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Dana Beninati

Dana Beninati is a James Beard award-winning producer, educator and writer. As a chef and sommelier, Dana’s superpower is food and wine pair...

Jim Clarke is the U.S. Country Manager for Wines of South Africa (WoSA), the generic, inclusive marketing body for South African wine export...

Hailing from Northern California, Anne was bitten by the wine bug early in life and vowed to one day channel her analytical attention to the...

Vitalii was born and raised in Moldova, a country renowned for its rich wine culture and home to the largest wine collection in the world. F...

Elana Effrat's love affair with whiskey had a rocky start. It began with a burn but evolved into a deep exploration of the history, people, ...

Andy Fisher has been President of Astor Wines & Spirits for over 40 years. When he started in 1971, it was a small shop in the middle of Ast...

Sasha is a certified sommelier in advanced wine studies with Sommelier Society of America and has been in the hospitality industry for over ...

Born and raised in Taiwan, now based in NYC, Joyce Lin is a certified sommelier, wine writer and educator. Joyce’s passion for food and wine...

Wanda Mann has been writing about wine for over fifteen years. She is the East Coast Editor for The SOMM Journal and Tasting Panel magazines...

Cristina Martin is a wine and spirits educator and enthusiast. Previously, she served as the Programming Manager for Astor Center where she ...

May Matta-Aliah is a New York based wine and brandy educator and President of In the Grape (www.inthegrape.com http://www.inthegrape.com)....

Robin Robinson is the author of the book "The Complete Whiskey Course: A Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Lessons. He is a private consul...

Lisa Saunders is a wine educator, Italian teacher, and the General Manager at Astor Center. She lived in Italy for nearly 10 years where she...

Amanda Schuster was a shop consultant and Assistant Spirits Buyer at Astor in the early 2000s when Mad Men first aired and we almost had a r...

Timothy Sullivan is the founder of UrbanSake.com, which started in 2005 and is America's longest-running sake education website and a treasu...