Our Expert Hosts
Aaron
Aaron is a certified sommelier who loves the complexity and intricacies of wine. Join him for a fun-filled breakdown of the structure of wine and learn what makes varietals unique to their birthplaces. His experiences are fully customizable and full of fun energy and wine knowledge! Aaron is Dallas-based and will travel for in-person events.
Host Fee: $450
Aaron G
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Aaron has been a journalist for over a decade, frequently writing on the subjects of cocktails and drinking culture for such publications as The New York Times, Esquire, Playboy, and VinePair, and has had features written about his career in The New York Times, Forbes, and The Boston Globe. His previous books include Hacking Whiskey (2018), Gather Around Cocktails (2019), and Brand Mysticism: Cultivate Curiosity and Intoxicate Your Audience (2022). His latest, Dusty Booze: In Search of Vintage Spirits,...
Host Fee: $575
Adrianna
Adrianna is an exceptional chef in Greenwich Village, New York, and boasts 15+ years of professional cooking expertise. Her direct cooking method combines a whole foods approach with an extensive understanding of the numerous health benefits that food may provide. Adrianna enjoys assisting and educating clients on how to cook simple and delectable meals by teaching simple, sustainable kitchen skills and item swaps. Her passion and talent shine in all of her virtual experiences.
Host Fee: $449
Andrea
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Andrea's wine journey began working at a small winery in Idaho, where she fell in love with wine's ability to bring people together. After re-evaluating her priorities during the pandemic, she followed her passion and became a certified sommelier, completing her WSET1, 2, and 3 all in one year at Napa Valley Wine Academy. She was also a recipient of the Wine Unify Elevate scholarship and Cooper’s Hawk BIPOC scholarship. Andrea started her personal sommelier business, Bon Vivant Noir, with a mission to ...
Host Fee: $325
Andrea A
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Andrea is a seasoned culinary expert with a diverse background in the culinary arts. After completing formal training at Culinary School in Santiago, Chile, Andrea delved into the culinary world, establishing successful ventures in catering in Santiago, then working as a Pastry Chef in Mammoth Lakes, CA, and planning and executing events in wineries in Napa Valley. This journey has afforded Andrea a wealth of experience across various culinary realms, from pastries to savory delights, meal planning to ...
Host Fee: $375
Andrew B
Andrew is a guy who truly follows his passions. Leaving his corporate day job he dedicated himself to what he loves most— drinking beers and riding bikes. While this sounds almost comical on the surface, Andrew has since become an advanced cicerone and has brought thousands together through his biking routes throughout Seatle. Diving head first into the beer world he learned the intricacies of local and well renowned breweries all while constructing a community of riders between them. In Andrew’s virtu...
Host Fee: $575
Andrew H
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Andrew, a Dublin native, was raised in the village of Kilternan on the Dublin/Wicklow border. He recalls growing up in Ireland in those days when there were only two distilleries on the island in addition to just a handful of brands. After graduating from culinary school in Dublin his journey took him around the world working in and around the wine industry in five countries over three decades. He has worked in every facet of the wine industry including Production (in California and New Zealand,) Logis...
Host Fee: $450
Ben Silver Magician & Certified Sommelier
Ben Silver is the world’s ONLY Magician & Certified Sommelier, a combination that brings luxury entertainment to a whole new level. With his magical prowess and knowledge of wine, spirits, and hospitality Ben Silver has been entertaining groups across the country for almost 2 decades. Whether it be close-up sleight of hand magic during cocktail hour, a wine sommelier and magic dinner for clients and partners, a virtual wine tasting for team building, or a grand stage show for hundreds of treasured ...
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Brianna
Brianna is a certified sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers. She resides in sunny St. Petersburg, Florida, where she works as the head sommelier at an upscale wine bar. Though her journey in hospitality began in marketing, she has since discovered a deep passion for the cultural fulfillment provided through wine tasting and education. I look forward to guiding you on a tasting journey by highlighting some of my favorite wine regions, including Southern Italy, Eastern Europe, and Spain.
Host Fee: $325
Caryn
A native of Northern California’s wine country, Caryn grew up immersed in her family’s viticultural roots. With a father steeped in farming and a mother who was a gourmet chef, family meals always led to the finest wines and lively epicurean adventures. As a Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW), a WSET III, and a Certified Specialist of Sherry Wines, she has acquired a commanding knowledge of the many facets and intricacies of wine varieties, winemaking, rare and fine wines, vineyard terroirs, and wine a...
