Editor-in-Chief, Wine Press Northwest, Kennewick, WA

Andy Perdue is the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Wine Press Northwest, a quarterly consumer magazine that focuses on the wines of Washington, Oregon, British Columbia and Idaho. The Washington state native also is the author of “The Northwest Wine Guide: A Buyer’s Handbook” (Sasquatch, 2003). With Eric Degerman, he co-authors a weekly wine column that appears in 16 daily and weekly newspapers. They also co-author a quarterly wine column in Treasure Magazine and produce a weekly video show on Northwest wine. He lives in Richland, Wash., with his wife and daughter.

Website: www.winepressnw.com