{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Ep 6 \u2013 Luma Monteiro: Wine communicator, pottery obsessed, and loves a challenge","description":"Welcome back to Cheers with Nat \u2013 the podcast dedicated to cheering on women in drinks. Today\u2019s guest is Luma Monteiro aka @WineriaOfficial on Instagram and Head of Marketing at Davy's Wine Merchants. We start by discussing the many hats Luma wears, how she first got into wine, and how she got to where she is now \u2013 by building both her wine knowledge and her business expertise. Luma then tells us what motivates her, the message she hopes her journey shares with others, the new hobby she\u2019s obsessed with outside of work, and lots more. --- What stuck with me from this conversation: On her focus: \u201cI\u2019m very organised and I do think I have to be because I do so many things at the same time. And I\u2019m very focused. I\u2019m like, \u2018This is where we are going, don\u2019t divert from the plan. This is where we are going to go.\u2019" On what motivates her: \u201cYou want to feel included. You want to feel represented. You know. I\u2019m Brazilian, I\u2019m Latina, I\u2019m not white. You know what I mean. So, you do need these things to push you in places that normally it\u2019s not easy\u2026 I think that motivated me even more than the knowledge.  Because I\u2019m like, what now? We have to change the game\u2026 and sometimes it has to be you. Who else is going to do it?\u201d On her impact in the industry: \u201cI do think the importance of being influential is what do you do with it, what is the message you are sending to people. For me, my motive forever will be \u2018everyone can do it\u2019. It doesn\u2019t matter where you came from, it doesn\u2019t matter where you are. And that is what motivates me to move on and do my things and be focused.\u201d On why she loves working in drinks: \u201cI do love a challenge, you know.\u201d --- Links & things: Luma\u2019s Instagram: @WineriaOfficial What we\u2019re drinking: Joseph Grau El Pas de l\u2019Estudiant Luma\u2019s day job: Davy\u2019s of London Luma\u2019s studies: WSET Level 3 & Diploma in Wines Champagne Academy Master of Wine Gerard Basset Foundation Scholarships Brazil\u2019s only MW (currently!), Dirceu Vianna Junior MW Competitions Luma judges at: Decanter Concours Mondial de Bruxelles Where she switches off: Yoga Space London Book reccs: The Wine Bible by Karen MacNeil Salt by Mark Kurlansky TV recc: Narcos Celeb to share a drink with: Beyonce with a glass of SirDavis (not Sir John as we say in the episode, oops!) --- Recording info: February 2026 in London Apologies for the few occasions where the audio quality dips a bit. I think it may have been an issue with my mic connection that I didn\u2019t catch at the time. This conversation is really worth a listen though, so please do bear with! --- Subscribe | Follow on Instagram | Email ","author_name":"Cheers with Nat","author_url":"https:\/\/cheerswithnat.substack.com\/","html":"