Cape Classics Inc

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e to pursue a career in wine? "I never really decided to pursue a wine career as much as it was a natural progression within my restaurant career. My family owned Mr. Dunderbaks here in Orlando , which was a restaurant and gourmet-food deli. I worked there as a busboy, and was also in charge of cleaning the back shelf where the wines were stored. I liked how the bottles looked, and pestered the sales reps to tell me about what was inside. That early curiosity led me to actually try the wines when I got to be of age, and when I was about 21, I began working at our family steakhouse restaurant, where I took on the wine buying. - From there, I moved to the Walt Disney Corporation, where I was exposed to a whole new level of service and wine education. I began studying for the Master Sommelier exam, and when I came to Darden, they were instrumental in helping me to see the program through to the successful end." What wine trends are you currently seeing? Particularly in regards to the restaurant industry. "Consumers are demanding more choices, and looking for diversity and value - and deliciousness on wine lists. By-the-glass offerings will continue to expand and improve."

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