THE HOST

Shari is presently releasing her latest work, a book entitled “The New Pairing Guide to Food and Wine,” which celebrates the New Evolution in food and wine pairing through recipes and matching wine notes. She is presently writing a book on New World Wines with Key Porter Books to be distributed in Canada, the US and internationally.

Shari Darling was co-host of the national TV series, ‘Simply Wine and Cheese’ with the late Al Waxman. She was also the regular ‘resident wine expert’ on the national daily TV show, ‘Homestyle’ with Anne Kennedy. Author, co-author and ghostwriter, Shari has written eight books, one of which was a bestseller. Five of these books celebrate food and wine pairing. For her books, Shari has been interviewed on news and lifestyle programs throughout Canada, such as Dini Petty, Breakfast TV, WTN Weekday, Canadian Living Magazine TV, Global News, CFTO News, CTV News and many more.

A standing member of the Wine Writers’ Circle of Canada, Shari Darling is presently designing and implementing the first ‘Wine Certificate Program’ at Trent University in Peterborough, Ontario. She is also co-author of the ‘The Wine Manual’, which has served as the most sought after manual for sommelier and wine training in colleges and universities across Canada for the past seven years.

Shari Darling has written countless articles for newspapers and magazines and served as a regular wine columnist for the national trade magazines, ‘Wine Tidings’ and ‘Enoteca’ and a hip-cool rag called ‘Scene’ for gen-Xers living in London, Ontario. She has also served as a wine judge in places such as New York and Beijing.