CHARLIE ARTURAOLA
The world renowned Sommelier and Wine Educator Charlie Arturaola has an impressive palate. He continues to work with the best and most prestigious eno-gastronomic names. He can be found at the most famous wine festivals, including the Boston Wine Experience, the NYC Wine Experience, the Slow Food Golden Glass Wine Competition in San Francisco, the Jackson Hole Wine Auction, and the Aspen Food & Wine Classic.
He has been featured as a speaker at FENAVIN in Spain, at Paladar do Brasil in Sao Paulo, at VinItaly in Verona and the Miami International Wine Fair. He is the founding Sommelier of the Masters of Food & Wine at the Park Hyatt Mendoza, Argentina. ?He has been a judge at the London based International Wine and Spirit Challenge, the American Fine Wine Competition and the Argentine Wine Awards.
In addition to judging, teaching and speaking, Charlie has written articles for USA Weekend Wine Watch, the Art of The Times in Los Angeles, Wines From Spain, E-Catas in Spain and Diario del Vino, Mexico. He wrote the prologue and the preface of “Este Vino es Bueno?,” a book by Joaquin Parra, coming out in Spain in 2011. He also does wine cellar appraisals for Chubb Insurance, Fireman’s Fund, Marsh and for private wine collectors.
Arturaola starred in the movie, El Camino del Vino. It is a fictionalized documentary based on his life, filmed in Mendoza, Argentina and Montevideo, Uruguay. El Camino del Vino, The Ways of Wine, recently at 61' Berlinale Kulinarische Kino as official Selection, and also won the prestigious FIPRESCI (Federacion Internacional de la Prensa Cinematografica) at the Mar del Plata Film Festival( Nov 2010)
Charlie worked for Drew Nieporent's Myriad Restaurant Group, NYC, the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Boca Raton, the Gulf Hospitality Group in Marco Island Florida and subsequently opened Academia di Vino in NYC. He began his career with Cunard Cruise Lines. He is the president of Grappolo Blu, Inc., a comprehensive wine consulting business started in 2007. He is fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, French and Italian.
