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Summer’s Last Sip: Ultimate cocktails for Labour Day weekend

Global //  August 30, 2024
 Celebrate the long weekend with the perfect cocktails for any occasion. Renee Sferrazza shares recipes for a Bourbon Shandy by the campfire, a Rum Punch for lakeside fun, a red wine Sangria for BBQs, and a Strawberry Seedlip Smash for a patio toast. 

Global’s The Morning Show Sommelier and Beverage Expert

The Morning Show, hosted by Jeff McArthur and Carolyn MacKenzie, airs weekdays at 9 a.m. ET/PT | 10 a.m. AT from its beautiful lakefront studio at Corus Quay in downtown Toronto. With a weekly viewership of 1.2 million and an Average Minute Audience (AMA) of 152,300, it’s the perfect platform for showcasing products, sharing stories, and reaching a nationwide audience.

Renowned for its blend of smart conversations, engaging lifestyle segments, and high-profile guests, The Morning Show is a must-watch.

Renee joins the show monthly, bringing her expertise in wine, cocktails, non-alcoholic beverages, and pairings to share tips, insights, and inspiration for all things drink-related. Don’t miss her next segment!

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5 Sweet + Spicy Wines to Tap into this Spring

Cityline //  March 12, 2024
Sommelier & Wine Communicator Renée Sferrazza shares her favourite spring wines to elevate our wine game. “Wine not?”

Cityline’s Wine Expert and Sommelier

The dedicated Wine Expect on Cityline, Hosted by Tracy Moore, Renée covers all conversations on wine. From tasting a region to exploring the best wines for that special occasion, wine gadgets, sustainability and more. Covering everything, including wine, spirits, cocktails and wine pairings.

Cityline is a national morning show with a large audience in Ontario. All about expert advice for your life. Renée is on the show with dedicated segments monthly. Creating segments that fit into the day’s show, with multiple wines per segment.

Segments created by Renée have featured multiple wines under themed conversations like holiday favs, wines of the moments, and regional explorations. As well as segments solely about one winery.

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Alcohol-free and low sugar wine options for a healthier start to 2024

CHCH //  January 11, 2024
Wine and spirits consultant Renée Sferrazza shared some alternative beverage options if you are going alcohol free, or just looking for low alcohol, low sugar options.

CHCH Morning Live Beverage Expert and Sommelier

Hosted by Annette Hamm and Tim Bolen, CHCH Morning Live is a Canadian national and live breakfast television show. Ontario’s #1 morning show, with 2.8 million viewers across Canada & over 1.6 million viewers in Ontario. Renée creates dedicated segments for clients in partnership with the Liquid Pleasures team. Featured on the show bi-monthly.

Segments created by Renée have featured multiple wines under themed conversations like holiday favs, wines of the moments, and regional explorations. As well as segments solely about one winery.

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Ten Minute Tastings – Wines to Warm Your Heart

Liquid Pleasures //  February 13, 2024
Wines to Warm Your Heart. Join us in Chile as we profile 4 perfect wines for Valentine’s Day, or any day! Ten Minute Tastings is the best way to get to the fact…

Liquid Pleasures – Feature Sommelier

“I’m Renee Sferrazza, your sommelier here to put amazing wine in your glass”

A brand new project added to Renée Sferrazza’s repertoire of work. Liquid Pleasures works with Renée to create wine and spirit-based video content on YouTube, with guaranteed ROI. This project has the highest reach and best value in the offering.

Liquid Pleasures is the destination for the best wines, spirits, craft beers, ciders and more. Hosted by world-renowned bartenders, aficionados, makers & drinks experts. Liquid Pleasures digs deep into the world of libations. Renée Sferrazza is a knowledgable, high-energy triple-threat, established on ALL media platforms (TV | Print | Online) and is THE woman to watch in the North American world of wine.

The project is invitation-only, with TV-quality videos and on-brand messaging specific to the products featured, all with targeted social media features and receiving an average of 40,000 views on Youtube channel videos. This project will launch into North America’s number 1 streaming platform in mid-2023.

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These wine brands have low-sugar and low-alcohol (and are absolutely delicious)

Breakfast Television
Sid and Meredith are joined by Renée Sferrazza to show us some options for low sugar, and low alcohol wines.

