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: Male, Age 41
Atlanta (Sandy Springs)
United States; Member # 946; 237 Referrals; Joined Jan 17; Seen 21 hours ago

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Advantages to Extensive Beer Lists?

INTERESTS - only Interests, if you have a staff member with some knowledge on craft breweries, he or she will tremendously increase not only the sales but certainly the interest of the guests. I be... more

Tagged: beer, exotic, microbrews

Added a post Feb 22

Dry Rose wines in the US - is there a future?

I know Peju and i agree, their Provence cuvee is quite nice!

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Dry Rose wines in the US - is there a future?
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have you experienced to be on the top of the Hill in the Provence region, having a glass of dry rose from Bandol and overlooking the Mediterranean Sea? Oh yes, indeed, it is a very nice picture and... more

Started this discussion. Last reply by Adam Betts Jun 20.

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Profile

Title/Position: President and CEO

Company: HP Wine Consulting LLC

Restaurant Occupation: Consultant, Executive (VP and above)

Non-Restaurant Occupation: Executive (VP and Above)

Industry: Beverage, Restaurant, Service Provider

Department: FOH, Management, Corporate

Restaurant Segment: Fine Dining

Restaurant Type: American, French, Japanese

Interests: Discovering new food, Discovering new wines, Consulting, Making Friends, Networking, Finding Investors

Other Interests: Love of food and wine - travel consistently in wine regions - play soccer (i mean "football" playing with both feet!) - Love my dogs and family - Adore my wife - Cheer my friends from all over the world.

Favorite Restaurants, Liquors, Wine and Beers: Any places where I can enjoy good food and wine. Making sure that I can share my passion with the staff.
Best wines: Pauillac, St Emilion, Champagnes, Barolos, Gruner Veltliner, Riesling, Syrah from the Rhone Valley and Central Coast (Qupe Hillside Estate & Arcadian), Pinot Noir from Burgundy, Central Otago (Felton Road), and Central Coast (Arcadian and Au Bon Climat)...
Restaurants: Ortolan in Los Angeles, Prime in Long Island NY, Joel in Atlanta, Les Berceaux (Epernay, France) and many others.
Beers: low fermentation beers from Belgium!
and after a great meal, a very nice Grappa!...

Personal Quote: There is no better meal than one with good wines and good friends to be shared with.

Status: Married

Seeking: Friends, Business Contacts, Clients, Suppliers

Biography: Master Degree from Culinary school in France in 1988. Lead Sommelier in 2 and 3 stars Michelin restaurants - moved to US in 1997 and held positions as sommeliers and restaurants managers mid 2007. Now wine consultant for restaurants, importers, wine educators and entertainers for private and corporate wine events.
Best Sommelier of France in 1989 - Second Best Sommelier of USA in 2002 - Finished 3rd in the Best Sommelier of the World competition in 2004, among 43 other countries (1 candidate per country), representing the USA (first time ever an american candidate firnished in the final Four since 1969, first year of the competition)

Years Experience: 20+ in fine dinning and wine industry

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How much wine is enough when you dine out with friends?

By Herve Pennequin on Feb 21, 2008 at 8:34pm | 3 Comments (Add) | 17 Views

Based on your corpulence, it will affect your tolerance on consuming more wines than a lighter person. Eated food will balance what you drink, mostly carbs and proteins, but make sure you drink lots of water while you enjoy the moment. On the other end, if you are ti... more

2005 BORDEAUX!.... to drink or to invest?....

By Herve Pennequin on Feb 7, 2008 at 7:47am | 1 Comment (Add) | 24 Views

OH YES.... Robert Parker and many other wine critics after tasting in Bordeaux, raved about the high quality of the 2005 Bordeaux. Another vintage of the Century, already! Well, my experience of tasting many wines a week - especially when I travelled to France - conf... more

CHAMPAGNES or Sparkling Wines?...

