About me

Aimee Hartley is the founder of Above Sea Level — a print magazine, events and consultancy platform for the wine, drinks and travel industry. She works with brands across the creative and drinks industries to develop meaningful projects, stories and events that explore the relationship between wine, food, design and travel. Aimee also offers copywriting, tone of voice and editorial services to the food and drinks industry, and writes for publications including Monocle, Mr Porter, Conde Nast Traveller, British Airways High Life and Hole & Corner.

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Projects

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  In—House / Virtual Talk SeriesCurated a series of virtual talks and conversations with winemakers for with Newcomer Wines over the summer. In—House was designed to encourage real connections, personal stories and cultural exchange during a challenging time. https://www.newcomerwines.com/inhouse-event-page
• Case Studies / Austrian Winemakers to Watch—Issue 131A piece for Monocle magazine about the movers and shaker's in Austria's wine scene.
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  Above Sea Level #2 — PortugalIssue 2 of Above Sea Level celebrated the people driving change in Portugal — from winemakers, through to food producers, chefs and architects. We began our journey on the islands — Madeira and the Azores — then moved from the north to the south of the mainland, charting the people we met and the changing landscapes we saw along the way.
• Drop in the Ocean / Conde Nast TravellerA piece in the latest issue of Conde Nast Traveller on the magic of island wines.
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  Above Sea Level x Spotify Design — Event CurationAimee Hartley of Above Sea Level was approached by Spotify's global design team in Spring 2019 to curate a night of Portuguese wine and music events in Portugal as part of their cultural away days.
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  Article for Monocle / Grape Minds — The New Generation of Burgundian Winemakers (October 2019)Aimee Hartley meets the dynamic new wave of Burgundy-based winemakers who are doing things differently.

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  Above Sea LevelAbove Sea Level is a magazine and events platform designed to start a different type of conversation around wine. By looking at wine in the context of food, design, people and places our hope is that it becomes an easier, more natural part of our conversation. This is something we explore through our magazine, events and project collaborations with other like minded people, brands and initiatives.

Skills

• Editorial Concepts
• Editorial Commissioning
• Editorial Content
• Strategic Communications
• Event Concept
• Event Collaborating
• Culture Writing
• Copywriting
• Drinks
• Food Writing