About the Podcast
Drinking Fearlessly
A weekly invitation to get curious about what?s in your glass with Kitty & Matt -- And Drink Fearlessly!
Join hospitality industry veterans Matt Demers and Kitty Amann for weekly wine and cocktail conversations! We’re inviting the best wine and spirits experts in the business to raise a glass, share their stories, and impart sage advice to help us navigate the complex worlds of spirits and wine - and Drink Fearlessly! All levels welcome!
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Find and follow us on Instagram:
Drinking Fearlessly Podcast @drinkingfearlessly
Kitty Amann @drinkinglikekitty
Matt Demers @mjdemers
About your hosts
Matt Demers
Matt Demers is a Certified Sommelier living in San Francisco. Matt has been in the wine industry for over a dozen years in various sales capacities. A specialist in French wines, Matt is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and achieved the Advanced certification with the Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET). Matt currently is a wine educator focusing on local corporations and organizations, and offers concierge services for trips to Napa and Sonoma counties.
Kitty Amann
KIRSTEN "KITTY" AMANN has more than fifteen years of experience in the beverage industry as a brand ambassador, publicist, bartender, and writer. She is the MA-based Brand Ambassador for Uncle Nearest Premium Whiskey, and partners with Jonathan Pogash of The Cocktail Guru as his Marketing and Business Development Guru, representing brands and presenting at cocktail events nationwide.
Kitty spent four years as Boston’s first Brand Ambassador for Fernet‑Branca and her past marketing clients include Plymouth, Beefeater, Bols Genever, The Bitter Truth, No. 3 Gin, and more. Kitty works with clients to champion their brands, develop dynamic events, create delicious cocktails and design unforgettable experiences.
She has been teaching yoga in Boston for 10 years and works with clients in the beverage industry and beyond to find healthy balance. Kitty is a founding member of the Boston chapter of LUPEC and the U.S. Bartenders Guild. She writes a monthly cocktail column for the MA Beverage Business under the byline “Pink Lady,” and her cocktail writing has appeared in Daily Candy, The Weekly Dig, and Chilled Magazine, among others.
Kitty spent four years as Boston’s first Brand Ambassador for Fernet‑Branca and her past marketing clients include Plymouth, Beefeater, Bols Genever, The Bitter Truth, No. 3 Gin, and more. Kitty works with clients to champion their brands, develop dynamic events, create delicious cocktails and design unforgettable experiences.
She has been teaching yoga in Boston for 10 years and works with clients in the beverage industry and beyond to find healthy balance. Kitty is a founding member of the Boston chapter of LUPEC and the U.S. Bartenders Guild. She writes a monthly cocktail column for the MA Beverage Business under the byline “Pink Lady,” and her cocktail writing has appeared in Daily Candy, The Weekly Dig, and Chilled Magazine, among others.