Experience

Full Pour

• United States
• Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Contributing Editor

  • Mar 2023 - Present



Wine Enthusiast

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Tasting Director

  • Jul 2018 - May 2022

• Tasting Manager

  • Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

  Manage the day-to-day of the Tasting Department. Review wines from Italy (Abruzzo, Molise, Puglia, Basilicata and Calabria), as well as New York.



Winebow

• United States
• Beverage Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Public Relations Associate

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2017



Wine Enthusiast

• United States
• Retail
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Tasting Director

  • May 2013 - May 2016

  Writer, traveler and taster of delicious things. I currently cover the burgeoning beats of wine in Virginia, Michigan, Texas (as well as many other states in the US), and the exponentially increasing cider market. Writer, traveler and taster of delicious things. I currently cover the burgeoning beats of wine in Virginia, Michigan, Texas (as well as many other states in the US), and the exponentially increasing cider market.



Red Newt Cellars

• Newt Crú Manager

  • Jul 2012 - May 2013

  Developed and launched the Newt Crú, a wine & cheese club that expresses the unique culinary bounty of the Finger Lakes wine region in New York. This club offers quarterly shipments of Red Newt Cellars wine, an array of local Finger Lakes cheese, and a house-made condiment produced from 100% local ingredients. Update and maintain all the bookkeeping and ensure all packages are shipped in compliance with state laws. Guide members in “behind-the-scenes” experiences; offering time with the chef and winemaker, and providing tours of wine production and vineyard sites.

• Wine Steward

  • Jul 2012 - May 2013

  Provide bottle service on the floor of the Bistro. Guide guests through the 200+ bottle selection of Finger Lakes wine, offering insight on varietal, vintage, producer, and food pairing. Assist in creating wine pairings for the “Taste of the Finger Lakes” tasting menu. Perform tastings for members of the media and wine industry. Assist with inventory control and management of the 2,500+ bottle wine cellar.



Sheldrake Point Winery

• Hector, NY

• Asst. Tasting Room Manager

  • Sep 2011 - Jun 2012

  Developed the tasting room into a venue for local artists to display their art. Sourced artists appropriate for the venue. Drafted contracts and facilitated the sale of individual art pieces. Created protocols for daily and weekly duties to aid time management and productivity of staff. Wrote an employee training manual that covered extensively the wine, viticulture and vinification at Sheldrake Point Winery and how the winery practices were compared on a local, national, and international level.



Bellwether Hard Cider

• Trumansburg, NY

• Tasting Room Associate

  • Jun 2011 - Nov 2011

  Worked in the tasting room, performing everyday tasting room tasks. Assisted in blending and tasting trials to help create a final product. Worked off-site events with a heavy focus on the Ithaca Farmer’s Market. Worked in the tasting room, performing everyday tasting room tasks. Assisted in blending and tasting trials to help create a final product. Worked off-site events with a heavy focus on the Ithaca Farmer’s Market.



Wegmans Food Markets

• United States
• Retail
• 700 & Above Employee

• Tea Bar Associate

  • Jun 2008 - May 2011

  Responsibilities included preparing beverages as well as selling loose, dried tea leaves. The company culture placed a strong emphasis on customer service that required extensive product knowledge as well as attentiveness towards the customer. Responsibilities included preparing beverages as well as selling loose, dried tea leaves. The company culture placed a strong emphasis on customer service that required extensive product knowledge as well as attentiveness towards the customer.