat Stress in Grapevines.” SevenFifty Daily.
• September 2024. “Dark, Hardy and Mysterious, the Lenoir Grape Has a Disease-Resistant Superpower” Wine Enthusiast.
• August 2024. “Winegrowers Are Using an Ancient Grape-Growing Technique to Combat Climate Change and Preserve History” Wine Enthusiast.
• August 2024. “Beyond Terroir: Why Wine and Place Are Inextricably Linked on the Palate.” The Vintner Project.
• June 2024. “Center Court Cocktail.” Wine Enthusiast.
• June 2024. “North Georgia’s Wine Country is Experiencing a Metamorphosis—Here’s Where to Explore.” Wine Enthusiast.
• June 2024. “The Best Trader Joe’s Wines Under $20.” StyleBlueprint.
• May 2024. “The Science of Rotundone in Wine.” SevenFifty Daily.
• February 2024. “The Best Wineries (and More) to Visit in Texas Right Now.” Wine Enthusiast.
• February 2024. “Cobram Estate Olives: Large Scale and Sustainable.” The Olive Oil Professor.
• February 2024. “12 Budget-Friendly Wines to Love For Valentine’s Day.” StyleBlueprint.
• January 2024. “Pierce’s Disease Devastates Vines. Are These New Hybrids the Answer?” Wine Enthusiast.
• January 2024. “How Wisconsin Entrepreneurs Are Supporting Family Farms.” The Cheese Professor.
• October 2023. “As Texas Wine Gathers Strength, 6 New AVAs Are on the Horizon.” Wine Enthusiast.
• October 2023. “Lobster Rolls and Lighthouses: The Southeastern New England AVA Offers More Than Beachcombing.” Wine Enthusiast
• September 2023. “7 Ways to Upgrade Your Bloody Mary.” StyleBlueprint.
• September 2023. “How Ashley Grant Built Green Bay’s Cheese Shop: Where Cheeseheads Go Artisanal.” The Cheese Professor.
• June 2023. Why Apple Cider Vinegar is So Important in the Cuisine of North Carolina. Vinegar Professor.
• June 2023. Why Blending is As Important to Olive Oil as it is to Wine at Jordan Winery. Olive Oil Professor.
• May 2023. ‘Grape Crush Reports Are Essential For Industry Growth—Here’s Why.” SevenFiftyDaily.
• Feb/March 2023. “3 Places Where the Ancient Malvasia Bianca Grape is Thriving.” Wine Enthusiast (print)
• January 2023. “How Low Yields Are Spurring Texas Winemakers Creativity.” Wine Enthusiast.
• March 2023. “How Hill Valley Dairy’s Cheese Bar is Building Community in Wisconsin.” The Cheese Professor. 
• November 2022. “How the Bloody Mary Went From Brunch Staple to Social Media Sensation.” Wine Enthusiast.
• November 2022. “Do You Know Where the Hot Cocoa Capital of the World Is?” StyleBlueprint.
• September 2022. “Get to Know the Great Cheesemakers of the South: Sequatchie Cove Creamery.” The Cheese Professor.
• September 2022. “‘No Rulebook Anymore’: The Art of Beer Label Design.” Wine Enthusiast.
• September 2022. “She’s Known for Growing People Through Food.” StyleBlueprint.
• July 2022. “The Essential Guide to Olive Oil.” Wine Enthusiast.
• May 2022. “There Aren’t Enough of Us. 5 Questions With Fah Sathirapongsasuti.” Wine Enthusiast.
• March 2022. The Latest in Wine Tourism: Meditation and Getting Your Hands Dirty. Wine Enthusiast.
• January 2022. “NC’s New Oyster Trail: 10 Delicious Reasons to Visit.” StyleBlueprint.
  
• November 2021.“The Texas Wine Industry is at a Crossroads.”Wine Enthusiast.
  
• July 2021. “‘We Are Not Constrained by Tradition’: The Budding Wine Scene in Fredericksburg, Texas.” Wine Enthusiast.
• April 2021. “What Does ‘Salinity’ Mean In Wine?” Wine Enthusiast.
• March 2021. “‘Let the Grapes Speak for Themselves: Texas High Plains Wine Country Contains Multitudes'” Wine Enthusiast.
• February 2019. “A New Generation of Distillers is Reviving North Carolina’s Spirits Legacy.” Saveur. 
• January 2016.  “Review: Hawaii Food Tours.” The Points Guy.

