Daniela Dejnega studied landscape design and discovered her love of wine while writing her thesis on “Erosion prevention in viticulture.” Afterwards, she trained at the Weinakademie in Rust, Austria. She now lives in Vienna where she works as an editor at a viticultural trade magazine, writes regularly for Austrian wine publications, and is a frequent judge and taster at wine competitions.
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