Host Fee: $325
Cecilia
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Cecilia is a wine educator and sommelier based in Italy. She started to organize wine experiences in Venice many years ago and has translated her format into a fun online experience. As she states, “I offer you a journey made of flavors, aromas, fragrances, traditions, and legends. I am waiting for you!”. Cecilia hosts a variety of our virtual food and wine tasting events including her own curated experiences.
Host Fee: $325
Daniel W
Daniel Whittington founded the Whisky Marketing School in 2015 and is the Chancellor of Wizard Academy in Austin, TX. He’s an instructor at Edinburgh Whisky Academy, Stave and Thief, and a whisky sommelier. He started the Whiskey Vault Youtube Channel and co-founded Crowded Barrel Whiskey in Austin, TX. He also helped found the Texas Whiskey Association and served as president. He’s been involved in the industry for 12 years and is currently focused on whiskey education, marketing, and consulting.
Host Fee: $675
David
Being an advanced cicerone and award-winning professional beer writer and educator might sound intimidating, but that is anything from the case with David. He uses his extensive industry knowledge to describe and teach about beer in a fun and approachable style. Whether participants want to learn the basics or geek out on rare hop strains, he knows how to adapt to the crowd so that no one is left out. While we know you’re going to learn something from David, his main goal in all of his virtual experien...
Host Fee: $425
David G.
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David's profound passion for wine blossomed during his formative years in the hospitality industry, where he began his career at the age of 15, spearheading the opening of a P.F. Changs in Walnut Creek, CA. Over the years, he cultivated his expertise, managing multiple restaurants across the West Coast while pursuing his education at Chico State. It was during this time that he developed a fascination with the art of pairing wine with cuisine, dedicating himself to the study of oenology. His career hig...
Host Fee: $475
Dempsey
Dempsey is an expert storyteller who loves crafting unique experiences for every person who sits at the bar. Raised in Brooklyn, NYC, he has made his way west, landing in beautiful Oahu, Hawaii. Bartending positions at cocktail lounges such as The Whisk(e)y, Podmore, and Greenlady Cocktail Room have influenced his vast cocktail and spirits knowledge. He always strives to make the perfect drink for every guest and hopefully make them laugh while he does, which fuels his passion for the service industry!
Host Fee: $450
Dylan
Dylan has specialized in fine dining bartending at premiere properties in Aspen, CO and Las Vegas, NV. Out of 1,700 candidates, he was one of eight selected to open the prestigious Delilah Las Vegas in the Wynn hotel. The restaurant is known as a popular hangout among celebrities, businessmen, and other socialites. Dylan learned to bartend under Francesco LaFranconi, the original mixologist for the Cipriani hotel in Venice, Italy. Dylan brings his dry sense of humor paired with liquor knowledge and ski...
Host Fee: $475
Elissa
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Leaving her desk job behind Elissa has quickly become one of the fasting growing bar personalities in the business. In 2022 she was featured in Imbibe magazine, was top 10 at the Liquor 43 competition, and a semi-finalist in the Jack Daniels whiskey sour competition. In the past seven years, she has bartended in 5 different states working anywhere from local pubs to award-winning craft cocktail bars. In Phoenix, AZ, Elissa consults for local bar programs, hosts mixology classes for fortune 500 companie...
Host Fee: $500
Eryn
Eryn has been working in the wine industry since 2004 and is a Certified Specialist of Wine. Her love of wine started early on—when watching her Grandmother host dinner parties, she witnessed the power of hospitality that came through the subtle art of raising a glass (and pouring a bottle). She is passionate about helping others take a practical approach to wine by making it educational and entertaining.
Host Fee: $325
Ethan
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Ethan is a beverage expert who has written about beer, wine, and spirits for such publications as Food & Wine, Thrillist, Wine Enthusiast, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Men’s Journal, Playboy, Saveur, and Travel + Leisure. A Certified Cicerone®, Certified Specialist of Spirits (CSS), and Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW), Ethan has taught beer, wine, and spirits classes at New York City’s Astor Center, The Brooklyn Kitchen, and NYC Wine Company. He has hosted private and branded events for clients includi...
Host Fee: $575
Ezekiel
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Ezekiel has worked in a wide breadth of roles in the wine industry since 2008, with most of that time spent in hospitality. It is not only the discovery factor or sensory experience that Zeke enjoys about wine, but he also views it as a MacGuffin for fellowship, interesting conversation, and human connection. He has successfully completed his WSET 3 and is certified as a Napa Valley Wine Expert by the Napa Valley Wine Academy. He currently works for a boutique winery in Napa Valley and co-owns a micro ...
