Jessica Dupuy

Jessica Dupuy is a freelance writer who has covered wine and food for more than a decade. She has written about Texas wine, specifically for Texas Monthly magazine since 2007. In addition, she is a regular contributor as a wine and food columnist for forbes.com and has written for Imbibe, the Guild of Sommeliers, SevenFifty Daily, Wine Enthusiast, Southern Living, and National Geographic Traveler. She is a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers and is a Diploma candidate for the Wine and Spirits Educational Trust. She is also a Certified Specialist of Wine and Spirits through the Society of Wine Educators. Jessica has also covered food trends for various publications throughout her career and is the author of six regional cookbooks including Uchi: The Cookbook, The Salt Lick Cookbook: A Story of Land, Family and Love, Jack Allen’s Kitchen Cookbook, The United Tastes of Texas and The United Tastes of the South through Southern Living magazine, and Tex-Mex: Traditions, Innovations, and Comfort Foods from Both Sides of the Border. Her latest book, The Wines of Southwest U.S.A., a part of the Classic Wine Library, covers the emerging American wine regions in Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Colorado. Dupuy holds a B.A. in History from Trinity University and an M.A. in Journalism from the Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University. She is a member of Les Dames D’Escoffier–Austin. Dupuy lives in the Texas Hill Country, just west of Austin, with her family. Among the things she enjoys most are cooking with her kids, sharing great wine with friends, and fly fishing with her husband. Follow her on Instagram at @jessicandupuy and on Twitter at @jessicandupuy.