Educators on Wine, Food, Beer, Spirits Or Etiquette
Educators in Ottawa, Ontario
Savvy Company (formerly The Savvy Grapes_
Savvy Company is an award winning company that hosts winemaker's dinners, Sommelier wine tastings, wine 'classes', wine tours, and wine and food events for the general public, private and corporate clients. Everyone is invited to join us as we explore the world of wine. To receive invitations to Savvy Company's upcoming events, or to have our team of Savvy Sommeliers create a custom wine and food event, contact cheers(at)savvycompany.ca or call us on 613-SAVVYCO. Cheers!
More info:
Ottawa, ON
• cheers(at)savvycompany.ca
• www.savvycompany.ca
• 613-SAVVYCO (728-8926)
Brian Preston - Certified Sommelier
Brian has been a certified Sommelier for over 10 years involved in wine education, conducting private tours of Niagara and Prince Edward County wineries, and he works with restaurants presenting special food/wine tasting suppers. He also conducts private tastings. Learning in a fun social environment are his hallmarks.
More info:
6 Polk Crescent, PO Box 112
Portland, Ontario
K0G 1V0
• brianpreston@rogers.blackberry.net
• 613-272-3129
Antonio Mauriello
Antonio Mauriello developed a strong passion for Italian cuisine and for its inseparable companion, wine, while in his native Rome, Italy. He is a graduate of the Associazione Italiana Sommelier in Rome. Now living in Canada’s National Capital since 1997, Antonio is the founder and owner of DiVino Wine Studio, and a gregarious and enthusiastic wine and food authority. He is a director of the National Capital Sommelier Guild, a sommelier consultant to the Italian Trade Commission and Groovy Grapes, and a wine instructor with The Cultural Kitchen and The Urban Element cooking studios. Antonio is a teacher at Algonquin College sommelier program and also serves as a restaurant wine consultant, a wine columnist and a broadcaster. He travels extensively because of his insatiable passion for researching unknown grape varieties, small wine producers and regional cuisine.
More info:
20-2 Bertona Street
Ottawa, ON
K2G 0W2 Canada
• antonio@divinowinestudio.com
• www.divinowinestudio.com
• 613 221-9760
Divino Wine Studio
Divino Wine Studio is dedicated to helping enthusiasts at all levels learn the art and pleasures of wine and food—while broadening their tasting skills— through a range of courses and activities. Our activities range from two-hour seminars to 11-day wine tours of Italy. We are sure you can find something that interests you!
More info:
20-2 Bertona Street
Ottawa, ON
K2G 0W2 Canada
• antonio@divinowinestudio.com
• www.divinowinestudio.com
• 613 221-9760
John McCormick, Sommelier
John, a certified Sommelier, has been engaged in wine education for 35 years. He regularly conducts tutored themed tastings, presides over the regular Ritz III restaurant food/wine pairings and represents MCO Interesting Wines and Spirits, Ontario Agent for many family run, single estate, highly respected vineyards worldwide. John frequently responds to requests for his services to tailor specific tutored tastings for corporate and private clients.
More info:
3799 Marble Canyon Crescent
Ottawa, On
K1V 1P9
• john@thingsvinous.com
• www.thingsvinous.com
• 613-822-2257
Groovy Grapes Entertaining Wine Education & Events
Turn your next cocktail party into a wine tasting experience. Groovy Grapes specializes in stylish and entertaining wine tasting concepts for corporate and private clients. Call 613 715 9399 or visit www.groovygrapes.com for a free wine event consultation.
More info:
394 Winston Ave
Ottawa ON
K2A 1Y5
Canada
• sean@groovygrapes.com
• www.groovygrapes.com
• 613 715 9399
