I am a New York-based wine expert, journalist and educator whose reputation is founded upon being one of the funniest, most entertaining and least-threatening wine, spirits and food authorities on the planet. As a freelance professional I wear many hats, and therefore it’s often hard to explain what I do in one sentence.
So, here are a few:

I have written several books, including the just-released guide to 1,000 wines from around the globe, Food & Wine Magazine's Wine Guide 2009 (Sterling, 2008), as well as the highly acclaimed Cocktails in New York (Rizzoli, 2004). I no sooner finished a complete rewriting of the Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide (Wiley, 2005) in honor of its 70th anniversary reprinting, when Wiley asked me to write Mr. Boston Platinum Edition (Wiley, 2006) for professionals, followed by the just-released 68th Edition of the Mr. Boston Official Bartender's Guide (Wiley, 2008).




In addition to book writing I am also an award–winning contributor to numerous publications, including Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, New York, Esquire, Details, Parade, Robb Report, and Trader Monthly. I am a wine correspondent for CBS News Radio, and guest host of the daily Connoisseur Corner Wine Report on its Boston affiliate WBZ. I'm the "Nightlife" editor at Wine & Spirits magazine, as well as the on-demand "Online Sommelier" for Departures magazine.

I am retained by a number of corporations to lead educational wine and spirits tastings and dinners by companies that include American Express Publishing, Condé Nast, Time Warner, Ameriprise, and the Private Wealth Management division of US Trust/Bank of America.

In addition to conducting dozens of seminars on behalf of Food & Wine Magazine all around the country(as well as the Caribbean), I teach classes at DeGustibus Cooking School at Macy’s Herald Square, and in my spare time I lead wine tours of Italy with Authentic Sicily.

Need to CONTACT me for a speaking gig? An autographed copy of one of my books?
Hire me to entertain clients or teach a class? Please do!

For press or media inquiries, please contact Phillip Baltz at Baltz & Co., 212-982-8300 or pbaltz@baltzco.com

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