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Peter Nelson, Nelson Wine Co.

Peter Nelson has worked among the vines in France, at the retail level in Southern California, and has hosted wine events and seminars in Pasadena, California. His love of wine shows in his informative and fun presentations. He is a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW), has credentials at the Court of Master Sommeliers, and has visited every major wine growing region in Italy and France. If you are looking for someone to host a private wine tasting event, or an event for retail promotion, Mr. Nelson can be of service. For an e-mail describing services and charges, please send a request. Also speaks French and Italian. A votre sante!

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1609 W. Valley Blvd., Ste. 111 Alhambra, CA 91803
626 593-4329

www.nelsonwinecompany.com

Ian Blackburn, Founder, LearnAboutWine.com

Bio Ian Blackburn, CSW Founder of LearnAboutWine Certified Wine Professional and innovative wine industry spokesperson, Ian Blackburn drinks wine for a living. For the past 10 years, Ian Blackburn has built LearnAboutWine into the leading source for wine education and events. LearnAboutWine is the first business of its kind—dedicated to the education, service, and enjoyment of wine. His passion for all things food and wine sparked at an early age. “My parents were always hosting dinner parties. I watched in awe as their guests sipped and swirled older vintage wines and I caught the bug,” says Ian. Ian has instructed over 20,000 students (both consumers and trade) at such noted centers including The Cordon Bleu, Cal Poly Pomona, UCLA, The Learning Annex, and others. Ian’s passion for wine and entertaining approach has made him one of the top spokespersons in the United States. He maintains a busy schedule creating large scale wine socials and unique wine lifestyle events that get more people involved in spreading the love and appreciation of wine. Ian’s known for his tireless approach to business ask anyone on his staff of five and they will tell you – “A normal day for Ian is up at the crack of dawn, filter through about 200 daily emails and taste anywhere from 30-40 wines a night to keep his senses active.” Commissioned by Wiley Publications to write The Pleasure of Wine in 2004, Ian is currently working on his second book at his home office in Santa Monica, Ca. For more information about Ian Blackburn and the services, classes, and schedule of LearnAboutWine please visit www.LearnAboutWine.com. Media contact: Libby Butler-Gluck Genesis PR 323.644.5536 libby@genesispr.net

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2118 Wilshire Blvd. #462 Santa Monica, Ca 90403
310-451-7600

www.LearnAboutWine.com

Wine Diva

Invite us over! With an entertaining approach, catering to both novice and connoisseur alike, WINE DIVA will come to your home or business and guide you and your party through a line-up of Old World style wines. With WINE DIVA, you will refine your understanding of wine as well as its cultural and historical background. Whatever the occasion, we will orchestrate an event that is both fun and informative and promises to leave you and your guests with a newfound appreciation of wine and its lifestyle.

WINE DIVA is headed by Ryan Gaumer and Wendy Roberts, who collectively have over 40 years experience in the wine and entertainment industries. Wendy Roberts' extensive wine background includes the successful completion of a two-year hands on certificate program in viticulture and wine marketing at SRJC in Sonoma, followed by a year-long internship with the prestigious Arrowood Winery. For over 15 years, she has worked in the industry as a Wine Consultant, Educator, Event Coordinator and Marketing Strategist for some of the top restaurants and retailers both in southern California and in the wine country of northern Califiornia, where she lived and worked for 17 years. Currently, Wendy is working on the distribution side of wine sales in Los Angeles for several esteemed wine companies. Ryan Gaumer has a comprehensive background in both viticulture and the arts. He spent 5 years as the Wine Director at numerous top-rated restaurants in Seattle before relocating to Paris, France, where he spent the next 5 years as the Wine Director at Café Universel, a legendary jazz club. While in France, Ryan became fluent in French, earning a degree in French Language and Civilization from the Sorbonne University as well as exhibiting and selling his artwork/sculpture to much acclaim. Ryan is currently the Southern California Sales Manager for Vinalia Imports, one of the most reputable French wine importers.

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13753 Burbank Blvd #A Sherman Oaks, CA 91401
310-923-2561

www.lawinediva.com

Mel and Rose

The Mel and Rose private events programs are designed for maximum flexibility and an eye towards the creative. The in-store events can consist of anything from an informal wine tasting seminar to fun and entertaining wine and hors d’oeuvres reception. It can be a great way to re-motivate your team of employees or throw a bridal shower for a champagne connoisseur. All instruction is conducted by staff trained at Mel and Rose and backed by 15 years of experience in the business. Mel & Rose does it all for you by providng, not only the instructor, but also the wines/champagnes, food, glassware and either the outdoor Tuscan patio or plush wine tasting room. For more information, please call Michelle at 323-655-5557 or email at michelle@melandrose.com.

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8344 Melrose Ave. Los Angeles, CA 90069
323-655-5557

www.melandrose.com

Tom DiNardo - The Wine Pragmatist

Tom DiNardo has worked in the wine industry in both California and Washington. With a reverence for the grape, Tom continues his passionate pursuit today as a wine consultant and educator who teaches others about oenology and wine collecting. Mr. DiNardo is a sommelier diplomate with the International Sommelier Guild and a member of the Society of Wine Educators. He is a freelance writer for Wine Enthusiast, Decanter, Santé and Wine Adventure Magazines, and is a regular contributor to Wine Squire.com and WineandSpiritsJobs.com. Tom is a featured auctioneer for Chicago based ERI wine auction gallery, and has sold some of the finest and rarest wines from around the world. Mr. DiNardo is also a certified master appraiser. Through these unique experiences, Tom has gained invaluable knowledge about the wine industry.

