Who am I, and what am I about ?
What can I say?
I thoroughly enjoy wine.
Hence, the "Geek."
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I've traveled around the country and, in fact, the world, always taking the time to explore local wines and new tastes. I've made wine a study, even a passion, and I love sharing what I've learned with fellow travelers.
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I'm not some effete know-it-all snob. I am not going to tell you what wines are okay and not okay to like.
I suppose I'm pretty much like you. I discover what I love, and I go with it. I just want to share the fun.
Wine Steward - Gastrome Market 2022 - 23
Wine Steward - AJ’s Fine Food 2020 - 22
Wine Consultant - Seminars at various private, corporate and retirement community venues; also creating wine lists for various restaurants in the Phoenix Metro Area.
SalesPros - Southwest Team Lead 2013 - 20
Managed over 100 ICs (Independent Contractors) in four states: scheduling, product development, organizing wine tastings and seminars, tracking sales, resolving retail management issues.
COSTCO - Wine Steward (Holiday Season) 2016 - 17
SalesPros - Sales Rep 2011 - 13 Marketed wines and spirits at various retail locations.
Mark Gluckman, WINE CONSULSTANT
winegeekmark@gmail.com (602) 471-0954
Work History
Education
Pasadena Playhouse (Theatre) Pasadena, CA
BA - Theatre California State University - Northridge, CA
MA - Mass Communications AZ State University - Tempe, AZ
Certifications*
WSET 2 - Studied with Gary Spadafore at Breakthru Beverage
Cru Artisan College, U of Banfi - Italian Wine Course
Professional Seminars and Classes: Burgundy (live French video feed), Bordeaux, Penfolds with DLynn Proctor, Chilean (Banfi) wines with Sharon McCarthy (Phoenix), Banfi Italian wines with Lars Leicht (Napa) and Bill Whiting (Phoenix).
Bona fide Tours & Tastings at over 120 wineries in Napa, Sonoma, Paso Robles, Finger Lakes (NY), Italy, France, Germany and Spain.
2023 Wine Judge for WSWA Conference (Somm Journal) - Orlando, FL
*In 2019, I worked at a winery in Laufen, Germany and toured Mosel Valley vineyards.
I spent the month of October, 2021 in Spain and France, visiting fourteen top wineries.
