Devin Parr has 20 years of experience in PR and marketing, specializing in wine, including food and wine, wine travel and tourism, lifestyle, wine and wellness, and wine business. She has represented brands of all shapes and sizes, from Chateau Montelena to Microsoft, Temecula Valley Southern California Wine Country to the Rhône Valley, and many in between. She has also worked extensively in the wine business as a buyer, in retail management, sales, event management and consulting. Her writing is featured regularly in wine and lifestyle publications, and you can often find her speaking at various wine industry events and conferences throughout the country.
Devin holds her WSET Diploma in wine and spirits and was named one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers in 2017. She is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of beloved wine community The Vintner Project, co-founder of online wine community Grapeloop, and the founder of Tasty Juice, Please, a platform dedicated to the discovery of lesser-known grape varieties.
Born in Toronto & raised in New York City, Devin fell in love with Southern California after moving to San Diego for college. She earned her B.A. in Political Science and Economics at UC San Diego, followed by a certification in wine expertise from the Apicius International School of Hospitality in Florence, Italy. She lives in Temecula Valley with her husband, two kids, and two bossy Shih Tzus named Richard and Stanley.
Devin holds her WSET Diploma in wine and spirits and was named one of Wine Enthusiast Magazine’s Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers in 2017. She is also the co-founder and editor-in-chief of beloved wine community The Vintner Project, co-founder of online wine community Grapeloop, and the founder of Tasty Juice, Please, a platform dedicated to the discovery of lesser-known grape varieties.
Born in Toronto & raised in New York City, Devin fell in love with Southern California after moving to San Diego for college. She earned her B.A. in Political Science and Economics at UC San Diego, followed by a certification in wine expertise from the Apicius International School of Hospitality in Florence, Italy. She lives in Temecula Valley with her husband, two kids, and two bossy Shih Tzus named Richard and Stanley.