Prior to his wine immersion experience, Tom DiNardo founded DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers in 1993. A true entrepreneur and veteran charity auctioneer, Mr. DiNardo now had a unique opportunity to marry both his passion for wine and fund-raising auctions together in pioneering what is today one of the most exciting and newly emerging trends: charity wine auctions. Since its founding, DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers has achieved an outstanding reputation for fund-raising, record setting auction revenues (5 world records), and client satisfaction. Tom has been a featured auctioneer on TLC's "Wrecks to Riches" television program. DiNardo & Lord Auctioneers is ranked as one of the “Top 4 fundraising auction firms" in the nation, and Tom DiNardo has been referred to as "one of the nation’s preeminent charity wine auctioneers.” Tom welcomes the opportunity to serve your organization. Visit my Auction Calendar.

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PO Box #11
Lynden, WA 98264
888-503-0828

www.DiNardoandLordAuctioneers.com

Chef Annette Gallardo South Bay School of Cooking

Take a professional chef who cooked around the greater Los Angeles area for a dozen years. Mix it with a dash of dancing with verbs as a former restaurant reviewer. Then just for the heck of it, add a splash of merry steel drum music making. There you have it -- Annette Gallardo’s approach has been to capture all the senses for an exemplary hands-on experience. She just doesn’t sit by the sidelines and delegate; her cooking style and infectious energy are hands-on. And so it makes absolute sense that the South Bay School of Cooking would take a personalized hands-on approach. Annette believes in making your cooking experience fun, easy, and efficient as possible. Through professional experience, her techniques and tips make prepping effortless; cooking and entertaining becomes recreational and less of a chore. Her style is a colorful approach to cooking and having fun at the same time

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Mailing address only: 2110 Artesia Blvd #155 Redondo Beach, CA 90278

www.southbayschoolofcooking.com

Chantel Kilmer

Chantel Kilmer, Director of Marketing & Events for Cameo Vineyards, in Lancaster Ca. holds a Certificate for passing the Introductory Sommelier Course for the Court of Master Sommeliers, and is going to take the certification Exam in Dec. 2006. Our area is in the process of establishing our own Winegrowers Assocaition,and begin the steps to have our own AVA. Would you like to learn food and wine pairing, Wine Appreciation,wine making and grape growing techniques in the Antelope Valley area, How to host a wine tasting party? Any Companies or organizations planning an event or fundraiser?, let me help you out.

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43536 Gadsden Avenue Lancaster, California, 93534
661-547-1934

Wine Valet at Two Rodeo Drive

Our wine concierge service specializes in matching your wine wishes - education, tastings, travel or cellar services with the right member of our team. Our roster of experience sommeliers, wine educators and travel professionals are available on short notice in Los Angeles as well as 17 other cities in the U.S. No event to large or small.

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204 N. Rodeo Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210
310-274-9224

www.womenwine.com

Wine Diva

WINE DIVA Invite us over! With an entertaining approach, catering to both novice and connoisseur alike, WINE DIVA will come to your home or business and guide you and your party through a line-up of Old World style wines. Whatever the occasion, we will orchestrate an event that is both fun and informative and promises to leave you and your guests with a newfound appreciation of wine and its lifestyle.

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3109232561

www.lawinediva.com

Anthony Dias Blue

Anthony Dias Blue is the recipient of a 2001 James Beard Foundation Award as well as the 1997 Communicator of the Year Award from the prestigious International Wine & Spirits Competition in London. He is one of the most influential food and wine personalities in the United States. His work in various media is circulated to more than 50,000,000 global consumers each month. He can be found in print periodicals, on radio, in bookstores and in cyberspace. For more than two decades Mr. Blue has been associated with BON APPETIT, the largest circulation food publication in the United States,serving previously as Wine and Spirits Editor and currently as Director of the Bon Appétit Tasting Panel, an important wine industry advisory group. Mr. Blue's influential consumer-oriented "Blue Lifestyle Minute" on WCBS radio in New York is broadcast several times each weekday and can also be heard daily on Infinity's KFWB radio in Los Angeles. Mr. Blue also contributes regularly to THE ROBB REPORT, DECANTER, DRINKS, ORIENT-EXPRESS, C MAGAZINE, PRIVATE CLUBS, BEL-AIR, GREENWICH, and SOCIAL AFFAIRS, as well as making occasional contributions to the American Airlines in-flight magazines AMERICAN WAY and CELEBRATED LIVING. He also serves as Wine & Spirits Editor of Patterson's Beverage Journal, an important beverage industry trade monthy. In the past, Mr. Blue was West Coast Contributing Editor of FOOD & WINE magazine and a Contributing Editor of DIVERSION, CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO, DELTA AIR LINES' SKY and NEW JERSEY MONTHLY magazines. His words have also appeared in THE WINE SPECTATOR, GQ, HOUSE & GARDEN, TRAVEL & LEISURE, FAMILY CIRCLE, AVENUE, CONNOISSEUR, ELLE, FORBES, THE NEW YORK SUNDAY NEWS, THE NEW YORK TIMES, THE INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE, THE SAN JOSE MERCURY NEWS, GASTRONOME, WINE COUNTRY LIVING, GREAT CHEFS, PLEASURES OF COOKING and CIGAR AFICIONADO. The inaugural edition of ANTHONY DIAS BLUE'S POCKET GUIDE TO WINE 2006, a yearly guide to wines and wine

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1030 Amalfi Drive Pacific Palisades, CA 90272
310-459-7570

www.BlueLifestyle.com

Jean-Baptiste Dhalluin

After 2 years spent in Bordeaux, France, Jean-Baptiste worked for 5 years in Europe for prestigious companies from the universe of Wines & Spirits: Champagne Piper & Charles Heidsieck, Hennessy Cognac, ChateauOnline... For more than a year, he now hosts educational wine events around Southern California and is a wine consultant for a distributor targeting upscale hotels & restaurants around L.A. and Orange Cty.

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310 402 1570