Educators on Wine, Food, Beer, Or Spirits
Educators in Phoenix, Arizona
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Joe LaVilla
I am the local instructor for the International Sommelier Guild Fundamentals classes, as well as the local ISG administrator. I offer individual courses for groups, staff training for restaurants, or consulting for businesses in the area of food and beverage management.
More info:
2233 W Dunlap Ave
Phoenix, AZ 85021
• jlavilla@cox.net
• 602-331-7528
Sassy Sommelier Lizbeth Congiusti
Wine Tasting, Etiquette, Lectures, Classes for Corpations and Individuals. Want to learn how to taste wine? Want to know proper wine etiquette? Need help ordering wine in restaurant?
More info:
8510 East Via De Viva
Scottsdale, AZ 85258
• sassysommelier@sassysommelier.com
• www.sassysommelier.com
• 480-219-7906
EATiQuette
Veteran Arizona restaurateur and culinary arts instructor David Rothschild presents dining etiquette workshops and workshop/lunches for groups of teens and/or adults. (Sorry, no public events available for individual registration.) On-site, certificate restaurant service training for independents, resorts and hotels, casinos, culinary programs.
More info:
2238 E Wahalla Ln
Phoenix AZ 85024
• info@eatiquette.com
• www.eatiquette.com
• 602-569-2051
Dennis Minchella
Dennis Minchella, proprietor and wine-maker at the Kokopelli Winery in Arizona, is a fourth generation wine-maker with roots in wine-making from his family in Italy. Dennis’ father Don Minchella established Kokopelli Winery in 1996. Since then Dennis and his father have grown Kokopelli to be one of the largest wineries in Arizona. Kokopelli offers 24 different wine varieties including Cabernet Sauvingon, Merlot, Meritage, Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, Reisling and Imperial Ker sparkling wine. Kokopelli’s Arizona wines, made from Arizona grown grapes, have won over 55 medals to date. If you are looking for wine education at your location, or if you’d like to bring in a group to the winery, Kokopelli would be happy to accommodate. We can offer wine-making and wine-tasting seminars at your location or ours, plus tours of the winery in Chandler, tours of the vineyard in Wilcox, a full catering service, and optionally multi-course winemakers dinners with menu items selected specially to showcase the various Kokopelli wines.
More info:
35 W. Boston Street, Chandler AZ
• therestaurantguy@aol.com
• www.kokopelliwinery.com
• 602 330 4674
Gary Spadafore CWE
Gary is a Certified Wine Educator. He received his certifcation through the Society of Wine Educators. There are less than 150 active CWE's in the country.
More info:
1115 N. 47th Avenue
Phx, AZ 85043
• garys@abdc-az.com
• www.alliance-beverage.com
• 6027605507
JMC Wines, LLC
I am a Sommelier Consultant with a diploma from the International Sommelier Guild. I offer educational presentations on wine, wine and food pairing, and cellar management as well as restructuring wine programs for restaurants and staff training. Educational presentations are individual and custom-prepared and can also follow a series schedule. I look forward to assisting your organization or group.
More info:
6039 E. Mariposa
Scottsdale, AZ 85251
• thejodie@mac.com
• 6028816189