Breakfast Television – Wine & Beverage Expert

Meredith Shaw and Sid Seixeiro wake you up every weekday morning on Breakfast Television, Canada’s longest-running morning show. The #1 morning show in Canada from coast to coast Meredith and Sid deliver the news you can use in a fulfilled local and national format alongside the rest of the BT family. Relatable off-the-cuff moments and worthwhile information ensure BT viewers reconnect with their surroundings with a skip in their step and the pep they need to start their day.

Renée made her first appearance on BT in Feb. 2023 and is looking forward to doing more work with the channel in the soon future.

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Wine Writer

8 Best Wines for Gifting and Enjoying Right now, According to a Sommelier

Elle Gourmet //  November 2024
Sommelier Renée Sferrazza picks the best sparkling, white and red wines to gift this holiday season..

ELLE Gourmet Canada – Contributing Writer

As the only North American edition of ELLE Gourmet, the Canadian edition focuses on culinary travel, entertaining, and lifestyle content. Globally, the ELLE brand reaches 33 million monthly readers, with 2.7 million in Canada alone. Under the ELLE umbrella, ELLE Gourment Canada is the only English-language outlet in the ELLE Gourmet family. The publication receives 100,000 monthly site visitors and has a magazine readership of 350,000, capturing a mainly Millennial and Gen Z audience.

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Endless pairings with prosecco

Foodism //  October 2023
Dive down the rabbit hole of food and wine pairings with prosecco, and one thing rings true: Prosecco is a wine with fantastic pair-ability.

Foodism – Contributing Writer

With a circulation of 50,000 and a total readership of 200,000, Foodism is an online and print media magazine. Renée has become a contributing writer in both forms of the magazine. The average readership of Foodism is older Millennial food and beverage lovers. 

The 96-page magazine and endless online content are geared to give this audience a greater understanding of how they can enjoy their lives at home and make the very best of enjoying Toronto and Canada to the fullest. This readership comprises double-income homes between 25 and 40 years old and can look at the topics in Foodism to guide their purchasing power.

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Samurai Media

The Canada MAgazine //  Samurai Media
Canada’s go-to brand and influencer marketing agency. Brand or influencer, we create badass digital marketing strategies that tell your story.

The Canada Magazine – Featured Print Columnist

The Canada Magazine is a go-to print source for food and drinks content going out with the Globe & Mail and National Post newspapers in Ontario. With over 50,000 copies going out across Toronto and Ontario collectively, this print source is a must-read for people between the ages of 38 and 67.

The Canada Magazine highlights amazing chefs, stellar wines and more. It is a part of the content arm of Samurai Media Group, a group that is also based around representing chefs, wine and cocktail writers, and more.

The Women Who Rule The Wine World

The Distillery District Magazine //  March 2024
With International Women’s Day right around the corner, it is a fitting moment to share some of the stories of women who rule the wine world and the wines they make. 

The Distillery District Magazine – The Wine Effect

The Wine Effect is a monthly article published in the Distillery District Magazine on the 5th of every month.

The magazine’s audience is focused in Toronto, and the monthly issues receive around 17,000 views per month. This publication provides the opportunity to make a harder sell on LCBO-featured wines and wines from agency direct ordering. The call to action is far more local and provides an insightful writing style, with wine education moments geared toward wine enthusiasts.

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New Sips, New Year, New You

Holr Magazine //  January 24, 2024
As the end of Dry January is coming up, I am often left thinking that making better choices in the beverages we enjoy should be a consistent habit.

Holr Magazine – Wine, Spirits and Cocktails Writer

Holr is a fun and lifted magazine focused on Gen Z and Millenials. This online publication is about culture and the story behind all that is happening, with an audience mainly focused on Ontario but reaches nationally.

Writing for this publication is done in a vibrant and lifestyle-oriented tone. Exploring the stories behind a wine, the winery, a region and more. With a Canadian-based audience, publications in Holr gain around 30,000 views on articles.

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La Fête du Champagne

Monarch.Wine //  November 21, 2023
The Jewel of La Fête It has been a long-standing wish of mine to go to La Fête du Champagne. A wine party is not the correct summation of La Fête. 

