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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
Jim Clarke is the U.S. Country Manager for Wines of South Africa (WoSA), the generic, inclusive marketing body for South African wine export...
Vitalii Dascaliuc
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...
Jena Ellenwood
Jena Ellenwood is a globally award-winning bartender, cocktail educator, and writer based in Astoria, NY. Her cocktails have been featured o...
Andrew Fisher
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...
Joyce Lin
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
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
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
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
Robin Robinson is the author of the book "The Complete Whiskey Course: A Comprehensive Tasting School in Ten Lessons. He is a private consul...
Neal Rosenthal
After receiving a B.A from Rutgers College, a J.D. from Columbia University, and an LL.M. from New York University and practicing corporate ...
Lisa Saunders
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...
Charles Springfield
Charles Springfield is a certified sommelier and wine educator based in New York City. His mission is to help promote wine appreciation thro...
Chris Struck
Chris Struck holds undergraduate degrees in Culinary Arts & Food Service Management from Johnson & Wales University & an Executive MBA in F...
Timothy Sullivan
Timothy Sullivan is the founder of UrbanSake.com, which started in 2005 and is America's longest-running sake education website and a treasu...