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Emmanuel Benardos
Profile
Summary
Quote by Helen Greenwood, Sydney Morning Herald, Good Living December 8th 2007 of the Grand National Restaurant and Cocktail Bar. "These good looks are matched by excellent manners. I am "madam" when I book, I am attended to graciously when I arrive and I can tell you that Emmanuel Bernados who runs the floor is the antithesis of his Fawlty Towers near-namesake."
Good looks? Spelling mistake in with his surname? Fawlty Towers parody? Many questions come to mind...
With 4 generations of hospitality in Australia, Emmanuel has been spent all his professional life working in "the game" and all of his childhood hearing about it.
From Concierge in Sydney (Four Seasons, Ritz-Carlton) and Chef Concierge in Dubai (Ritz-Carlton) for some of the finest hotels of the world. Butler, waiter and sommelier to well-known international identity and venues. Maitre d', manager, general manager and consultant for venues wanting awards and ensuring that they are retained after his departure. An accomplished 5 star Hotel General Manager + Food and Beverage Manager of Tower Estate (Hunter Valley). National Director of Food and Beverage for Event Cinemas or 4 years of 1 hat (SMH) constancy. Awards for wine lists written, with Gourmet Traveller and the Good Food Guide (SMH) in the back of an understated pub, Grand National Paddington. Event manger and host to some of the highest profile parties ensuring success regardless of discipline: service, wine selection, staff and specializing in end-to-end management. With additional work assisting the finest Australian catering companies, chefs and staffing agency's with one off events.
A wealth of knowledge regarding international hotels, dining rooms, cocktail bars, luxury travel, wine and service. Emmanuel welcomes any request pertaining to the hospitality industry and can always get what's requested!
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Stephen Harris
Profile
Professional Experience
Bacchus Wine Merchants (Partner)
Beverage Columnist for the FPC Courier Group
Wine Class Australia
Owner/Operator of Wine Tours NSW
Owner/Operator of Hand Picked Wines
Owner, The Wine Palace - Sydney
Key Accounts Manager, Southcorp Wines
Sommelier/Bar Manager, The Boathouse Restaurant
Cellar/Barman, Beach Road Hotel
Bar, Doyle’s on the Beach
Relevant additions
Scholar at the 2007 Len Evans Tutorial
Judge at the 2007 Sydney International Wine Competition
Judge at the 2009 Sydney International Wine Competition
Associate wine judge at the 2005 Boutique Winemakers’ Exhibition
Contributor to Australian Bartender Magazine
Contributor to Elizabeth Bay Cellars Magazine
Sydney Evening College Tutor in Wine Appreciation
Completed
University of Adelaide Sensory Evaluation Course
Negotiants Working with Wine Fellowship
Responsible Service of Alcohol Course
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Ben Dalton - Profile
Professional Experience
Ben has been working in the wine industry for over 25 years.
In this time he has had a wide range of experience across multiple areas including Sales, Marketing, and International Trade in the Retail, Hotel, Duty Free and Restaurant Channels.
Ben Dalton is Director of WSB Solutions, acting as an independent consultant in Wine Marketing, Sales, Education and Training to the Trade and Public.
His most recent corporate role was as Key Account Executive with Southcorp Wines (now Foster’s Australia), the largest premium wine company in the world.
Other roles have included:
- Manager of the Australian Wine Company, a boutique producer.
- Sommelier at Kingsley’s Steakhouse, earning a ‘Recommended’ rating in the National Tucker Seabrook ‘Winelist of the Year’ Awards
- Retail experience in many leading liquor outlets in Sydney
- Wine Educator at WEA and Sydney Community Colleges
Ben’s global perspective of wine has been enhanced by extensive travel through most areas of viticulture in Australia and wine producing areas of the world. This includes the Napa, Alexander and Sonoma Valleys in California, the Okanagan region of Canada, Rioja, Villa Franca de Penedes and Jerez in Spain, and Maipo, Valparaiso and Curico in Chile.
Ben’s experience has enabled him to construct a view of the wine world from the perspective of supplier and purchaser, retail and wholesale, boutique and global, producer and consumer.
Ben has organized and presented hundreds of wine tastings, lunches and seminars, been an active member of the Australian Sommeliers Association and taught numerous beginner and advanced wine course over the years.
This broad experience has instilled in Ben a passion for wine that is balanced by a practical, down to earth approach to wine appreciation that emphasizes its’ intended purpose – enjoyment.
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