I reside in Montreal with my husband and two dogs, have a B.A., Marketing Communications from Concordia University, was President of the Montreal Chapter of the Business/Professional Advertising Association and have worked in marketing communications on the corporate and agency side. Passionate about fine wine, it seemed natural to combine my education, skills and work experience with my knowledge and appreciation of specialty wine. In 2004 I established Les Vins Aldi, an agency specializing in the sale and promotion of such wines in the province of Quebec. I sought a Champagne house of historical significance with a wide range of styles to represent, which did happen eventually, but my big break came the same year; when I turned my attention to the prestigious and rare wines of Bordeaux. In 2007 I was inducted into La Jurade de Saint Émilion and became an ambassador for the wines of Saint-Émilion in my part of the world. High points include meeting many Bordeaux châteaux owners that I once only read about in wine magazines and welcoming some of them when they visited Montreal including Alain Vauthier (Château Ausone), Hubert de Boüard (Château Angélus), Bernard Magrez (Château Pape Clément).

My good fortune led me to start writing a series of upscale romance novels with luxury wine as the sub-theme. So now I am a wine agency owner and the author of provocative contemporary fiction.

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