Véronique LEMOINE Cognac tasting School

Agronomist and economist, graduated from the Montpellier “Ecole Nationale Supérieure d'Agronomie”, passed the Wine Tasting Diploma from Bordeaux Enology Universit y . From 2001 to 2004, teacher and coordinator of the Ecole du Bordeaux Wine Tasting School, she has been in charge of the promotion of Bordeaux Saveurs, , dedicated to the Bordeaux way of living, exquisite food and great wines. In 2004, she moved to Cognac and discovered a new world of sensations. She passed in 2005 and 2006 the different professional ORECO Diplomas in “Assessement of quality of cognac spirits” In June 2006, she founded the " Ecole des Cognacs" -Cognac Tasting School- the first tasting school in France dedicated to these delicate and complex brandies. The Ecole des Cognacs gives courses for professionals, and offers conferences, tastings and aromatic visits for the “amateurs”. (www.cognac-tasting-school.com) Veronique Lemoine also works as a consultant for different Cognac houses. She has written articles on Cognacs for different magazines : Whisky Magazine(!), Le Figaro and Revue du Vin de France. She has written a book on the aromas of Cognacs, published in April 2009 in French by the Editions Feret.

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Alliance Française of Miami,
618 SW 8th St. Miami 33130

• info_invitations@cognacinc.com
• www.ecole-des-cognacs.com
• 954 9030906

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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• info@winewithinreach.com
• www.winewithinreach.com
• 954-661-0174

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

• wineanddine@enlightenwine.com
• 305.968.6397

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

• info@vcwine.com
• www.vcwine.com
• 305-804-9172

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

• WineAndDine@bellsouth.net
• WineAndDine.biz
• 305-968-6397

Grappolo Blu

Grappolo Blu ♣♣♣ 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

• wine8140@aol.com
• 305-531-8293