Debbie Gioquindo, CTC(Certified Travel Counselor), CSW(Certified Specialist of Wine), WLS (Wine Location Specialist) is a wine blogger and educator known as the Hudson Valley Wine Goddess. Debbie combined her love of wine and marketing and began consulting with the Shawangunk Wine Trail and later was responsible for the regional branding initiative and launching of Hudson Valley Wine Country. In addition to her blog, Debbie is a published author of “Tapping the Hudson Valley”, chairperson for the Hudson Valley Wine & Spirits Competition, Co-creator of Happy Bitch Wines and consults on social media and marketing to small businesses. In 2015 she was ranked #37 of the most influential wine bloggers by Excel Wines in the UK.