Welcome back to Wine of the Week, a recurring feature on Grok Nation where we speak to kickass women in the industry—sommeliers, beverage directors, critics, or just generally awesome wine connoisseurs—to learn about a new wine. They’ll give us an (affordable) selection that they’re currently loving and tell us a little about themselves in the process.
This week we’re happy to introduce Jacqueline Pirolo, the general manager of Macchialina on Miami Beach. She developed a love of teaching guests about wine in 2011, when she opened The Saint Austere, a restaurant in Brooklyn, New York, with her siblings. “Convincing people to try different varietals for the first time and watching their reaction—it’s a tough feeling for me to explain, but I love being on the floor,” Jacqueline explains.