Rachel DelRocco Terrazas is a Tucson, Arizona-based writer, editor, and copywriter. Her work includes writing on wine, spirits, and the intersection of beverage with wellness, sobriety, art, and culture. She is a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers and a Certified Cava Ambassador and Educator with DO Cava.
She is currently editor at Armenia-based Origins Magazine, and her writing appears in Eater National, Edible Houston, Somm Journal, The Tasting Panel, and Barleycorn Drinks. She was formerly Associate Editor and Spirits Writer at Wine & Spirits Magazine and Editor-in-Chief at The Vintner Project. She has also served as editor mentor at the 2020 TexSom International Wine Awards.
Rachel is a spirits judge for John Barleycorn and the American Craft Spirits Association. In addition, Rachel has spoken at conferences such as Tales of the Cocktail, BevCon, Bar Convent Brooklyn, San Antonio Cocktail Conference, and the TexSom International Wine Awards and has been interviewed on multiple podcasts.
Prior to publishing, Rachel is a 15-year hospitality veteran with experience as a beverage director, sommelier, and bartender. She has also used her skills in this space to produce business plans for bars and restaurants, creative marketing and educational material, and high-level event planning.
Rachel has won numerous awards and has been included as one of the Imbibe 75, FSR’s 40 Under 40, and an Eater Young Gun in 2015. She also holds the title of 2016 TexSom Best Sommelier.
Rachel spends her free time doing crossword puzzles, reading thriller novels, baking, hiking, and lurking around art museums. You can find her on social media @racheldelrocco on Instagram and Facebook.
You can contact her at racheldelrocco@gmail.com to work together on wine and spirits editorial, speaking opportunities, tastings, education, and marketing material.