aka wine geek specializes in the professional presentation of wine, beer, sake, spirits and non-alcohol beverage education for the trade, consumers, press and the media.
Most importantly, we make tasting and learning fun!
Our goal is to empower members of the trade and consumers alike to make their own decisions and trust their palates.
The company is based on Steven Olson’s standing as being one of America’s foremost experts and most sought-after lecturers in the business.
aka winegeek is more than Steve Olson. It is a network of employees and contracted consultants, including several speakers and sommeliers, bartenders and servers throughout the US, that collaborate to make his vision happen.
The company acts as a liaison between all strata of the industry, serving in an educational and advisory capacity between producer, importer, distributor, sales force, restaurateur, retailer, management, servers, and all others involved in the presentation and sales of beverages, creating the opportunity for successful interface with the consumer.
September 12, 2010 - September 17, 2010
A select group of American sommeliers, mixologists and restaurant professionals will travel to Jerez, Spain this fall. While in Jerez, the group, led by Steve, will visit bodegas throughout the region, historic sites of Andalusia, including Cadiz, and spend a day tapas-hopping and site-seeing in Seville.
www.secretsherrysociety.com
September 22, 2010
Angostura is challenging mixologists and bartenders across the country to submit their unique cocktail recipe to the "Accept No Substitute" Angostura Cocktail Challenge. Three finalists will head to NYC to mix and muddle their way to victory! Andy Seymour will MC the event, where the Grand Prize winner will be announced. This king or queen of the cocktail will receive an expenses-paid trip to compete as the official U.S. representative in the Angostura Global Cocktail Challenge in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
www.mizkan.com/angosturabartenderchallenge
September 27, 2010 - October 01, 2010
BAR (Beverage Alcohol Resource) will return to the Astor Center in NYC to hold its 5-day Intermediate Certificate Program. BAR is an independent organization whose program instructs attendees not only about the details and techniques necessary to be a competent maker of mixed drinks, but likewise about the pedigree and use of all the fine distilled spirits that act as the base spirits for cocktails. BAR's mission is to educate, guide, and propagate the healthy, enlightened, and responsible use of beverage alcohol products. The school is in a unique position to create and teach a series of courses that will not just train, but actually educate those who take them, be they service industry professionals, members of the media, or curious consumers.
www.beveragealcoholresource.com
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