| Khristian Laroche |
 Graduated Fall 2000 (Winner "Cave Spring Cellars Award of Excellence") Moved Vancouver 2002 – worked for several private wine shops (Marquis Wine Cellars, Kitsilano Wine Cellar), launched Cellar Master Wine Consultant giving private/corporate tastings and designing restaurant winelists.Presently Sales Manager, Waldorf Wine Group Inc. – importers of fine wines, beers and spirits in B.C., Alberta and Ontario. Sales territory is Van./Whistler/Lower Mainland, Vancouver Island and Alberta. I cover restaurants, hotels, private wineshops and oversee special orders from around the world. My Sommelier studies have given me the tools to interact with sommeliers, managers and chefs alike – we can talk wine, food matching, pricing strategies, cellar management, special events, you name it. Member of International Sommelier Guild – Vancouver Chapter I travel to France, Spain, Germany, USA, the Okanagan (and Ottawa). Our portfolio encompasses France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Australia, N. Z., S. A., Chile, Argentina, Switzerland, Trinidad and Barbados. I have been active in seeking out and signing up new producers. "Use your knowledge, get out there and live your wine dreams – avoid life in a cubicle!" |
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