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Michael Bryan is a founder and President of Connect
With Wine LLC (CWW), an organization pledged to bring people
closer to the world of wine within a supportive and comfortable
setting. Known as a humorous and dynamic speaker, Bryan takes
aim at wine snobbery while dismantling the mystical and often
confusing world of wine into bite-sized chunks for learning.
Bryan was on staff for numerous wine festivals in Atlanta in
2004, as well as a speaker on wine-related subject matter, averaging
six (6) private or public speaking events per month. In 2004
he instructed the wine classes for the Evening at Emory series,
obtained the Intermediate Certification with Merit via WSET
of London, and lead the development of a full-fledged educational
program across all alcoholic beverages for Pearson's Fine Wines
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Beaulieu Vineyards and Mondavi Wineries have both called upon Michael
for their consumer education programs in his home market of Atlanta.
Recently he achieved the credential of Certified Specialist of Wine
(CSW) via the Society of Wine
Educators, as well as becoming the Executive Director of the Atlanta
Wine School, Atlanta's first and only school of wine for consumers
and the wine professional.
He is the publisher and contributing writer on a monthly News
and Happenings newsletter to over 10k wine enthusiasts
in the burgeoning Atlanta wine cultural scene, including commentary
on recent trips to wine areas, event listings, as well as breaking
news about health and wellness within wine consumption.
Bryan’s deep-rooted passion around wine teamed with his entrepreneurial
experience in owning/leading three companies has created an organization
that uses wine to foster connections with people on multiple levels.
He believes, like a fine wine, life must be full, rich and balanced.
CWW allows him to stand in his passion and share it with a great
number of people.
Connect With Wine is an Atlanta-based organization dedicated to
Education, Appreciation, and Wine Accoutrements. The goal of CWW
is to make wine enjoyment and education accessible to everyone,
either through intimate, deeply interactive classes or via larger
social events where the conversation is centered on wine. Wine touches
geography, history, spirituality, health, agriculture, social culture,
and commerce. CWW makes a connection to all of these areas for a
sustaining knowledge of the world’s oldest and most pervasive
beverage.
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