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| John Alonge
 | | John Alonge, co-owner of the San Diego Wine & Culinary Center, is a noted wine educator and speaker. His presentations range from introductory wine courses and structured tastings to hands on wine events.
More Info:
San Diego Wine & Culinary Center
200 Harbor Drive, Suite 120
San Diego, CA 92101
619-231-6400
www.sdwineculinary.com |
| Lindsay Pomeroy: The Wine Smarties
| | Lindsay Pomeroy is creator and owner of The Wine Smarties, a San Diego-based wine events and consulting company.
Full of pizazz and endless new ideas, she adds sparkle to any wine event!
Her background is perfectly paired to her mission of helping people get "wine smarter." She spent several years as a teacher in Italy, Boston and San Diego. She helped manage the busiest and most successful wine bar in San Diego, and obtained her Specialist of Wine certification with The Society of Wine Educators!
Currently, you'll find Lindsay as the in-house sommelier at Dussini Mediterranean Bistro downtown, as well as out teaching her wine classes at different venues throughout San Diego.
She specializes in taking private wine parties, wine events, industry trainings and consulting work, and group classes to the next level with her passionate and inventive approach.
More Info:
415 Laurel Street, #216, San Diego, CA 92101
619-955-8884
www.winesmarties.com |
| 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
888-503-0828
www.DiNardoandLordAuctioneers.com |
| The Princess Grape
| | Antonia is an engaging speaker, and a wine educator holding the highest certificate with WSET London. She has a culinary diploma from Italy and has been involved in the food and wine business for 20 years. Having owned restaurants, managed wine distributorships, sales and marketing in the wine world, she has a verve for teaching and sharing her stories from wine regions all around the world. She also has written wine articles for hospitality magazines around the world. She brings entertainment with her education events.
More Info:
333 Coast Blvd Ste 13
La Jolla California 92037
760-889-7424
www.theprincessgrape.com |
| CHATEAU DU MONDE
| | ONSITE EDUCATION SCHOOL FOR THE PUBLIC AND RETAILERS (WAIT STAFF TRAINING FOR RESTAURANTS AND WINE STORES).
WE ALSO DO WINE CONSULTING FOR RESTAURANTS AND INDIVIDUALS. WINE LIST FOR RESTAURANTS.
NEED HELP WITH HOSTING A HOME, BUSINESS, WORKGROUPS OR SOCIAL GROUP? CONTACT US.
More Info:
2730 JEFFERSON ST. SUIT 22 CARLSBAD,CA. 92008
858-7799787
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| Truly Fine Wine, Inc. (German Imports)
| | Truly Fine Wine is a direct importer of limited production German Rieslings, Pinot Noir, rare dessert wines and more. We love sharing our passion for the amazing and often misunderstood wines of Germany, which offer some of the most food friendly options on the planet. Contact us for your next event or to host a private event! We love to share our passion for nouvea German wines!
More Info:
4060 Morena Blvd, Ste K
San Diego, CA 92117
(858) 270-9463
www.trulyfinewine.com |
| North County Wine Company
| | James Allyn and his CIA & WSETcertified staff can educate you in every wine from every area of the world. Daily wine tasting events make it possible from over 55,000 different lables.
Come enjoy wine and learn, every day.
More Info:
1099 San marcos Blvd. San MArcos, Ca 92078
760-744-2119
www.NorthCountyWineCompany.com |
| Mark Stuart, CWP "The San Diego Wine Guy"
| | Mark Stuart, CWP trained at the Culinary Institute of America under some of the most highly regarded wine professionals in the United States.
He currently is the wine writer for The La Jolla Light newspaper, a commercial wine judge, published critic, and a personal and commercial wine consultant and educator.
Private education is his signature service. For more information, please visit www.sdwineguy.com
More Info:
PO Box 99780
San Diego, CA 92169
858-454-8519
www.sdwineguy.com |
| Douglas Wiens, California Wine School
| | Thirsty for wine knowledge? We teach everything about wine from the soil to the gass... classes offered in wine tasting, explorations of wine varietals, wine cellaring, wine serving, wine grape growing, winemaking, and food pairing. The mission of California Wine School is to teach you everything about wine, not to sell it to you.
Whether you're a beginner or a seasoned wine lover, come to our classes to
taste, discuss, and learn wine in a professional yet fun classroom environment.
TEMECULA ~ SAN DIEGO ~ ORANGE COUNTY ~ PALM SPRINGS
More Info:
35055 Via Del Ponte
Temecula, CA 92592
951-623-9708
www.CaliforniaWineSchool.com |
| Antonia Quast
| | Antonia is a certified wine educator holding the highest diploma with Wine & Spirit Educators Trust in London,England. WSET is the only international accrediting body in the world and she is currently on the road with achieving the revered Master of Wine Degree.
Antonia teaches: Informal in home wine events/parties, education classes for the public and does education facilitation for the wine industry for distributor teams and on premise staff.
Her style is engaging, always colourful, entertaining as well as educational.
Her experience and passion in wine has travelled the globe and the industry! Sales , sommelier, brand director, marketing manager all for some of the most prestigious wineries in France, Italy, Chile, Portugal, New Zealand and more.
Contact her for your next corporate or home event. Or checkout the many public classes she teaches.
More Info:
760-889-7424
www.AntoniaQuast.com |
| Jim Barrasso
| | Chef/Owner of Firefly Grill and Winebar currently teaches cooking and wine pairing classes at several local kitchen shops. Specializes in de-mystifying cooking techniques and explaining how and why food and wine goes together well.
More Info:
252 N El Camino Real Ste. B
Encinitas CA 92024
760-635-1066
fireflygrillandwinebar.com |
| Greg Martellotto
| | Greg Martellotto is a bon vivant who brings a wealth of international experience to the world of wine. After eating and drinking his way through more than 50 countries, Greg developed Martellotto Wines, a wine distribution company based in San Diego. In addition, Greg operates Baja Vino Tours, a day tour company that introduces tourists and oenophiles to the Mexican wine country. When Greg is not sharing his knowledge and passion for wine through educational events, he works as an assistant winemaker in Mexico and Santa Barbara developing his own boutique labels. He is available for corporate functions, private tastings, and retail wine consulting.
More Info:
2006 Second Ave.
San Diego, CA 92101
619-227-8579
Bajavinotours.com |
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