The Wines of Germany, a new book from Infinite Ideas’ Classic Wine Library by German wine expert Anne Krebiehl MW, offers a tour around this new German wine landscape.

In assessing the damage inflicted by the last century, she notes that, "it is only now that Germany is emerging from the convulsions of the twentieth century to become its true self and allow the uniqueness of its vineyards and diverse landscapes to take centre stage”.

Kristiane Sherry is not a drink, she is the editor at Master of Malt, the multi-award-winning drinks ecommerce site. She adores whisky, gin, Tequila, cocktails, and loves geeking out at distilleries around the world. She has chaired and judged at competitions, including the American Distilling Institute's Judging of Craft Spirits, The Global Spirits Masters and the World Gin Awards, is an accredited WSET Spirits Educator, and has written about drinks since 2011. 

Italian Editor Kerin O’Keefe reviews all Italian wines for Wine Enthusiast. Prior to her appointment with Wine Enthusiast, O’Keefe, who moved to Italy in 1991, wrote regularly on Italian wine for Decanter, as well as for World of Fine Wine and on winesearcher.com. She is a former contributing editor for Wine News 
magazine, and is the author of Franco Biondi Santi: The Gentleman of Brunello (Veronelli Editore, 2005), a recipient of a Gourmand Wine Book Award. Her latest two books are Brunello di Montalcino: Understanding and Appreciating One of Italy's Greatest Wines (University of California Press, 2012) and Barolo and Barbaresco: the King and Queen of Italian Wine (University of California Press, 2014).

She recently founded a website under her own name, specializing in Italian wines.

Miranda is the co-owner of Merser Gin and Hayman's Rum and she was responsible for launching Hayman's Gin in Asia Pacific. she is also a passionate advocate of women within the drinks industry.

Hayman's Small Gin is said to be “so rich in botanical character”, and justly taking the title of most innovative spirit of the year 2019. Only add 5ml of 43% ABV spirit can make a gin and tonic with the same level of flavour as a 25ml measure of London Dry gin. A low-alcohol and low-calorie G&T is the biggest innovation in gin for over 100 years.

After 18 years working as an advertising creative and creative head，Kerry use creative human minds and emerging tech to create experiences and solve marketing problems in new ways. English spirits producer Circumstance Distillery created the first gin using artificial intelligence (AI) , called Monker's Garkel，partnered with technology scientists Tiny Giant and Rewrite Digital to build the AI, called Ginette, a neural network and the ‘brains’ behind the expression.

Ginette was programmed by the team to analyse thousands of botanicals, understand gin recipes and learn a database of more than 500 gin names. The AI then selected a “fragranced” gin – and that was how Monker's Garkel came to be.

The bottle's label was also made using an automated algorithm, which used a set of styles, colours, textures and fonts. Local artist Tim Sutcliffe then prepared the label.

Mirabeau Dry Rosé GinProvence wine producer Mirabeau, founded by British couple Stephen and Jeany Cronk, has ventured into spirits with the launch of a pink gin. The grape-based spirit is made using alcohol extracted during the dealcoholisation process used to make Mirabeau's new lower-alcohol rosé, Forever Summer. The gin is flavored with botanicals inspired by the plants growing at the wine estate near Saint Tropez in the South of France. These include juniper, citrus, orris root, angelica root, coriander seed, rose petals, lavender, jasmine, bay, thyme and rosemary. The gin will be launching exclusively in Waitrose & Partners.

Mirabeau Dry Rosé Gin is an award winning herbaceous little number which took home gold at the World Gin Awards last year.

Founder of BULLET Inc. since 2013, Aya currently teaches at Tokyo Zokei University. The tradition of brewing sake in wooden barrels has long been a key part of Japanese sake culture. Imayo Tsukasa Sake Brewery was determined to maintain this traditional brewing art for the next 100 years so they commissioned craftsmen to build new wooden barrels.

Sake brewed in a wooden barrel takes on a light yellow color, which can be seen through the translucent part of the wood grain pattern, and it is also interesting to see the label through the liquid from the back. The appealing label design beckons viewers to touch and obtain it, and it has effectively led many to purchase the product.

Vera Wang's designs are rooted in celebration, and her latest product foray — prosecco — marks a natural extension for her brand. Newly announced, Vera Wang Party is produced in collaboration with Piemonte-based wine producer Araldica and led by winemaker Claudio Manera. The bottles, which make a bold statement with silver-matte exterior and neon yellow lettering, will retail for $25.

Ilanit is an unsung hero of the wine industry. She has specialized in business development, communication and marketing for many years and her particular expertise is in both wine and tourism. She is mainly known for her work in the region between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. She is also particularly associated with representing and supporting small wineries.

She organized the Judean Region Wine Club for many years. She represented and assisted boutique wineries in their discussions with the Ministry of Health and Israel Lands Administration. She also implemented the project of creating the Jerusalem Wineries Visitors’ Center at the Montefiore Windmill in Jerusalem.

Tracy Kwan joined Pernod Ricard in 2017 as Vice President Marketing for Asia and was the project leader for Pernod Ricard's first iconic malt whisky in Emei, Sichuan China. Working with award winning architecture firm Neri & Hu, Tracy's team has created the first home grown Chinese whisky brand and a distillery and brand home from scratch.