Pragmatic Wine Education
Wine Business Credentials
Academic:
M.B.A. – Sonoma State – Wine Business – 2019
B.S. Viticulture & Enology (Winemaking) – U.C. Davis
B.A. Italian (Language & Literature) – U.C. Davis
Wine Education Programs:
Former Student, Master of Wine Program, 2023-2025
WSET 3 (Pending) – London
Wine Scholar Guild – Sherry, Valpolicella, Pending: Germany, Italy
Professional Experience:
30 years of professional farming & winemaking (large & small scale)
Domestic: Napa, Sonoma, Willow Creek District, Washington state
Italy: Chianti Classico, Oltrepò Pavese, Barbaresco
Wines rated between 90 and 99 in several top wine publications
Farming: Biodynamic, Organic, Sustainable, Conventional
5 years in the Kosher wine industry
OnSite WIne Education – Recent Travel:
Bandol – France
Mosel – Germany
Mosel – Germany
Beaune – Burgundy
Bordeaux – France
Barbaresco & Barolo – Italy
Sussex – England
Niederosterreich – Austria
Priorat & Penedes – Spain
Napa – California
Lanuages:
English (Native)
Italian (C1) Advanced
French(A2) Basic
Spanish (A2) Basic