J. Michael Butler Email and Phone Number

Providing full-spectrum wine consulting services for the restaurant, hospitality and retail space -- short and long term contracts.Hilda and Jesse - from 2021Delfina Restaurant Group - from 2022

Broker for Taransaud and Kádár barrels in the Western United States.- 5+ years of exposure and experience tasting through the cellars of California and Oregon’s best producers.- Consults with winemakers and production teams to help them build the wines they envision using the barrels, casks, or tanks that we offer.- Builds and maintains a network of winemakers, enologists, and cellar-hands in California and Oregon wine country, serving as a resource for all things oak vessel related.- Manages port and local logistics of barrels and tanks arriving from European suppliers to the West Coast (CA, OR, WA), to deliver order-to-arrival, high-quality, customer service.- Works with suppliers in France and Hungary to streamline sales, simplify logistics, and efficiently and accurately respond to customer product requests.- Partners with local logistics vendors and other supply chain stake-holders to smooth wrinkles before they turn into big problems.- Identifies and communicates sales and logistics pitfalls when they do happen, back up the supply chain so that upstream stake-holders can help facilitate positive outcomes.

Building, Architecture, and Market Research across Europe and APAC.· Collected and catalogued information and samples related to the common building practices of diverse markets.· Developed new contacts in the architecture, building and land development fields.· Traveled extensively to foreign markets to interview experts and visit building sites first hand.· Conducted broad market research including in-person consumer interviews, home visits and retailer visits.

· Managed and executed on all facets of the wine program: education, service, costing and inventory control.· Ran evening and lunch services, as well as any special events.· Created standards of service that complimented both the aesthetics and ideology of The Ownership.· Developed wine-centric special events, planning and executing on tastings, wine dinners, private parties, etc.· Traveled to Europe yearly to maintain relationships with producers, search for new products, and collect information to further educational curricula.

· Developed an intimate Italian-focused wine list featuring indigenous varieties with an approachable style.· Educated staff using traditional formats, such as hands on tastings, as well dynamic online educational content.· Inventory control and costing of wine program at a 29% cost-of-goods.