Alba Hough isn’t just president of the Icelandic Sommelier Association and chief production officer of Himibri Gin. She’s also the coolest woman in wine.
In this wide-ranging conversation, Alb talks about her unexpected career path in wine, including her participation in international sommelier competitions. She also discusses how Iceland’s unique food and wine culture was shaped by its history, geography and tourism — and reveals a unique approach to fish preservation. And there’s plenty about what Icelanders drink and how to get in to the alcohol monopoly.
But more than that, she discusses has past as a teenage grave digger, and how Facebook helped her track down longlost family members.
There is a massive fight brewing in the United States, and it's over the question of how much alcohol people can safely drink. Every...
One of the hardest problems to solve in the non-alc category is the substitute wine. Charlie Friedmann, the president and co-founder of Proxies, was...
How do you turn your customers into fans? How do you even connect with your customers—and how do you do it if you have...