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A Wine Program as Layered as Your Property

A hotel's beverage program isn't one list — it's several, running at once. The restaurant, the bar, the banquet and events team, room service, and the in-room minibar all need a wine selection that fits the moment without fighting each other. With 25-plus years in the Los Angeles hospitality and wine industry, I build hotel beverage programs that work as one coordinated system.

As a hotel wine specialist, I work directly with food and beverage directors, general managers, and ownership groups to develop programs that support guest experience, banquet revenue, and brand standards across every outlet.

Hotel wine program development for a Los Angeles hotel restaurant and banquet team

Built for Every Hotel Outlet

Hotel engagements typically cover more ground than a single-restaurant consulting project, since every outlet has its own guest, its own price point, and its own service pace — and each one still needs to feel like part of the same property.

Services include restaurant and bar wine list development, banquet and private event wine programs, minibar and in-room beverage selection, group and wedding wine packages, staff training across departments, cellar and inventory management, and vendor and distributor negotiation on the hotel's behalf.

A Program That Works Across Departments

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Hotel programs are paired with cross-department staff training so restaurant, banquet, and room service teams are all working from the same playbook, and can extend into guest-facing tastings and events as an added amenity.

Having managed both retail and on-premise sales, I understand the operational realities hotel F&B teams face — staffing, turnover, banquet volume — and build programs that hold up under real service conditions.