Ian drinks wine for a living and plans 50¬‐100 public and private events a year. Ian stays busy buying collectible wines for high profile clients, planning luxury wine trips for his audience, hosting corporate events, and studying for his Master of Wine. Since 1995, LearnAboutWine has done the hard work of building a better culture for fine wine, opening the doors for more quality products to enter the marketplace and has taught over 800,000 students. With a reach of over 80,000 current subscribers and followers, LearnAboutWine now focuses on the best quality events and classes, and wine credential programs which have graduated over 1000 wine students in the last 9 years with a Junior Wine Executive credential (JWE).
ABOUT BEEKEEPER CELLARS
Beekeeper Cellars is the vision of best friends and co-winemakers Ian Blackburn and Clay Mauritson. The two collaborated after adventurous individual careers in the wine business, and at last, decided to work together on a project of their own.
Clay, a 7th generation grape grower, and his family found themselves the owners of a significant slice of the Rockpile Appellation, through an amazing set of historical land transactions. The Mauritson family realized the potential and parented the creation of the ROCKPILE AVA. In 1998, Ian and Clay climbed the hill and watched the Madrone Spring Vineyard get planted, while discussing the future of Rockpile and the dream it represented.
In 2008, Clay saw the fruits of his family's labor taking shape and came to Ian with a unique opportunity to source some of the Rockpile fruit. He told Ian in the difficult days of 2008, “now is the time to get in and build the business and have it take shape as the market improves, and to not wait until business is strong as you will have a hard time getting access to the right quality assets.” Ian took heed of Clay’s wise comment and said "When your best friend is Clay Mauritson and he offers Rockpile fruit and to assist with winemaking…... you make Zinfandel.”
In Los Angeles, Ian operates a specialty wine marketing organization known as wineLA and has pioneered wine education for the past 20 years (since 1995) through www.learnaboutwine.com and www.wineLA.com. Beekeeper Cellars is also involved in Ian’s Masters of Wine Thesis project and provides him the winemaking training he requires to help pass the difficult Masters of Wine exam...an ongoing pursuit.
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SUCKLING'S-GREAT WINES OF THE ANDES 2016 - ALMOST SOLD OUT
JamesSuckling.com, the dynamic global wine media company, invites you to Great Wines of the Andes USA 2016 in Beverly Hills (Sept. 30). Discover magnificent wines and meet the producers from more than 50 of the best Argentine and Chilean wineries. Producers will show their top two wines, all selected and rated by internationally acclaimed wine critic James Suckling with 90 points or more.
Join us for this walk-around tasting featuring a delicious selection of cheese, charcuterie and empanadas, as well as a cool ambience with music from award-winning recording artist Surhan Sidhu, formerly of Empire of the Sun and an impressive DJ in his own right. He is flying from Australia for the events and will deliver “fun Cuban funk and regional rarities,” as he puts it.
Come and discover for yourself what "Great Wines of the Andes" is all about and how fun it is to discover the best wines of Chile and Argentina! Tickets include a free Lalique events glass – a $75 value – plus a complete guidebook to the event and to this year’s top wines from the Andes. James tasted close to 2,000 wines from Chile and Argentina to curate the event and the guide.
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MARY CARLOMAGNO - "SMARTSOLUTIONS FOR BUSY MOMS"
Getting Everything Done… When You Have Too Much To Do!
Refereeing the morning rush, driving to endless appointments and practices, grocery shopping, tending to sick kids and more! These are just a FEW of the things moms have to keep up with amongst their own professional and personal schedules! But have no fear! Organizing Expert Mary Carlomagno is here with tips that will help busy moms everywhere breathe a little easier!
From money-saving tips and time-saving tricks, to getting dinner on the table and having some “you” time, Mary is here to help!
ABOUT MARY:
Mary Carlomagno is the author of Give it Up! My Year of Learning to Live Better with Less and has appeared on Oprah, Today, Fox and Friends, CBS News and Good Housekeeping TV. She has been interviewed on Martha Stewart Radio and by Leeza Gibbons and Joan Hamburg. Mary's simple and action-oriented system for organization has been featured in Real Simple, Woman's Day, Quick and Simple, For Me magazine, Newsday and the Daily News.
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