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b"Welcome to episode 960 in which host Polly Hammond interviews Christian Holthausen in this episode of Uncorked.\\nThis week, we\\u2019re joined by Christian Holthausen, an absolute rock star of Public & Press relations in wine. We\\u2019ll talk relationships, budgets, influencers, and how good ol\\u2019 fashioned bar stories can help us be better brand communicators.\\nMore about today\\u2019s guest:\\nAs the founder of Westbrook Marketing Partners, Christian Holthausen is an experienced Sales, Marketing & Communications Director with a successful track record of more than twenty years in the international wine and spirits industry developing and implementing comprehensive brand value strategies, and with a strong focus on the Champagne category. Holthausen currently works with several of the most prestigious producers in Champagne and also with a number of international clients.\\nA dual citizen of France and the United States, Christian Holthausen graduated from New York\\u2019s Vassar College in 1996 with a double concentration in English Literature and Feminist Theory before completing his post-graduate studies at La Sorbonne in Paris in 1999.\\nPrior to founding Westbrook Marketing Partners, Holthausen served as the Export Sales & International Communications Director for Champagne AR Lenoble for six years after spending seven years as the International House Communications Director for Champagnes Piper-Heidsieck & Charles Heidsieck. He previously spent five years managing the wine and champagne portfolio of R\\xe9my Cointreau USA in New York after starting his career at Champagne Veuve Clicquot in 1999. In between, he also lived in London for 18 months where he was head of marketing for Nyetimber and a branding consultant for Gusbourne.\\nOutside of his role at Champagne AR Lenoble, Holthausen has contributed articles on wine and spirits to a variety of publications including Meininger\\u2019s Wine Business International in Germany as well as Decanter, The Guardian,\\xa0www.jancisrobinson.com\\xa0and The World of Fine Wine in the United Kingdom. In 2017, he was shortlisted for Emerging Wine Writer of the Year at the Louis Roederer International Wine Writers Awards.\\nTo learn more visit:\\nwww.linkedin.com/in/christian-holthausen-04b3a92/\\ntwitter.com/bosiechampagne\\nMore about the host Polly Hammond:\\nPolly is Founder and CEO of 5forests. She splits her time between Barcelona, Auckland, and Napa, consulting, writing, and speaking about the trends that impact today\\u2019s wine businesses. She\\u2019s an advisor to New Zealand Trade & Enterprise, host of Uncorked with the Italian Wine Podcast, cohost of the Real Business of Wine with Robert Joseph, and, occasionally, a knitter.\\nPolly is a graduate of the University of Southern California, where she earned degrees in International Relations and French. Those studies led to a deep and abiding love affair with behavioural Economics, and her wine work is based on insights into all the crazy and irrational reasons consumers engage with brands.\\nWith over 20 years experience in growing successful companies, Polly knows first hand the challenges faced by independent businesses. She approaches each client experience with empathy and understanding for what it takes to adapt and thrive in the real world.\\nTo learn more about Polly Hammond visit:\\nTwitter: @mme_hammond\\nInstagram: @5forests\\nwebsite:\\xa05forests.com/\\nLet's keep in touch! Follow us on our social media channels:\\nInstagram @italianwinepodcast\\nFacebook @ItalianWinePodcast\\nTwitter @itawinepodcast\\nTiktok @MammaJumboShrimp\\nLinkedIn @ItalianWinePodcast\\nIf you feel like helping us, donate here\\xa0www.italianwinepodcast.com/donate-to-show/\\nUntil next time, Cin Cin!"