Maria Hunt

Travelling in Europe, Maria noticed how Venetians welcomed spring with Bellinis made with Prosecco, Parisians sipped Champagne after work and the Basque in the South of France enjoyed a regional sparkling wine with freshly caught seafood. Best of all, Maria realized these sexy, bubbly wines don't have to be expensive to put everyone in a wonderful mood.

But when she came back home, Maria found that most people thought that champagne and sparkling wine were only for weddings and New Year's Eve. Maria started writing about the versatility of sparkling wines from all around the world, taking wine education classes at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone - earning the title of Certified Wine Professional, Level One in 2006. A penchant for tasting new sparkling wines and Champagnes and figuring out clever pairings became a passion. The Bubbly Girl was born.

Maria’s adventures in bubbly are chronicled on her engaging blog, Get Bubbly! (www.all-that-sparkles.blogspot.com). She loves teaching private wine and food pairing classes that show people how they can add more sparkle to their own lives.

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The Bold and the Beautiful