About Hayley Hamilton Cogill, CS/CSW/SWS :

 Wine, spirits and travel writer, consultant, speaker and educator, Hayley Hamilton Cogill, CS/CSW is Co-founder of Cogill Consulting, and Founder & President of Dallas Uncorked, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit wine education organization founded in 2004.

A Certified Sommelier, Certified Specialist of Wine, and Spanish Wine Scholar with Highest Honors, after fifteen years as an executive in the television industry, Hayley left the corporate world as Vice President for The Nielsen Company in 2010 to focus solely on wine, food and travel, writing for the city magazine of Dallas, TX, D Magazine, a role she held for 10 years. Today Hayley is a feature writer with Tasting Table while freelancing for various other publications.

From 2012-2015 Hayley contributed a weekly wine and spirits segment on the lifestyle television program “The Broadcast” on KTXD-TV/Dallas, moving on to her current role hosting wine segments on KXAS-TV/NBC Dallas in 2016. She and her husband, Emmy-award-winning film critic Gary Cogill, are partners in producing a weekly podcast for reVolver Podcasts, “Cogill Wine & Film: A Perfect Pairing.”

Hayley is a Les Dames d’Escoffier International-Dallas member, serving on the board in 2015-2016; the Society of Wine Educators; and the International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association. Writing about and enjoying the celebration of wine and food with the people you love most is much of what guides Hayley’s everyday life, which she writes about on her blog, Red Wine With Breakfast.

Celebrating every glass is an adventure; Feedspot has named Hayley and Red Wine With Breakfast one of the top 100 wine influencers/websites/blogs in the country and Corking Wine named Hayley one of the top 101 wine writers in the world. 

Hayley has tasted some of the best wine in the world, traveling extensively to many of the world’s greatest wine regions, always seeking that completely perfect glass. #EveryGlassIsAnAdventure

About Gary and Hayley:  My sweetheart Gary and I have some key traits that we love about each other:  We both love thoughtful films, worthwhile theater, a dynamic symphony, relaxing beaches, exhilarating travel, stellar wine, delicious food, and bringing new and old friends together over a meal in our home.

We moved to the Big Island of Hawaii, up from Kona in the Mauna Lani property, almost five years ago and have never looked back. We do continue to work in Dallas and celebrate our non-profit organization, Dallas Uncorked, and return to the mainland often to host wine and film events throughout the country for private and corporate clients, and are devoted to helping various charities like Charity:Water, The Stewpot, The Birthday Party Project, and more.

We hope you will follow our adventures, and take some hints, suggestions, and ideas with you.