Host Fee: $425
Franck
Are you ready for a masterclass in whiskey? Then get ready for a virtual experience with Franck. He’s a leading international expert in whiskey holding credentials as a whiskey specialist, whiskey ambassador tutor, and has a distiller’s degree from Institute of Brewing and Distilling in London. In addition to being an active whiskey consultant he also leads highly interactive virtual tasting experiences. Whether you’re a novice taster or seasoned vet, Frank is able to distill his years of experience an...
Host Fee: $425
Garrison
Garrison brings over two decades of culinary expertise to every one of his virtual experiences. Having worked in internationally acclaimed restaurants spanning Hong Kong, London, Abu Dhabi, Hawaii, New York, Chicago, Las Vegas, Portland, and beyond, he is no stranger to leading teams and sharing his culinary talents. Get a glimpse of what it takes to elevate your cooking and breathe new life into tried and true recipes. Join Garrison for a hands-on cooking experience that is equally as entertaining as ...
Host Fee: $400
Janet
Janet is an award-winning culinary writer and all-around aficionado of specialty cheeses. Rooted in Napa Valley she surrounds herself with fresh produce, the vineyards, and the amazing food scene of the area. Aside from authoring three cheese books and being the publisher of the Planet Cheese blog, she also leads cheese appreciation courses designed to increase your "Cheese IQ". He hosts a variety of our virtual cheese experiences including her own curated experiences.
Host Fee: $575
Jason
Jason was born and raised in Rochester, NY, before moving to Southern CA where he taught high school math, then Northern Virginia, working for a data encryption company, and finally settling down in Minneapolis working in the software intelligence space for the last 14 years. While working at some of Minneapolis's best cocktail bars, he started his own bartending company, A Proper Pour, 9 years ago. A Proper Pour provides bartending services for private events, as well as cocktail classes, and cocktail...
Host Fee: $675
Jennifer
Jennifer is an abstract expressionist painter living in Napa, California. Her current work is comprised of creating organic landscapes and figures that are happenstance through studies of layering colors, textures, shapes, and lines: imperfect and raw. Get ready to engage your group through her live virtual and in-person art events. Whether the experience is with or without drinks, she'll guide your group through the fun and spontaneity of live creation.
Host Fee: $375
Jessica
What would you do if you came into some home brewing equipment in your early 20s? For Jessica, this is what kickstarted her career within the industry. Led by a love for drinking and making tasty beer she parlayed her passion into eventually becoming the first commercial female brewer in San Francisco. Through dedicated study and lots of hands-on experience, Jessica has been making waves with her tasty and sustainable brewing practices. Jessica’s virtual beer tastings mix her knowledge and passion for ...
Host Fee: $325
Julia
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Julia began her culinary journey working as a Sous Chef by the age of 20. She then took her skills, passion and knowledge from the kitchen and applied them to the bar atmosphere with a desire to connect with people and discuss spirits and wine. She has worked in a number of fine dining establishments from the East to West coast, and is currently the Bar Manager at Juanita & Maude in Albany, CA. Julia enjoys learning intensely about a product or process and then pushing those boundaries, striving to...
Host Fee: $375
Julieta
Julieta is a Certified Sommelier of the Court of Master Sommeliers, a Scotch Whisky Ambassador, and a Certified Sherry Specialist. Hailing from Mendoza, Argentina, she has an extensive background in the wine industry, having directed award-winning wine programs and worked collaboratively with some of the country’s most influential winemakers. She currently consults for restaurants, wine bars, and wine retail. Aside from being fun and informative, she also speaks English, Spanish, and Portuguese, while ...
Host Fee: $325
Laura
Laura lived in Napa Valley for 30 years, learning, writing about and selling exceptional wines - cult and hidden gems. She is the founder and proprietress of Wildcraftedwines.com to showcase up and coming talented winemakers. A wine competition judge, and writer by trade, Laura is a member of the prestigious International Circle of Wine Writers.
Host Fee: $325
Leslee
Having worked amongst a great deal of hospitality scenes from 4/5 star restaurants to smaller independently owned establishments to a managing director's position for two west coast wineries (Archery Summit Winery, OR + Pine Ridge Winery, Napa) -- Leslee left the corporate side of the business to start her own companies almost 20 years ago. Today, Leslee is a leading U.S. wine educator working with clients in person + virtually coast to coast. Through her company, Amusée, she also writes, teaches + con...
