Lisa Shara  Hall

Lisa Shara Hall is the author of Wines of the Pacific Northwest (Mitchell Beazley 2001) and the co-author of The Food Lover's Companion to  Portland (Chronicle Books 1996).  She serves as Senior Editor for Wine Business Communications (Wine Business Monthly, Wine Business Insider and Winebusiness.com) and writes for numerous publications including the annual Hugh Johnson Pocket Guide to Wine, The Oxford Companion to Wine, The Hugh Johnson/Jancis Robinson World Atlas of Wine, and Decanter.   Hall is a frequent lecturer and educator, as well as the first candidate in Oregon for the Master of Wine qualification.