About me
Denise Clarke has more than 30 years of experience managing public relations, social media, and marketing programs. Her wine PR career started when she represented the Texas Department of Agriculture’s Wine Marketing Program in the early 2000s and helped share the stories and progress around the Texas wine industry to media. Since then, she has also managed public relations for Whole Foods Market’s national wine program. For the past 10 years, she has served as the director of Texas Fine Wine, a marketing group including Bending Branch Winery, Duchman Family Winery, Pedernales Cellars and Spicewood Vineyards. She is a Certified Wine Educator through the Society of Wine Educators, Level 3 Advanced from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust, Certified Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers, and most recently an Advanced Specialist of Texas Wine. She received the Wine Press Award from the Texas Wine and Grape Growers Association in 2020.
