Laurie Forster

Laurie Forster is one of America’s leading wine experts and author of the award-winning book The Sipping Point: A Crash Course in Wine. Laurie is a Certified Sommelier, National Speaker, and TV personality who is not afraid to tell you her first wine came from a box. Her edgy approach to demystifying wine caught the eye of major networks and led her to guest appearances on The Dr. Oz Show, FOX Morning News and Martha Stewart Living Today.

Forster is also the host of The Sipping Point, and her mobile application “The Wine Coach” was listed as one of the Top 8 Wine Apps in Wine Enthusiast. Laurie’s wine career began in Manhattan, a former software sales executive, where she studied with the American Sommelier Association to obtain her certificate in Viticulture and Vinification. Laurie has since earned an Advanced Certificate with Merit from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET). She has also trained with the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Culinary Institute of America in Napa Valley.