Robert Cavanaugh, Wine Educator and Marketing Director
Adventure Wine founder Robert Cavanaugh is an award-winning wine educator who has hosted tours and seminars in over a dozen countries throughout the world. His humorous, down-to-earth approach makes wine tasting and education enjoyable for all levels of knowledge.
He holds certifications from the Windows on the World Wine Academy in New York, The Wine and Spirits Education Trust of London (WSET), The Court of Master Sommeliers and Le Conseil Interprofessionnel du Vin de Bordeaux as part of the prestigious International Bordeaux Ambassador program. Robert is the former Director of Beverage and Sommelier for Ritz Carlton Hotels in New York City and Palm Beach, Florida.
He is also the co-host of WEBR's radio show Vintage Rugby Brothers and volunteers with Lance Armstrong's LIVESTRONG Foundation. An avid outdoorsman, Robert includes hiking, cycling, triathlon, kayaking, and fly-fishing among his passions. His is a firm believer that wine is best shared with friends, enjoyed during a meal, and at the end of an adventurous day outdoors. robert@adventurewine.com
Jackie Ducci, Marketing & Event Planner Jackie first discovered her passion for event planning as a student at The Catholic University of America in Washington and currently works with a wide array of social, corporate, and fundraising event clients. Some of her corporate and fundraising experiences include: Habitat for Humanity, the Kansas Republican Party, Tsunami REACH, and several Chambers of Commerce and university groups. Jackie enjoys the social events aspect of her business, and has planned birthday parties, cocktail parties, wine tours and tastings, holiday events, engagement parties, and weddings for many happy clients throughout Maryland, DC, and northern Virginia. She is an active member of the International Special Events Society and owns The Perfect Event, LLC (http://www.jackieduccievents.com). Jackie is originally from a small town in rural Connecticut, but she is enjoying her new life in the Washington, DC area. She's an animal lover, and in her spare time she enjoys participating in competitive equestrian sports with her horse, Pierce. events@adventurewine.com
Stephanie Nevin, Tour Guide Actress, model and television host Stephanie Nevin now adds Wine Enthusiast and Tour Guide to her impressive resume. When she's not producing and hosting her travel show "Day Trippin'" or filming the Ultrasport TV show Racing Through Wine Country that she's co-producing with Adventure Wine host Robert Cavanaugh, she can be found working with a number of groups and clients on Adventure Wine tours. Stephanie is also the co-host and producer of several travel, home and garden shows airing in various locales. When she's not dining al fresco, Stephanie is exploring unique destinations for fantastic food, wine, and shopping. On the flip side, Stephanie has appeared in many movies including a hilarious role in The Wedding Crashers, television shows such as Dawson's Creek, and numerous commercials.
Jeni Bonorino, “Wine For Her” Program Director Bit by the wine bug while living in San Francisco, Jeni spent countless days in wine country learning about wine right from the vintners. A move to Australia helped advance her wine knowledge at the same time as earning her MBA from Bond University, which included a focus certification in Wine Marketing from the University of Adelaide. Upon graduation Jeni continued her advance study of the wine industry, traveling to the grape-growing regions in. Today, Jeni is an international wine buyer who continues to travel globally in search of great wines. She has earned her Advanced Certificate from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust (WSET), participates on judging panels for International Wine Shows and founded the unique "Women-Only" wine tasting and education program Wine for Her. Adventure Wine is proud to offer private classes with Jeni and Wine For Her for all occasions such as bachelorette parties, sorority and alumni reunions, professional women organizations, or any event where women only take a well-deserved Girls Night Out for wine, food, and fun.
Mike Tibodeau, Marketing Specialist An engineering & telecommunications consultant by day, Mike Tibodeau turns wine detective at night, specializing in finding the value wines for consumers from little known regions. If there is such as thing as a $10 bottle of wine that truly tastes like a $70 bottle, Mike will find it and he's quick to share that information with guests at Adventure Wine events. Not content to search out wines from the typical wine-producing regions such as France, California or Italy, Mike's travels have taken him to some truly unusual places in search of great wine values such as Scotland and Russia. (He once visited Champagne, but claims there was a mistake in booking his flight.) All of this value searching has allowed Mike to live a lifestyle filled with luxury items such as Pinot Noir and gasoline for his sports car, yet he still can't afford an electric razor.
Lindsey Parris, Wine Educator Lindsey discovered ‘Life as a Cabernet’ upon sampling his first Bordeaux Grand Cru in a Saigon bistro, and has been an avid wine enthusiast ever since. A business economist and retired United States Air Force colonel, Lindsey has advanced degrees from FSU and Harvard. Co-author of Corrupt Cities, now in its 8th language translation, he works with companies and public sector organizations on strategic planning, innovation, and battling corruption. Lindsey holds intermediate and advanced-level certifications from the Wine & Spirits Education Trust, working with wineries to eliminate the problem of “corked” wine. He is a former world-record holding distance runner who now centers his athletic pursuits on tennis courts, hiking & biking trails, whitewater kayaking and salmon fishing. He holds a U.S. patent on the golf ‘Swing Collar,’ designed to reinforce proper swing mechanics. Nonetheless, his forays on golf courses remain “adventures” in the truest sense, and he’s always willing to share a glass of wine and some good stories on the 19th hole.
Heather Price, Marketing Specialist Heather met a Brunello in the mid-1990s while studying in Italy and life has never been the same for her. She is a former journalist who has written about wine and other topics for Bloomberg News, The Independent (London), Amsterdam: The Magazine, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch and several other publications. When not leading wine adventures, Heather is a management consultant who also worked in U.S. public diplomacy and holds degrees from New York University, The University of Amsterdam and Harvard University. She is a Certified Specialist of Wine and holds an Intermediate Certificate in Wine and Spirits from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. Born and raised near St. Louis, she loves to talk about how Missouri once saved the French wine industry and why the "Show-Me State" has great oak.
Will Shore, Wine Educator and Marketing Specialist
Will served in the United States Navy as a submarine officer before starting a year-long journey across America, visiting wineries and developing an adventurous love for several domestic regions. He has since completed the Wine and Spirit Education Trust Intermediate and Advanced courses, along with numerous wine classes and guided tastings.
Will has been organizing wine groups and tours in the Washington DC area since 1999. His enjoyable, light-hearted events allow attendees to sharpen their wine education in fun, social settings.
John Scholtz, Wine Educator & Marketing Specialist John’s love of wine was shaped by two completely different experiences: spending a lot of time in Tuscany and sharpening his tasting palette for years in Napa Valley, California. Be sure to ask him which side he takes in the “France vs. California ” debate. Over the last 5 years, John has combined his humorous personality and his love of sharing wine with others by leading several wine education groups on day-tours, wine dinners and special events. John holds an Intermediate Certificate in Wine and Spirits from the Wine & Spirit Education Trust. He assists DC restaurants in developing creative wine dinners and often entertains festival attendees at local wine events with his outgoing, engaging persona.
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