User:Barrettludy

A classically-apprenticed chef, Barrett worked in kitchens across northern Indiana before becoming a Wine Department Manager for a retail store chain. While there, he served as the wine buyer, wine educator, and a general manager in the corporation. He taught a series of classes aimed at educating local palates about noble varietals. From Indiana, Barrett moved to New Jersey to head up the Wine Department at Bayway World of Liquor where he currently works as a sommelier, a wine buyer, and jovial cellar rat. While there, he passed the Certified Sommelier Examination administered by the London Court of Master Sommeliers. He will sit his Advanced Sommelier course in the near future.

Having lived for some time in Spain and traveling through Spanish wine country, he holds Spanish wine near and dear to his heart. He has written articles on Spanish wines, published reviews, and served on several review panels for Spanish wine. His passion extends past Spain and has led him to become a student of all things wine. With intensity and a genuine love for wine driving him, the future is promising for this young and gifted sommelier.