David Darugh has dedicated over 30 years to the pursuit of the culture of wine. David traveled the world as an attorney for the U.S. Department of Energy, sampling and learning about wines where ever he went. In 2001 David, and his wife Gayle, applied their love of all things food and wine to becoming the owners and innkeepers of the historic Beechwood Inn, Clayton, Georgia. For five years the Darugh’s taught Wine Appreciation for the University of Tennessee Adult Education Program at introductory, intermediate and advanced levels. For the Hospitality Management curriculum they taught food and wine pairings and planned the menus for monthly wine dinners for the UT Faculty Club. Eager to taste wines at their source, the Darugh’s have organized wine tours for many organizations highlighting wineries, restaurants and cultural sites associated with wine, grape growing and its history. These tours explored wine culture in the United States (California, Tennessee, Virginia, Georgia and Texas) and France. Both have been active members of the American Wine Society for over 20 years. David served as General Counsel 1996 - 2005. With a membership in excess of 6,000, the AWS is the largest independent wine appreciation and education organization in the world. Gayle is also a past Board Member of the Tennessee Valley Wine Growers Association. In 1988, the Darugh’s were honored to be knighted in Dijon, France as Chevaliers, Ordre Ducal de la Croix De Bourgogne, an ancient order of Burgundian Knights of Wine and Chivalry. In 1990 they were elevated to the Grand Council: Gayle became the first woman elevated to the Order’s Grand Council and David was named Grand Seneschal.Specialties: Environmental Law, Government Contracts, Mediations of Employee/Management Disputes,