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About darrinsiegfried:

I’m operating partner of Red White & Bubbly, a wine shop in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Instead of a corporate-speak "mission statement", we have a motto: Fine wines, great spirits, no attitude! I studied literature, history and philosophy in school, and worked as a bartender to put myself through. A good story like this needs a tall, dark haired beauty, right? I dated a ballet student/dentist who loved Bordeaux. I knew that wine with a cork cost more than wine with a screw-cap (not true, today!), and that was about it. I learned that I really liked wine, and that I had a good palate. I switched professions, and went to work at Windows on the World. I took wine classes, began going to tastings whenever I could and, in time, became Education Director for the Sommelier Society of America. I regularly offer classes for the public in my shop, in a room which we built as a tasting room/classroom. I love walking into a restaurant and seeing a former student working as a Sommelier, Manager or Wine Director. It’s a good feeling to know that you’ve given something back, and helped someone along in their career path.

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