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We live in the golden age
of one of civilized man's
oldest and greatest pleasures.

There never was a time
when more good, affordable wine
has been available
in such a wide variety.

The enjoyment of wine
is a very personal thing ...
the more we know,
the more we appreciate it.

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W H O W E A R E
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President-
Angelus Rickenbaker

Ms. Rickenbaker is the Charlotte Area Chapter Director of the American Wine Society, an Inductee to the Educational Masters of Wine Program former wine importer and distributor, a free-lance wine writer and Society of Wine Educators Certified Wine Educator & Wine Cellar Designer. Click here for a personal note from Angelus.

• Expert - Diplõmé es Vins de - Bordeaux - Bordeaux Wine School SWE
• Master of Wine Candidate – Educational Masters of Wine Program, London, England
• Former Wine Importer, Wholesale Distributor, President and Owner
• Confrérie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs – Charlotte Chapter Founding Member, National Member
• L'Ordre Mondial – Charlotte Chapter Founding Member, National Member
• The Society of Wine Educators – Certified Wine Educator
• American Wine Alliance for Research and Education (AWARE)
• American Wine Society – Charlotte Chapter Director
• Women for Wine Sense
• North Carolina Grape Grower's Association
• Freelance Wine Writer

Susanne "The Tiny Chef" Dillingam
APICUS

• Culinary Institute of Florence, Italy APICIUS
• Executive Chef – HADCO – Viking –Showroom – Charlotte, NC
• International Sommelier Guild – Sommelier of December 2006
  

Chris Ansbacher
Wine Entertainer &
CWE, MWC
TheWineDiva.com

• Wine and Spirits Trust-London – The Diploma
• The Society of Wine Educators – Certified Wine Educator
• Master of Wine Candidate – Educational Master of Wine Program me, London, England
  Champagne Sabering
• Historical Re-enactment – Napoleon, Thomas Jefferson
• Historical Anecdotes, Music, Art, Architecture
• Witty Celebrity Quotes
• Practical Wine Tips on Storing, Serving, and Headaches

George Erdle - Wine Advisor
Charlotte, NC

• Board of Advisors - Charlotte Taste Magazine
• Wine Writer, Editor - Charlotte Taste Magazine
• President, George Erdle & Associates, LLC, Wholesale Wine Accessories
• One of the Founders, Charlotte Food and Wine Weekend – 1985
• Travel Consultant for many of the Wine Growing areas in the New and Old World
• Wine Consultant Museum of York County, Museum of Coastal Carolina, and various
• Charitable Organizations
• Former President, Erdle Perforating of the Carolinas -1975-1997

Bruce Macumber
Palm Springs Wine Club
President/Owner
Lecturer

• VIN-USA (Los Angeles) – Wine Exports to Europe
• Vin de Californie (Paris) – President/Owner,
• Importer/Distributor California Wines in Europe
• Macumber Wine Sales – Wine Broker, Napa Valley California
• Sterling Vineyards/Monterey Vineyard (California) – VP, National Sales Manager
• Kendall-Jackson Winery – VP, Regional Sales
• E & J Gallo Winery (Los Angeles/Modesto) – Sales and Distributor Relations Manager
• San Francisco Vintners Club
• Chaputier – Cote Rotia
• Napa Valley Wine Library Association Certificate in Wine, Joe Heitz, Dr. Richard Peterson
  

George Riedel
Tenth-generation glass maker for Reidel

The Riedel family has been in the glass business for 300 years, with 11 generations keeping the family business intact.

The Riedel story begins in 1678 in the northern part of Bohemia, bordering Schlesia - today the Czech republic and Poland respectively. This part of Bohemia was a German speaking enclave known as the Sudetenland.

The Venetians brought back the knowledge of glass making from the Near East around 1.000 A.D. The knowledge of producing glass spread slowly towards the northern part of Europe, searching for energy, critical to the melting of glass. Wood was the source, causing a glass maker migration to the forests. Due to this migration, a glass culture developed in Bohemia in the 17th century.