Leslie Sbrocco is an award-winning author, writer, speaker, and television host whose entertaining approach makes learning about wine and food fun.

Her first book, Wine for Women: A Guide to Buying, Pairing and Sharing Wine (William Morrow) has been excerpted by two national magazines - Redbook and Family Circle - and won the coveted Georges Duboeuf Best Wine Book of the Year award. Sbrocco is currently working on her second book, The Real Life Wine Guide, to be released in 2006 (William Morrow).

As a regular columnist for the San Francisco Chronicle and Tasting Notes columnist for Epicurious.com, Sbrocco's monthly musings are enjoyed by thousands. Her current work can be read in publications such as O, the Oprah magazine, Coastal Living, Good Housekeeping, Glamour, and Santé. Prior to completing Wine for Women, Leslie was a columnist for The New York Times online and Cooking with the Times and General Manager/Co-founder of WineToday.com, the wine site of The New York Times.

Whether appearing on television as the wine expert for the cooking show Seasonings, CBS's Evening Magazine, the Today Show, or as host of the new PBS series Check Please! Bay Area, Sbrocco's humor and passion resonates with viewers.

A sought-after speaker, Leslie has spoken at events ranging from O magazine's "Hi Gorgeous" tour to the American Dietetic Association national convention. She has been the keynote speaker at the Boston Wine Expo, Washington D.C. International Wine and Food show, and Taste Washington.