 Art & Architecture

• July 2023. “9 Essential Stops on Virginia’s Crooked Road Music Trail.” StyleBlueprint.
• June 2022. “A Community 20 Years in the Making: An Interview With Lisa Fox of Leiper’s Creek Gallery.” StyleBlueprint.
• March 2022. “Blue Ridge Craft Trails: Create, Learn, and Shop in the NC Mountains.” Style Blueprint.
• March 2022: “The Mississippi Blues Trail: 13 Can’t Miss Stops.” StyleBlueprint.
• February 2020. “Pieces of Ocean Park.” The New Criterion.
• November 2019. “Artists of Appalachia Push Back on Regional Stereotypes.” Artsy.
• September 2019. “Victor Hugo’s Most Underappreciated Work Is This Lavish Four-Story House.” Electric Literature.
• January 2019. “Land Studies: Ecocriticism at the Princeton University Art Museum.” Art in America.
• October 2018. “Why Seagrove, North Carolina is a Mecca for Ceramic Artists.” Artsy.
• September 2018. “Excursions to 5 Art-Filled Cities Where You Can Unlock Your Creativity.” Artsy.
• September 2017. “Deborah Berke Partners Transforms a 19^th Century Hospital Into an Elegant Hotel.” Metropolis.
• July 2017. “Seven Hidden Gems from Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonian Period.” Metropolis.
• June 2017. “Wright Restoration a Cornerstone in Buffalo’s Revitalization.” Metropolis.

Featured Cities

• February 2024. “An Insider’s Guide to Mason, Texas, the Hill Country’s Best-Kept Secret“ Garden & Gun.
• November 2022. “Small Towns We Love. Your Guide to Lexington, Virginia.” StyleBlueprint.
• January 2022. “From City to Country, Two Tennessee Towns to Tuck Into.” Evansville Living.
• July 2021. “Durham, NC: Where to Eat, Stay, and Play.” StyleBlueprint.
• May 2021. “This 100 Year Old Park Recently Opened Its Doors For the First Time In Over a Year.” Fodors. 
• November 2019. “Three Florida Hotels Where the Gilded Age Lives On.” The National.
• August 2019. “Crossing the Channel: Why Getting to the British Channel Islands Is Easier Than You Might Think.” The Points Guy UK.
• May 2018. “Six U.S. Cities You’re Not Planning to Take Your Kids To, But Should.” SheKnows.
• October 2017.  “The Flint Hills.” Southwest: The Magazine.
• March 2016. “Going Beyond Bourbon Street in New Orleans.” The Points Guy.

Public Lands and Historic Sites

• July 2024. Interview with Perquimans County Commissioner Joseph Hoffler. African American Experience of Northeastern North Carolina.
• July 2024, Interview with Mayor Charlotte Griffin, Roanoke River Partners. African American Experience of Northeastern North Carolina.
• July 2023. “National Water Trails: The Outdoor Adventure You Need” StyleBlueprint.
• May 2023. “It’s So Peaceful Out There: An Interview With Dismal Swamp State Park Ranger Katie Sanford.” African American Experience of Northeast North Carolina.
• February 2023. “Mapping Spaces of Freedom: An Interview With Elizabeth City Scholar and Public Historian Dr. Melissa Stuckey.”  African American Experience of Northeast North Carolina.
• October 2022. ‘Making Connections: Inside the Historic Jarvisburg Colored School with Currituck County Curator Jill Landen.” African American Experience of Northeast North Carolina.
• December 2021. Descendants of the E.S. Newman Shipwreck Reunite to Celebrate the Legacy of the Pea Island Lifesaving Station. African American Experience of North Carolina.
• May 2021. This 100 Year Old Park Recently Opened Its Doors For the First Time In Over a Year. Fodors.
• March 2020. No S’Mores Til Brooklyn: NYC Camping Spot Offers Urban Oasis. AMC (Appalachian Mountain Clubs) Outdoors Magazine.
• October 2019. “Biggest, Hottest, Deadliest: Americas Most Extreme National Parks.”  Fodors.
• September 2019. “The Big Wild. Exploring the Largest National Wildlife Refuges in the Lower 48.”  American Wild Magazine.
• April 2019. “23 National Parks That Look Like They Belong on Game of Thrones.” Fodors. 
• October 2018. “Happy Trails.” Southwest: The Magazine.
• October 2016. “A Road Through the Wilderness: Shenandoah National Park.” Parks and Points.
• August 2016. “Celebrate the NPS Centennial With Free Entry to 412 Sites–Plus, Points Hotels to Stay in Nearby.” The Points Guy.
• April 2016-pres. Varied, Editorial Director and features writer, Parks and Points.