A More Delicious Way To Live.
The Lush Life is my corner of the world for good wine, great cocktails, thoughtful hosting, faraway places, and the people worth gathering around the table for.
I’m Sarah Tracey — Certified Sommelier, writer, host, and founder of The Lush Life. Around here, the good stuff is meant to be discovered, shared, and savored.
Hi, I’m Sarah.
I’m a Certified Sommelier, writer, host, and founder of The Lush Life.
I’ve spent more than 15 years in hospitality — from winery tasting rooms to Michelin-starred dining rooms and event production in New York City. Along the way, I learned by tasting constantly, studying seriously, working service, and asking a million questions. I studied my way through the Court of Master Sommeliers, learned from winemakers, chefs, and bartenders, and tasted more wines than I could possibly count.
And through all of it, I kept coming back to the same thing: the best part wasn’t knowing more. It was helping people enjoy more.
Since 2018, I’ve hosted 400+ tasting experiences, written about wine, cocktails, food, travel, and entertaining, and contributed to Martha Stewart and Food Network.
For me, the fun is in the discovery — finding the bottle you can’t wait to open, the cocktail you immediately want to make, the pairing you simply must try.
The Lush Life Philisophy
There’s always something delicious to look forward to.
What I do
Taste something. Learn something. Find your new favorite.
Private & Corporate Tastings
Interactive wine, spirits, and pairing experiences designed to get people tasting, talking, and genuinely engaged.
Virtual Experiences
Expert-led tastings with thoughtfully curated materials, shipped to your guests and designed to feel like a real event.
Writing + Editorial
Stories, guides, and recommendations across wine, cocktails, food, travel, and hosting — always with something worth trying next.
Speaking + Collaborations
Panels, moderating, brand partnerships, and conversations around wine, hospitality, culture, and the pleasures of good taste.
WINE · COCKTAILS · HOSTING · TRAVEL
The Lush Edit
Can’t join me for a tasting? This is the next best thing.
The Lush Edit is where I share the knowledge, discoveries, and delicious rabbit holes that usually come up when we taste together — from wine and cocktails to pairings, hosting, travel, and everything in between.
Expect guides, deep dives, recipes, recommendations, explorations…
The idea is simple: learn a little more, trust your own taste, and leave with something new to try.
Explore The Lush Edit:
Currently Pouring
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Self-care
A solo Beyoncé dance party + a glass of rosé Champagne. (This will solve all of your problems, I promise.)
Dream drinking companions
Michelle Obama or Ina Garten. I refuse to choose.
Dinner when no one’s looking
Dips count as dinner, right?
Current weaknesses
Hotel lobby bars, a properly crispy martini, HGTV, and vintage glassware I absolutely do not need.
Weekend pour
A glass of Syrah, ideally with my guitar nearby.
Strong opinion
The good stemware is for weekdays.
The Upstate Chapter…
Meet Black Walnut Farm
I co-own Black Walnut Farm in Saugerties, New York with my longtime friend and business partner, Jim Glaub. Set on 34 acres with a 1747 farmhouse and an 1891 event barn, it’s become a home for weddings, celebrations, brand shoots, creative projects, and all kinds of good gatherings.
I’m not entirely sure how I ended up the unlikely heroine of a Hallmark-style plot (big-city sommelier turned historic farm owner in a small, charming Hudson Valley town)… but, here we are.
For me, it’s another place where the things I love most — hospitality, atmosphere, food, wine, design, and bringing people together — get to come to life on a bigger canvas.
Let’s Plan Something Delicious
Tastings, events, brand collaborations, recipes, styling, spokesperson work — if it involves food, wine, cocktails, hospitality, or a good story, I’d love to hear what you’re dreaming up!