Lesley Trites

Montreal, Canada
http://girlonwine.com
10 Years Experience

Professional Experience

A versatile freelance writer, blogger, and copy editor, I am equally at home writing about wine, food, and travel or editing software manuals. With attention to detail and deadlines, I get the job done right.

Expertise

Copy Editor 6 YearsTechnical Writer 6 YearsWriter 10 Years

Specialty

Books & Literature 10 YearsFood 4 YearsTravel 3 Years

Industries

Magazine - Local/Regional magazines 2 YearsMagazine - Trade magazines/publications (B2B) 2 YearsOnline/new media 6 Years

Associations

Editors' Association of Canada, Association Canadienne des Sommeliers Professionnels, Quebec Writers' Federation

Foreign Language Skills

Native English speaker, fluent in French

Equipment

Macbook, iPad, iPhone, digital camera

Wine and Travel

Girl on Wine
(10/16/2026)
My blog about wine.
Different Ways of Being Biodynamic: Five Winemakers' Points of View
(Palate Press 4/15/2012)
Bachelder Chardonnay: One Montreal Winemaker, Three Countries
(Urban Expressions 3/15/2012)
Languedoc-Roussillon Via Montreal: A Dishcrawl
(Urban Expressions 9/24/2012)
The Okanagan's Great Search for Signature Grape
(Palate Press 9/20/2012)
Montreal Wine Bars: 6 Best Bets
(Where 8/23/2012)
Seeking Typicity in Patagonia: An Interview with Piero Incisa della Rocchetta
(Palate Press 3/22/2012)
Go for the View, Stay for the Wine: B.C.'s Okanagan Valley
(Urban Expressions 8/8/2012)
A tour of Penticton's wineries.
A Taste of Elegance with Laura Catena
(Urban Expressions 10/9/2012)

Book Reviews

Review of The Darling of Kandahar
(Montreal Review of Books 7/21/2012)
A book review of The Darling of Kandahar.

Lifestyle

Insider's Guide to Montreal
(Cheapflights.ca 8/2/2012)
An Insider's Guide to Montreal.