About me
Known as an integral player in the establishment of the natural wine movement in this country, I am an ardent supporter of sustainable vine-farming and traditional, low-intervention winemaking. I was raised in the New York’s Hudson Valley, and earned an undergraduate degree in American Government at the University of Virginia. After spending several years working in some of Washington, D.C.’s and Manhattan’s top culinary and wine institutions, I decamped to Brooklyn, where I became a norm-breaking wine director for the Tarlow Restaurant Group. Later, as co-creator of The Big Glou and co-organizer of the first Wild World Austin, I became a player in the creation of America’s natural wine fair circuit. Having become a certified sommelier many moons ago, as well as stacking up a gang of experience in nearly every aspect of the wine and hospitality fields, I am currently the James Beard-nominated Wine Director of Borgo Restaurant in New York City, and am also a member of the partnership team at Common Wealth Crush: a winery, custom-crush facility, and incubator for new producers, located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Ultimately, I see myself as an advocate for the celebration of real and soulful foods and wines… and hope to bring a bit of beauty, grace, and slowness to the lives of the people I meet.