Host Fee: $800
Lila
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Lila is a Certified Nutrition Consultant and workshop facilitator based in Oakland, California. Lila brings joy and connection to employees around food and nutrition through her Corporate Team-Building Workshops. Lila has been hosting food events and classes since 2012 with thousands of participants all around the world. She works with companies like Google, Microsoft, and Amazon to bring team-bonding and wellness into the workplace. Lila brings a unique do-it-yourself and healthy-ish spin to your favo...
Host Fee: $425
Melissa
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Melissa is an experienced sommelier and wine industry professional. Driven by her passion for wine and the service industry, she takes pride in her role at Di Giovanna Winery in Sambuca di Sicilia, as sales & marketing director for over 10 years. Melissa’s passion for the wine industry can be traced back to her early years in New York, where she spent significant time working as a sommelier in restaurants and later in wine distribution as a Sales Representative & Sales Manager for an internatio...
Host Fee: $325
Michaela
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Michaela Quinlan is an Advanced Sommelier with over 15 years in the wine industry. Michaela began her wine career in Northern, VA where she divided her time between being a Therapeutic Horseback Riding Instructor and working in local family run wineries and tasting rooms. After experience in wine retail and serving as Sommelier for local restaurants, Michaela returned to New England to continue her wine experience in importing and eCommerce, along with completing the WSET Advanced Level 3. Interested ...
Host Fee: $375
Mike
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Mike was born and raised in beautiful Napa Valley, where he cultivated his passion for food and wine. His extensive beverage experience of over 20 years began as a wine educator and symposium speaker for the Napa Valley Wine Train, which then elevated to sommelier for Cole's Chop House. In 2017, Mike switched his focus from wines to spirits and immediately fell in love with the ability to create custom cocktail experiences for his guests. This creativity earned him a second-place award in 2021 for Napa...
Host Fee: $425
Mike S
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Mike is a seasoned craft beverage expert with 15 years of experience in the distillery and brewery industry. Currently serving as Chief Whiskey Ambassador, he has explored nearly every distillery in Kentucky and Tennessee—participating in about 90% of the tours and tastings available. His passion for whiskey is evident not only in his recent feat of distilling his own bourbon from scratch and his impressive collection of over 3,000 bottles, but also in his role as a virtual event host, where he has led...
Host Fee: $325
Rachael
Rachael is a certified specialist in Spirits, Wine, and Beer, boasting a decade-long journey in the industry. With a knack for disrupting event norms, she brings a distinct touch to gatherings, embracing engagement, storytelling, and mirth. Beyond her sommelier prowess, Rachael's portfolio spans encounters with Celebrities and notable features on FOX, NBC, ABC, and Big News Network. Her expertise shines through orchestrating the dynamics of high-ticket sales events, numerous team-building escapades, ex...
Host Fee: $425
Ross
Ross brings over 25 years of expertise in events and hospitality to his fun and educational virtual tasting experiences. In 2008 he relocated from England to Auberge Du Soleil in Rutherford, Napa Valley as Food & Beverage Manager. This led to further roles at 25 Lusk in San Francisco as Beverage Director and Director of Food & Beverage at both Bardessono Hotel & Spa in Yountville and Calistoga Ranch. During this time he would be sourced to provide hands-on wine educational seminars for grou...
Host Fee: $325
Tia
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Tia was born and raised in the U.S. News' #1 ranked best place to live in the United States; Huntsville, Alabama! Tia started bartending in 2013 and has hit the ground running with this new-found skill set ever since. A more exclusive niche for Tia is managing start-up bars and lounges. In 2020, Tia helped to open up Huntsville's first African American-owned cigar bar and lounge. Under her leadership, the company earned state-wide recognition from a nationally-known whiskey brand as being one of the to...
Host Fee: $325
Tom
Tom is a master of engagement and ceremony, he engages groups of any size to master the chat, interacting on and off camera! In addition to a wealth of knowledge in the beverage world, he is a master of Charcuterie plate design, games, and even does a bit of Flair Mixology! Bring him on to get your group live and active and ready for more!!
Host Fee: $425
Zachary
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Zachary is a master of engagement and ceremony, adept at captivating groups of any size both on and off camera. Beyond being a sommelier and his extensive knowledge of beverages, Zachary brings flair to the table with expertise in Charcuterie plate design, games, and even a bit of Flair Mixology. Whether you're looking to spice up your corporate event or elevate your virtual party, Zachary is here to energize your group and ignite the spirit of connection. Get ready to dive into a world of excitement a...
Host Fee: $325