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.

More info:

PO Box #11

Lynden, WA 98264

• info@DiNardoandLordAuctioneers.com
• www.DiNardoandLordAuctioneers.com
• 888-503-0828

Dorette and Rich Snover, C'est Si Bon! Cooking School

C’est Si Bon! Cooking School specializes in teaching cooking techniques rather than recipes. Owner and Chef, Dorette Snover, is highly regarded for the cooking camps she offers to children and teens each summer. She also leads both teens and adults on culinary journeys to Provence and Tuscany, and she is currently creating itineraries for tours to Napa/Sonoma and Copenhagen in 2007. Through C'est Si Bon!, Chef Dorette also offers team-building cooking classes, private cooking lessons and monthly small group classes. Her sommelier husband, Rich Snover, can offer wine tastings or pairings for any of these events. Between baking calzones in her wood fired oven, Dorette is also a writer. One of her essays, "In the Kitchen", was published in an anthology of North Carolina women, The Secret to Their Success. Dorette contributed "Aboyer: The Little Announcer," a story about a butter-maker in Paris, for Women Behaving Badly. And an excerpt from her novel, City of Ladies, will appear this spring in Blink: Flash Fiction Before You Can Bat an Eye.

More info:

1002 Brace Lane
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

• dorette@cestsibon.net
• www.cestsibon.net
• (919) 942-6550

Cest si Bon! Cooking School

we offer hands-on cooking and connecting with our students, and we\'re proud to be exclusive, because what we offer is not a cheap trick. whether you have just retired from a stressful executive position, are getting married for the first (or second!) time, or are a 10-year-old who watches alton brown on the food network, we are interested in you being the star, not us... from rachael ray to emeril—everyone has their signature dish! are you tired of being left out in the cold? come to c\'est si bon! for a lesson and make a dish—well, yours! we\'ll craft unique and special recipes based on your culinary desires and musings.

More info:

1002 Brace Lane
Chapel Hill, NC 27516

• dorette@cestsibon.net
• www.cestsibon.net
• 919-942-6550

Chatham Hill Winery

Chatham Hill Winery, the first and only urban winery producing award winning French style premium wines as well as a unique light semi-sweet brand of fruit infused wines, is located moments off of I-40 and close to all areas in the Triangle. Chatham Hill Winery is built upon a foundation of learning in all they do and sharing that learning with all interested. The winery conducts winery tours and wine tasting throughout the week where guests are invited to learn about the history of winemaking in North Carolina and wine enjoyment from the novice to the expert. Often times presentations and instructional workshops are conducted by their Owner and Winemaker, Marek Wojciechowski. Educational opportunities are available for the individual or group, including corporate groups and team building. Following are a few of their offerings: Wine & Food Pairing with local Chefs Varietal Blind Wine Tastings Wine & Chocolate - A Match Made in Heaven NC Challenges the World: Can You Tell the Difference? Survival Guide for the Wine Amateur: How to Impress a Wine Snob or Business Client Wine Blending: The Highest Art Form in Winemaking, a Hands-On Workshop Chatham Hill Winery can create a custom program and conduct events on site or off site.

More info:

3800 Gateway Centre Blvd.
Suite 310
Cary/Morrisville, NC 27560

• jill@chathamhillwine.com
• www.chathamhillwine.com
• 919.380.7135

Chatham Hill Winery

Chatham Hill Winery, the first and only urban winery producing award winning French style premium wines as well as a unique light semi-sweet brand of fruit infused wines, is located moments off of I-40 and close to all areas in the Triangle. Chatham Hill Winery is built upon a foundation of learning in all they do and sharing that learning with all interested. The winery conducts winery tours and wine tasting throughout the week where guests are invited to learn about the history of winemaking in North Carolina and wine enjoyment from the novice to the expert. Often times presentations and instructional workshops are conducted by their Owner and Winemaker, Marek Wojciechowski. Educational opportunities are available for the individual or group, including corporate groups and team building. Following are a few of their offerings: Wine & Food Pairing with local Chefs Varietal Blind Wine Tastings Wine & Chocolate - A Match Made in Heaven NC Challenges the World: Can You Tell the Difference? Survival Guide for the Wine Amateur: How to Impress a Wine Snob or Business Client Wine Blending: The Highest Art Form in Winemaking, a Hands-On Workshop Chatham Hill Winery can create a custom program and conduct events on site or off site.

More info:

3800 Gateway Centre Blvd.
Suite 310
Cary/Morrisville, NC 27560

• jill@chathamhillwine.com
• www.chathamhillwine.com
• 919.380.7135