Tastemakers: Mark Lenzi and Kim Simone

by Pete Fasciano, Executive Director, Franklin TV

Mark Lenzi (Franklin Liquors) and Kim Simone (Commonwealth Wine School) have opined with eloquence (as of this writing) through more than 280 fun-filled and fact-packed episodes of their weekly podcast, The Wonderful World of Wine.

Six years of offering weekly insights about wine info, with interviews, and wine recommendations clearly qualifies them as tastemakers. We agree.

So does The Academy of Media Tastemakers https://www.thetasteawards.com/

They celebrate the Year's Best in Food, Fashion and Lifestyle Programs on TV, in Film, Online, and on Radio – programs produced by subject experts as tastemakers.

This year The Tastemakers Academy has selected Mark and Kim as finalists in their Food and Drink categories. National winners are determined by a public vote.

As dedicated tastemakers, Mark & Kim are most deserving, and you can help put them over the top – by voting.

Here is the link to vote for our own before February 7th:

https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KRBNM3G

Go to categories 5 and 6 to cast your vote for The wonderful world of Wine (WWW).

You can become wine wizened – by listening and learning on wfpr.fm Wednesdays throughout the day and Saturdays at 1pm to The Wonderful World of Wine.

Also check out all of their recent podcasts anytime: www.podpage.com/the-wonderful-world-of-wine-www/

Listen, enjoy – and vote.

I’ll drink to that.

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