About Us

Experience

Professional Experience

Over 35 years of experience in sales and marketing, business-to-business, including

  • Sales
  • Marketing Management
  • Marketing Communications
  • Web Site Development and Promotion
  • Trade Show Management
  • Technical Writing, and more.
Wine Business Experience

 Five years of experience in retail wine sales with a local wine shop and wine bar.  
Retail wine sales experience
Development and Management of Wine Club with over 250 members
  • Design, development and maintenance of web site
  • Wine education program
  • Tending wine bar and wine retail sales
  • Promotion and marketing of the establishment

Wine Education
 University of California, Davis

  • Courses in wine business, wine tasting, tasting room management, public relations, viticulture, enology
  • UC Davis is the leading university in enology and viticulture in the USA

Society of Wine Educators

  • Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW)
  • The Society of Wine Educators mission is to advance wine education through professional development and certification

Culinary Institute of America, Professional Wine Studies Program

  • Certified Wine Professional
  • Courses in wine business, European wines, Food and Wine pairing, California wines, Northeast Wines, Australia/New Zealand Wines, and more
Wine and Spirits Educational Trust - prepares students for Master in Wine program
  • Intermediate Certificate
  • This program prepares students to pursue the Master of Wine program. It includes extensive studies in all areas of wine and spirits, including enology, viticultural, wine regions and styles, and the WSET systematic approach to tasting.