Wine Industry Network Advisor:
“Turning the Tables on L.M. Archer”
Interview conducted by Carl Giavanti
“LYN ARCHER, aka L.M. Archer, FWS | Bourgogne + Champagne ML is a fine wine writer specializing in Burgundy, bubbles and emerging wine regions. Her works appear in numerous domestic and international publications, including Meininger Wine Business International, Wines and Vines Magazine, South Bay Accent Magazine, Oregon Wine Press, Palate Press, France Today, and Winesearcher.com. She is also a former video correspondent for Foodable Network. A member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors, TASTE Awards’ Academy of Media Tastemakers, and International Wine Writers Alliance, she received a prestigious 2017 Professional Wine Writers Symposium Fellowship, and holds designation in French Wine, Bourgogne and Champagne Master Level from the rigorous Wine Scholar Guild. You can find her @lmarcherml on Instagram/Twitter, and at www.lmarcher.com.
Professional Background
How did you come to wine, and to wine writing?
Wine via access to an unlimited expense account in another lifetime allowed for tastings through the high-end of wine lists, thereby helping inform my palate. A trip to Burgundy in 2009 sparked my passion for the region; a love of history informed my insatiable curiosity about the topic in general, as wine really is the story of civilization.
Writing called me at the age of eight. However, pragmatism led to a corporate career, with stints writing for in-house and trade publications. In 2008, I attended a writer’s workshop to help me re-spark creatively; the program director allowed us to choose our final project topic. I chose wine, and realized this was what I wanted to write about full-time. However, it took me until 2012 to find the courage to make that leap of faith full-time.
After leaping, I wanted to understand my chosen field more completely, and so began by studying Wine Fundamentals through the International Guild of Sommeliers. As I progressed, I realized that French wine proved a touchstone for me, and so opted to specialize in this area, earning designations first in French Wine, then Bourgogne Master Level, and finally Champagne Master Level, through the rigorous Wine Scholars Guild program. READ FULL INTERVIEW HERE.
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