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Episode 82: Hristo Zisovski, Corporate Beverage Director, Altamarea Group
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64 minutes
Released:
Sep 19, 2018
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Podcast episode
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Advanced Sommelier Hristo Zisovski was raised in Greek diners working the grill, eventually taking him to the Culinary Institute of America. Hristo gravitated to the "front of the house" first working with Wayne Nish at the 3 star restaurant March, spent seven years at Jean Georges, earning a 2010 James Beard Award for "Outstanding Wine Service". He joined the Altamarea Group in 2010, serving as the Corporate Beverage Director since 2014. Hristo is a Wine and Spirits Magazine "Best New Sommelier", Food and Wines "Sommelier of the Year" and he just received a 2018 Wine Spectator "Grand Award for the restaurant Ai Fiori wine program
Released:
Sep 19, 2018
Format:
Podcast episode
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