Monarch.Wine – Feature Wine Writer

Monarch.Wine has a philosophy dedicated to ensuring that every facet of the wine lifestyle – from the music to the innovation and ambiance – exemplifies exceptional flavours and elevated artistry. This is a North American-based online magazine.

Articles in Monarch have a focus that dives into a more educational and editorial side of wine. Featuring interviews, unique takes, and regional and winery stories. This is a portal to more in-depth discussions in wine.

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The True Diversity of Provence Wines

Addicted //  June 23, 2023
Exploring the grapes that make Provence wines, the vibrant and fabulous Rosés you love! 

Addicted Magazine – Wine Writer

A new publication added to the Wine by Renée repertoire in late 2022. Addicted is a global magazine with high Alexa rankings in Canada and the USA. With an average monthly impressions of 275, 000 and a high readership rate of around 60%.

The magazine focuses on Travel, Beauty, Lifestyle, Technology, and Goods and Experiences. Publications in Addicted have looked at the lifestyle side of wine with a fun flare that can add interest to the lives of any wine-curious readers.

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People at a party toasting with wine glasses

Setting Yourself Up With Wines for the Holiday Season

Toronto Waterfront Magazine  // December 21, 2022
The holidays are only complete with a great wine pairing, and while selecting bottles to complement all the celebratory moments might seem daunting, there is no need to fuss.

Toronto Waterfront Magazine – Feature Wine Writer

The Toronto Waterfront Magazine was established in 2003, and both the print and online publications of the magazine reach over 100,000 people. With weekly updates through their website and social channels, the publication is delivered to the downtown Toronto community and is synonymous with affluent neighbourhoods.

A new magazine added to the body of work covered by Wine by Renée, with the first article going live in December 2022. Article publication with the Toronto Waterfront Magazine can be online or in their print publications based on a dedicated timeline.

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Bottle of Rose on ice with two filled glasses

This Chic Sparkling Rosé is the Perfect Way to Toast the Start of Summer

Toronto Life //  June 23, 2022
Celebrate International Rosé Day with friends, bubbles and French-inspired dishes

Toronto Life – Selected Advertorial Writer

As part of the pitch by a larger campaign, Wine by Renée was able to add this top Toronto Magazine to the company’s body of work. Renée was able to expand on her view of wine while writing in the Toronto Life Advertorial style.

This magazine is an option for clients that have a relationship with the magazine and would like Renée to be the writer of such pieces. In the future, this contact in a growing relationship with the company.

Wine Communicator
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@Wine.by.Renee | One of the Largest Wine-Focused Instagram Accounts in Canada

Social Media Followers on IG 25.1K

Engagement rate 12.00%

Around 25,000 accounts reached weekly

Around 25,000 to 35,000 impressions weekly

An average of over 7000 weekly account interactions

Around 3,700 likes and 350 comments throughout the week

IGTV rewatches around 1000-2220

Reels watched between 3000 and 100K times

With around 26% of all interaction coming from Toronto

20% from Canada, 19% from the USA, the remainder from around the world!

@Wine.by.Renee Instagram Feed

Sommelier Hosting
Renée looking off from a white balcony with a glass of red wine

Wine by Renée Event and Sommelier Hosting

As a Court of the Master Sommeliers Certified Sommelier, events, seminars, and presentations led by Renée Sferrazza come with: 

Wine education-led discussions, backed by years of wine study.

Inciting conversations with wine region producers, from winemakers and viticulturists and export managers.

Lively conversation to inspire further discussion into the topic and bring to life new ways to embolden consumers.

All done with a Sommelier edge that allows participants to be transported and get the complete picture of what is being translated in the glass.

Wine By Renée Events
Renee drinking rose from a glass of wine

Wine by Renée Events

Client Crafter Events

Creating in conjunction with a more extensive campaign. Made for consumers, media, or both. Crafted alongside the client, working with the winery, wine agency, region, etc.

Events range from sit-down pairing dinners with winemakers to party-like events. Curated to make an experience out of the wine in the glass. Which can be done virtually or in person.

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