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

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

Salud! A Wine Experience

Salud! A Wine Experience is a fun activity for any social, professional or corporate group in a relaxed format that takes the intimidation out of the tasting process resulting in a memorable experience. Our goal is to demystify and enhance an individual's perception of wine in an edutainment format utilizing the five senses as they apply to wine.

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3600 Interlaken Drive
Plano, Texas 75075

• severine@saludwinenow.com
• www.saludwinenow.com
• 214-392-7384

Don Myers Wine Specialist/Educator Vino'Versity

Wine'tastic! I love taking the snobbery out of wine. If you are ready to enjoy the greatest beverage in the world and learn a little, or a lot about it with like minded, fun people, I am your person. I take over a decade of highly focused industry experience and condense that into a fun,inviting and memorable experience. We are always learning and growing in the wine industry, and I love to share in the passion of that experience. I will help you learn more about the most important thing to learn in wine, and that is... what you like! I may even help you learn to like more! I use an aromatic components kit also to help us awaken our "sense of scents", and you will be able to identify wine in a way you never dreamed possible. There's only one way to find out...Give me a call and book a class today!!! "The wines that one best remembers are not necessarily the finest that one has ever tasted, and the highest quality may fail to delight so much as some far more humble beverage drunk in more favorable surroundings." -H. Warner Allen (From the wine list of Commander's Palace in New Orleans, LA courtesy of John McDonald, Dallas, TX)

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3911 Prescott Ave. #4
Dallas, TX 75219
214-283-4735

• donmyers777@msn.com
• www.vinoversity.com
• 214-283-4735

DIANNA OFFUTT

Founder of ABCo Brand Builders LLC, Dianna has an army of wine enthusiasts educating consumers all across the state of Texas. Her clients include a long list of wine, beer and spirit producers and importers. Whether you are seeking a small wine experience for a few people or an event for hundreds, even thousands, ABCO Brand Builders can accomodate your needs. Dianna is certified (CFEE) through Purdue University and the International Festival and Events Association and is a veteran event producer. She is also certified through the International Sommelier Guild, and is a USPCA Certified Personal Chef

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100 North Central Expressway, Suite 512
Dallas, Texas 75204

• ABCOBB@SBCGLOBAL.NET
• www.abcobrandbuilders.com
• 214-493-7510

Two Wine Guys

Wine classes in your home -- from Wine 101 to advanced classes on specific subjects, taught by two long-time wine industry experts.

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• wineguys@twowineguys.com
• twowineguys.com
• 214-727-1992

Jim Doutre (JMD)

Custom tailored wine tastings and food pairings. A unique blend of culture, history, entertainment, wine production, appellations, and grape varieties.

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715 Wayland Dr.
Arlington, Tx. 76012

• jmdoutre@sbcglobal.net
• www.wine-jimdoutre.com
• 817-548-0449

Brook E. Ray

I am available for private tasting, wine parties, waitstaff training, or to help you select beverages for you special event. My instruction is fun and easy allowing those I work with to learn more than they ever thought possible.

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• einsteinofwine@yahoo.com
• 940-384-9463

D'Lynn Proctor

When you are hosting a party for your company or having a formal wine dinner or just having a mixer for friends, always trust the services of a sommelier who holds an Advanced Diploma from the Court of Master Sommeliers. Specializes in Champagne Saboring, knowledge of regions, soils, varieties and spirits,and whom can just get a mixer started! Also newly named Wine and Spirits magazine Best New Sommelier in America 2008!

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• seven2wice@yahoo.co.uk
• www.wine-tastic.com
• 214-908-9325

The Wine Therapist

The Wine Therapist offers its consulting service for your wine event to meet any need you have. From a not for profit event, to flying in our Master of Wine from California, we will meet any want or need. For Beginner's Class, we proudly offer the Two Wine Guys, Jeff Siegel and John Bratcher, and recently the services of the Founder of Dallas Uncorked, Hayley Hamilton. From Certified Wine Educators, Master Sommeliers, to Masters of Wine, the Wine Therapist is your cure for the Common Wine Tasting!

