https://www.northwestern.edu/norris/arts-recreation/mini-courses/current-courses.htmlNorthwestern University, Evanston Campus, evening, non-credit classes open to students and the community. Five week session. Typical wine topics include US varietals, French Wines, Wines from the Southern Hemisphere and Champage/Sparkling and Dessert wines. Small class size up to 34 students. Also, Mixology/Bartending Workshops

Expert in wine and spirit industry, specializing in entertaining and enlightening wine or spirit events. Extensive experience in providing successful company events and training, private parties and private tastings.Provides customized education materials for staff trainingDevelops detailed descriptive information and media for wine and spirit menu apps including iPad

I have been a judge, now called "panelist", at BTI since its inception in 1981. BTI is a specialized alcohol beverage quality verification and development organization. Panelists are highly-trained sensory analysts, recruited from beverage alcohol decision makers and influential tastemakers. In its sensory lab, panelists taste submitted wine and spirits in a double blind judging format. Alcoholic beverages are analyzed and described for industry use and for BTI's website "Tastings" available to the general public.

Conducted wine & spirit dinners for restaurants, private clubs. Numerous tastings 1983- to present

Romano Brothers purchased by Southern Wine & Spirits in January 2002. Accepted opportunity to become the Luxury Spirit Specialist Spirit Division in new company. Responsible for Direct Sales to elite on premise accounts. Writing, consulting and training on spirit lists for Chicagoland accounts. Director of Spirit Education for Illinois including warehouse and in-house marketing employees.One of the Chicagoland pioneers to promote the history and appreciation of Single Malt, Bourbon and Rye categories. 1988 introduced Classic Malts Collection by United Distillers and Vintners (now Diageo), to Chicago market, jump starting current interest in luxury spirits. Whiskey and Brandy Speaker for Chicago's United States Bartender's Guild cocktail academy training Chicagoland's premier bartenders and mixologists. Worked to kick off Bourbon Renaissance in 1996 with introduction of Heaven Hill and Labrot and Graham (now Woodford Reserve). Introduced Ardbeg Islay Single Malts to Chicago On Premise market in 1995.Conducted wine & spirit dinners and tasting events for restaurants, private clubs.

Romano Brothers was purchased by Southern Wine & Spirits in January 2002.