South Beach Food & Wine Festival – Miami, Florida (19 Feb – 22 Feb 2009)

The South Beach Wine & Food Festival in Miami Florida is fast becoming one of USA’s biggest wine and food festivals. It hosts a range of international exhibitors and experts, including winemakers, spirits producers, chefs and culinary personalities. Hosted by Southern Wine & Spirits of Florida and Florida International University (FIU), the festival benefits the Teaching Restaurant and the Southern Wine & Spirits Beverage Management Center, both located at FIU.

Some of the events include:

Surf and Turks presented by Turks & Caicos Islands hosted by Clay Conley
Feb 21, 2009
Cocktail Time with Sandra Lee!
Feb 21, 2009
Marqués de Murrieta Castillo Ygay Gran Reserva Especial Vertical Tasting
Feb 22, 2009
Fontainebleau Miami Beach presents Wine Spectator’s “Best of the Best” sponsored by Bank of America
Feb 20, 2009
Joe’s Big Chill: Claws and Cru
Feb 22, 2009
Wining and Dining: A World View hosted by Andrea Robinson and Michelle Bernstein
Feb 21, 2009
Passage to India hosted by Madhur Jaffrey
Feb 21, 2009
Harrah’s Casino Night hosted by Paula Deen
Feb 20, 2009
¡Viva España! The Wines and Food of Spain
Feb 19, 2009
Spanish Superstars hosted by Steve Olson
Feb 21, 2009

About the Author

Jono

Jono has been involved in the wine industry since he was quite young. His parents had a small vineyard and winery in the Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, and spent plenty of school holidays working in the vineyard and winery. He completed a Bachelor of Agricultural Science (Oenology) from the University of Adelaide (formely the Roseworthy Agricultural College). He also holds a Post Graduate Degree in Business Management from Monash University. His wine industry experience include working as a winemaker for Petaluma in the Adelaide Hills under the legendary Brian Croser. He was then sent to Smithbrook in the Pemberton region of Western Australia, then owned by Petaluma. He spent 6 years at Smithbrook managing the vineyard and winery, and during that time also completed a vintage at Chateau Carsin in Bordeaux. The two years leading into 2008, he traveled the world with his partner sampling the worlds best wines, and also fulfilling his other passion of equestrian competition.

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