Alejandro Ortiz Email & Phone Number

Athens, GA, US

Athens, Georgia, United States

Osteria Olio @ The Rivet House, Athens - GA

Greater Atlanta Area

THE PEOPLEWe believe in handcrafted wines with a focus on family wineries and sustainable, organic, and biodynamic producers. All wines are not created equal. Arguably, the better wines are going to come from small, dedicated producers. These artists and craftspeople saw a calling in winemaking, and make it their livelihoods. #realwine.WHERE - THE ORIGINWe.

Georgia, USA

We have one mission: to take the mystery out of wine without stripping it of its magic. Our courses are designed to make you a better wine enthusiast through in-depth discussions, a no-nonsense every day approach to wine, and of course, tasting some pretty awesome bottles. We keep it fun, informative, and relevant. Courses are taught by Alejandro Ortiz a.

Greater Atlanta Area

VINNOVATION is a food-and-beverage industry consulting organization. Development, strategy, representation.PINTA and PINTA SCHOOL of WINE | ATHENS COOKS - Taking the mystery out of food & wine without stripping it of it's magic. Promotional tool for the retail / F&B industry. Consumer-focused food & beverage education, events, and lifestyle.

Worldwide

Wine & Spirits brand management, market penetration strategies, and education. Food & Beverage concept-development, training & development, with national and global insight.

New York, New York

Classic Wine for Modern People

Miami/Fort Lauderdale Area

Served as founder and executive team member for dynamic start up of hospitality consulting and concept development firm offering crucial services in a nascent market offering strategic planning, development, and sales & marketing to the wine and hospitality industry as well as the operations of our proprietary brands. Design and execute strong strategic.

Singapore

• Generated and conducted market research initiatives and led strategic planning, support and administration of luxury hotel group’s full reboot of beverage program worldwide. Worked diligently with local and regional.
• New Business Development: Built from the ground-up a Singapore-based import-export platform and managed all purchasing, consolidation, depletions, sales, and the re-exporting over $2MM of wine annually (through.
• Sales: Grew overall wine and spirits sales by an average of 60% worldwide in the first year of implementation and increased overall profitability of spirits program by, in some regions, over 150% through a.
• Generated an additional $10MM in wine and spirits sales in the time of my tenure.
• Marketing/Branding Strategies: Created category-management approach specific to region/country. Worked closely with wineries to manage allocations throughout group. Spearheaded intensive on-site training of staffs as.

Opening team-member of The Setai Miami (2004) and The Heritage House Mendocino (2005). Created, managed and controlled bi-coastal F&B program for GHM Americas. Sales: Generated $3.6M in wine sales first year of operation for The Setai as its Wine Director.

Opening team-member of The Setai Miami (2004) and The Heritage House Mendocino (2005). Created, managed and controlled bi-coastal F&B program for GHM Americas. Sales: Generated $3.6M in wine sales first year of operation for The Setai as its Wine Director.

Bps, Culinary Arts/ Hospitality Management

Activities and Societies: Team Leader President- Student Council 2002-2003 Receipt: Francis Roth Leadership Award 2003 (Award created)

Bps, Hospitality Administration/Management