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I'm a Vancouver-based wine consultant who works with restaurants on their wine programs and staff training. I also write about wine, present seminars, host events, judge wine competitions, and so on. If you need something along those lines, I can probably help you out.
My background is in running restaurants around Vancouver, most recently managing Gastown's Salt Tasting Room until 2010 when I received the 'Sommelier of the Year' award at the 2010 Vancouver International Wine Festival. I've been profiled by Wine Enthusiast Magazine, run the wine program for an evening at James Beard House in New York, been a tasting panel participant at Wine & Spirits Magazine, and was named one of Western Living Magazine's Top 40 Foodies Under 40. I have various certifications and credits through London's Wine & Spirit Education Trust, the Court of Master Sommeliers & the Winemaking Program at UC Davis.
Clicking on Current Projects will keep you up-do-date on what's keeping me busy these days, while my writing ventures can be found over at, well, Writing. Over at the Blog page I'll be sharing various thoughts, news and things that spring to mind, while Associates & Friends gives me a chance to shine an oh-so-tiny spotlight on some awesome people I've had the pleasure of working with.
Feel free to drop me a line or hit me up on Twitter. Thanks for checking things out around here. Cheers!
I'm a Vancouver-based wine consultant who works with restaurants on their wine programs and staff training. I also write about wine, present seminars, host events, judge wine competitions, and so on. If you need something along those lines, I can probably help you out.
My background is in running restaurants around Vancouver, most recently managing Gastown's Salt Tasting Room until 2010 when I received the 'Sommelier of the Year' award at the 2010 Vancouver International Wine Festival. I've been profiled by Wine Enthusiast Magazine, run the wine program for an evening at James Beard House in New York, been a tasting panel participant at Wine & Spirits Magazine, and was named one of Western Living Magazine's Top 40 Foodies Under 40. I have various certifications and credits through London's Wine & Spirit Education Trust, the Court of Master Sommeliers & the Winemaking Program at UC Davis.
Clicking on Current Projects will keep you up-do-date on what's keeping me busy these days, while my writing ventures can be found over at, well, Writing. Over at the Blog page I'll be sharing various thoughts, news and things that spring to mind, while Associates & Friends gives me a chance to shine an oh-so-tiny spotlight on some awesome people I've had the pleasure of working with.
Feel free to drop me a line or hit me up on Twitter. Thanks for checking things out around here. Cheers!
