As the managing director of Cohn & Wolfe, Austin, Matt McGinnis provides marketing, branding and communications counsel to food and beverage as well as other clients globally. He is also an avid beverage enthusiast, chronicling his interests as a Food & Drink contributing writer for CultureMap, as the Food & Drink columnist for Austin Man Magazine, and as a blogger for What Are You Drinking?. He is passionate about the wine industry having previously worked at a winery in Oregon and in wine sales. He has served as Guest Host of Sommelier Cinema at the Alamo Drafthouse, and is a Certified Sommelier in the Court of Master Sommeliers.
His whimsical booze reviews were recognized with a 2011 Texas Social Media Award from the Austin American-Statesman. When he's not writing for clients at work or about beverages after work, he spends time playing with his kids, riding his bike around Austin and dreaming about his retirement job at a winery, distillery or brewery.