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1810 Skillman Street
Dallas, Tx
75206

• info@thewinetherapist.com
• www.thewinetherapist.com
• 214 821 9463

VinUnici

Educational wine events of all types, including educational wine presentations to "beginning through advanced" groups, facilitation of narrowly focused wine experts such as winemakers or winery owners, with special emphasis on very small production wines from California. Our style is casual, inclusive and imbedded with humor, and we advocate individuality of the palate over wine scores.

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4617 Shadycreek LN
Colleyville TX 76034

• brett@vinunici.com
• vinunici.biz
• 2146950780

University of North Texas-School of Merchandising and Hospitality Mangement

I teach a course titled Survey of Beverages. It is an undergraduate course where we cover wines, beers and spirits. It is intended for Hospitality Management majors as well as for other Business School majors. The course is a 16 week course and we meet 3 hours per week. I have written a college textbook: The bar and Beverage Book-John Wiley and sons are rthe publishers and the 4th edition came out last year-2007. I am available to present lectures/discussion sessions on wines, beers and spirits.

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3220 Princess lane
Dallas, Texas 75229

• cxk5531@dcccd.edu
• 214-358-4971

Wine Guru Services, LLC

We offer a variety of wine tastings and presentations for any business or social occasion nationwide. Each event is customized to to meet the needs of our client. We work directly with our client and their venue to customize a wine topic, wines to be tasted, glassware and food pairings. Each event is hosted by David Pennachetti the President of Wine Guru Services, LLC. David has over 25 years restaurant experience including eight years as Beverage Director for Maggiano's Little Italy. He's worked extensively with wineries around the world to develop wine lists, training programs and tasting events. David is a member of the Society of Wine Educators and holds a introductory certificate from the Court of Master Sommeliers.

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Dallas, TX

• david@wineguruservices.com
• www.wineguruservices.com/
• 214-356-9463

Flavors From Afar

Flavors From Afar offers interactive food and wine pairing classes tailored to meet your needs. We offer a beginner class that covers the basics of tasting wine, then food and wine together...or a "you be the judge" seminar where the participants select their favorite food and wine combinations. We also speak at local clubs and charity events.

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6705 Snider Plaza
Dallas Texas 75205

• sales@flavorsfromafar.com
• www.flavorsfromafar.com
• 214.696.2327

Mark F. Whittier

Mark F. Whittier, CSW Mark is a lifelong educator and marketing professional who is on a mission to help you increase your enjoyment of wine – through education, travel and, of course, tasting wine! Mark's background includes Court of Master Sommeliers' training, current roles as a wine steward and Director of Education at local wine retailers and he holds the Wine Specialist Certificate from the Society of Wine Educators. He has traveled around the world, visiting vineyards and wineries in Europe, Australia and across the United States. For wine education, menu consultation, tasting events with friends or even guided wine tours in exotic locales, give Mark a call. His goal is to enable you to enjoy wine more as you learn more about it. As he says, "Learn. Enjoy. Repeat."

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2917 Shalimar Drive
Plano, TX 75023

• mark_whittier@yahoo.com
• 214-532-8935

Bruce Anderson, PhD Winemaker

I can talk on a variety of wine related topics including, but not limited to: Grape growing in Texas from Spanish Missionaries to today. Wine making Wine appreciation ... etc,

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Sunset Winery
1535 South Burleson Blvd
Burleson, Tx 76028

• sunset.winery.mail@sbcglobal.net
• www.sunsetwinery.com
• 817-891-1008

Mack Carder, CS

Mack Carder is a Certified Sommelier with over 20 years of fine wine experience in retail, wholesale, hospitality, and education. Have fun learning wine from someone who knows the subject, understands how to teach, and truly loves his work.

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6100 Camp Bowie Blvd., Suite 22
Fort Worth, TX 76116

• papparottis@sbcglobal.net
• 817 731-7700