By Herve Pennequin on Feb 7, 2008 at 7:33am | No Comments (Add) | 11 Views

Most of you know the difference of course but do you know that the official bureau of Champagne spend $2 millions of Euros a year to protect the name of Champagne in the US alone! Champagne is a region and a wine appellation protected by law. In many countries, there... more

Champagnes - taste at the TOUR DE CHAMPAGNE

By Herve Pennequin on Jan 28, 2008 at 7:22pm | No Comments (Add) | 16 Views

I was fortunate to be invited to the last Tour de Champagne in Atlanta. It was at the Ritz Carlton Downtown. The whole room was enlighted with so many Champagne houses that were pouring their best cuvees. For a minimal fee to enter the 3 hour event, you could enjoy P... more

Trading Exercise for Alcohol?

By Herve Pennequin on Jan 28, 2008 at 7:25am | 5 Comments (Add) | 23 Views

Interesting article from A. Chris GajilanMedical News Senior Producer - edited January 14th.We all know that exercise is good for your heart. In addition, most of you probably already know that drinking moderately is better than no drinking at all when it comes to yo... more

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At 7:01am on April 29th, 2008, Seth Deitchman said…: Herve,
You know a lot of people, it is impressive.

Do you hold wine tastings? If you do where and how do you conduct them? Do groups, or restaurants sponsor them? What is the cost for these events if you do conduct these.

Regards,

Seth

At 6:27am on April 27th, 2008, ARNAUD said…: Hi hervé
Thanks for letting me join this network. Hope you are doing OK. News from Milan... well I just came back from London where I was for the S.Pellegrino's 50 world's best restaurant, a fantastic evening with all the chefs that was great. as far as Acqua Panna is concerned I focused on Italian market for the last year that is why I have not travelled around a lot. I finished a new adv campaign featuring a world-class chef... coming out soon (late May). Still doing business with Anthony as you know.
What have you been up to. I kind of lost trace of your recent activities. Hope we'll find something in anthony's project to see each other soon.
bye,
arnaud

At 5:28am on April 22nd, 2008, Carolina Brook said…: Hi Herve,
I'm a beverage distributor looking for contacts in the Atlanta area, as i am new here, just relocated from VA. Our product is MonaVie, one of the fastes growing Networking companies in the USA, and it is our big moment in Brasil right now, so i am heading to Brasil on April 25th, Doing Rio de Janeiro e Sao Paulo.
Please check out our website. http://www.monavie.com. We could meet some time, as I am in Atlanta area also, that way you could semple our product. Would love any advice you could offer.
Thanks! Carol
P.S.: I am a Wine LOVER......

At 7:55pm on April 14th, 2008, Anne Marsden said…: Salut! I just posted a comment to your blog on "How much Wine when dining with friends". What I didn't say is that if it's Champagne - then all bets are off!

At 4:43pm on April 14th, 2008, Carolyn O'Neil said…: I want to join your group. Just created my page and just learning how to do all this.
Thanks!

At 6:10am on April 10th, 2008, sonneville said…: hi hervé
je suis un ami de claude desquins, j ouvre une boutique de dégustation à paris en septembre pour les touristes en visite dans la capitale, avec l'intention de vendre mon vin, claude m'a parlé de vous, vous pouvez certainement me conseiller, nous avons ( mon partenaire et moi) besoin d'un relais aux usa.

à bientôt
ps: je suis de lille ce qui prouve que l'on aime aussi le vin dans le nord

At 1:07pm on April 1st, 2008, Eric S. Crane said…: I am taking the Certified Sommelier exam at the end of the month- any tips or pointers?

At 9:52am on March 21st, 2008, Lauren Simon said…: Herve,
Thanks for including me in the network. This is all new to me.

Lauren

At 1:22pm on March 17th, 2008, Eric S. Crane said…: Herve,
What happened to the lead?
Eric

At 8:11am on March 17th, 2008, Matt Urdan said…: Hey Herve, I haven't seen you on the site in awhile. Doug just took your point lead! I hope to see you come back strong and retake your crown! Miss your content!

Cheers!