
Deborah Parker Wong
National editor, Slow Wine Guide USA
Global Wine Editor, SOMM Journal & contributor to The Tasting Panel magazine
Approved Program Provider, Wine & Spirit Education Trust
Lecturer, San Jose State University
Associate Instructor, Cabrillo College, Santa Rosa Junior College
As global wine editor for the SOMM Journal and contributor to sister publication The Tasting Panel magazine, Deborah Parker Wong, MSc, DipWSET has been writing about the beverage alcohol industry for these and other outlets since 2004. In 2020 she was appointed National Editor, USA for the Slow Wine Guide which is the nation’s only eco-friendly wine guide. She teaches wine studies at San Jose State University, Cabrillo College and Santa Rosa Junior College and owns a Wine & Spirit Education Trust school offering Level 2 and Level 3 certifications.
In addition to writing and speaking about wine, in 2025 she received a Master’s Degree in Viticulture and Enology at California State University, Fresno with an emphasis in sensory science. Her motto is: To learn, read. To know, write. To master, teach. A partial archive of her published work can be found at -www.deborahparkerwong.com
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