Amy Bess Cook

Long before the outbreak of coronavirus, tens of millions of people worldwide suffered from sleep problems—ranging from insomnia to sleep apnea to night terrors—to the point that The Center for Disease Control officially declared sleep disorders an epidemic.
Alas, current events have only exacerbated this issue.

As many continue living under a shelter-in-place mandate, the risk of depression and anxiety runs high--particularly for folks in solo quarantine. One solution is journaling, which helps refocus the mind and radically enhance health and wellbeing.

In a world where health risks lie hidden, we are all vulnerable. While there is no cure for the coronavirus, immunity offers some protection and the opportunity to move through each day with greater confidence.

All of us are touched by pain. What is far less commonly understood is that pain actually changes. We each have the innate ability to work with pain so that it dramatically shifts—and according to science, yoga and meditation can help.

“Is there a Harvey Weinstein of wine?” When Karen MacNeil, the president of Karen MacNeil & Company in St. Helena, California, and the author of The Wine Bible, first posed this question on Twitter nearly two years ago, I expected more than a few nominations.

Some folks weren’t meant to fit into boxes—they were meant to break out of them. Over her 10-year career, Los Angeles-based cocktail pro Hope Ewing has quietly moved between roles, cultivating a broad multidisciplinary perspective that’s not only deepened her own work but let her elevate the work of colleagues.

I write daily offers for SommSelect, a daily curated list of wines from master sommelier Ian Cauble.

For a trade publication, I interviewed a cross-section of the wine industry's most influential female leaders.

“Sustainable” is just another way of saying “environmentally friendly.” Right?
Well, that’s one piece of the puzzle. According to standards developed by the United Nations, sustainability is built on three pillars.

According to businesswoman and philanthropist Katie Hamilton Shaffer, it’s a fine start.

I have written hundreds of email offers for this online retailer of library wines.

I have written hundreds of email offers for this online retailer of library wines.

Our holiday roundup lists wines produced in quantities of less than 500 cases, making them highly desired as gifts or holiday meal accompaniments. Did we mention each winery is owned and operated by incredible women entrepreneurs?

So what kind of work does it take–really–to bring wine to the table?

What does it take to make a new business successful? This question burns in any entrepreneur’s mind as she maps out a business plan and powers forth.