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| Tom DiNardo - The Wine Zealot
 | | 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
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| Grappolo Blu
| | Grappolo Blu
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Charlie Arturaola
Wine Educator
The distinguished sommelier Charlie Arturaola is a household name in culinary and oenological circles, and considered one of the nation’s “top 10 palates” by American Sommelier Association. The charismatic wine expert approaches his life’s passion with knowledge and enthusiasm, and is in demand at food and wine events nationwide.
He has been a featured sommelier and educator at many of the country’s greatest wine festivals, including Aspen, Naples (as a founding sommelier), Napa, and Jackson Hole, and is on the tasting team for the Wine Spectator’s Wine Experiences, most recently in San Francisco, New York and Chicago. In 2005 Arturaola was name as Chevalier by France’s Ordre des Coteaux des Champagnes.
As an educator, Arturaola was a “distinguished visiting sommelier” at Johnson & Wales University, and, in 2007, will teach at Lynn’s University new Hospitality department in Boca Raton. He has also served as an expert speaker for Bloomingdale’s and Waterford, Master of Food & Wine in Mendoza, Argentina and as a guest columnist for USA Today.
Arturaola is presently the president of Miami-based Grappolo Blu, which offers sommelier services, wine estate appraisals, and cellar salvages. His global knowledge of wine is so comprehensive that several insurance companies rely on him to appraise wine collections valued from $50,000 to more than one million dollars. His experience with wine embraces 20 years as cellar master, director of wine, sommelier and wine purchaser for hotels, resorts, restaurants, and luxury cruise lines. He has traveled to every wine region in the world, cultivating productive relationships with winemakers and is fluent in five languages: English, French, Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish.
Before to founding Grappolo
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11 island Ave # 712 Miami Beach
Florida- 33139
305-531-8293
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| Wine and Dine
| | Wine and Food Parings
Events and Promotions
Wine and Spirits Journalist
Restaurant and Industry Staff Training
Wine and Spirits Tastings and Seminars
Hosting of Corporate and Private Events
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1825 Ponce de Leon Blvd. #494
Coral Gables, FL33134
305-968-6397
WineAndDine.biz |
| Patrick Sullivan
| | ·Tastings & Seminars
·Events & Promotions
·Corporate & Private Events
·Wine & Food-Paired Dinners
Patrick has spent a number of years in the retail and wholesale segments of the wine and liquor industry. He has selected wines and composed wine lists for some of the top restaurants in South Florida. He conducts staff training for restaurants throughout the US. He has been involved in wine and spirits training for both the trade and the public since 1990, and has hosted more than two hundred multi-course wine-and-food-paired dinners.
Credentials Include:
· Wine and Spirits Editor, Dine Magazine
· Director, Enlighten Wine & Spirits Education
· President, Wine & Dine, Events, Training & Industry Consulting
· Judge, 2007 Miami Wine Challenge
· Judge, 2006 Wine & Food Pairing Competition, Miami International Wine Fair
· Wine Columnist, Town Center Magazine, South Miami
· Wine Editor and Contributing Writer, Bar&Restaurant Magazine
· Food and Wine Pairing Consultant, Salmon of the Americas (SOTA)
· Wine Consultant, International Boutique Wines
· Instructor/Consumer Educator, inVision Marketing, Southern Wine & Spirits
· Past President, International Wine & Food Society, Miami Branch
· Commandeur, Commanderie de Bordeaux
· Certificat de Mérite, Wines of France & Sopexa
· Chevalier, Ordre Mondial, La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs
· Member, Bardstown Bourbon Society
· Friend, Classic Malts Family
· Member, Les Amis du Vin
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1825 Ponce de Leon Blvd. #494
Coral Gables, FL 33134
305.968.6397
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| Viti*Culture Wine Education
| | We organize all types of wine events, specializing in private instructional wine tastings. These may be as informal as a 'social' type tasting guests come up to the table to get a taste of each as they mingle, or as formal as a sit-down lecture on specific topics, regions or grape varieties. We organize the event around our customers needs and expectations.
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Miami, FL
305-804-9172
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| Wine Within Reach LLC
| | South Florida in-home, private and intimidation-free wine education classes.
Please visit our website for more information.
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954-661-0174
www.winewithinreach.com |
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