Shana Clarke is a New York-based freelance wine journalist and content writer whose work has appeared in both consumer and trade publications such as Fortune, CNN Travel, NPR, Wine Enthusiast, Hemispheres, and SevenFifty Daily. She was shortlisted for the Louis Roederer 2020 International Wine Writers’ Awards and ranked one of the “Top 20 U.S. Wine Writers That Wineries Can Work With” by Beverage Trade Network in 2021. She’s served as a judge and a writing mentor at the TEXSOM International Wine Awards, is WSET Level 3-certified, and is a Certified Sake Sommelier. In addition, she is the contributing author to the North America section of The Wine Lover’s Bucket List. Most weekends you can find her eating dim sum in Chinatown.