Brad is a native New Yorker. His career in the wine trade and restaurants has spanned well over twenty years, and his experience has allowed him to travel the world as a sales & marketing strategist, as well as a featured speaker at Food & Wine events.
Events Highlights
La Gastroteca
Zaragoza, Spain, Featured Speaker
Pebble Beach Food & Wine Classic
Monterey, CA/ Featured Sommelier
Johnson & Wales University
Miami, FL/ Featured Speaker
Peter Kump's Cooking School
New York, NY /Featured Panel Speaker
Client Accolades
Lola Restaurant
Best Wine Bar/Selection 2012
Long Island Restaurant News
Madison & Vine Wine Bar
Best Wine Bar in New York 2008
Cheers Magazine
Wine List Awards
Wine Spectator Award of Excellence
London Lennies, Queens, NY 2008-2012 (Wine Enthusiast 2008, 2009)
Lola, Great Neck, NY 2010-2012
Ruth's Chris King of Prussia, PA 2008
Maxwell & Dunne's, Plainview, NY2008
Tupelo Honey, Sea Cliff, NY 2008
Additional Current Work
Vice President Sales & Marketing/Partner
Spanish Artisan Wine Group/Gerry Dawes Selection
New York, NY
Speaker & Event Planner
Vibrant Rioja
New York, NY
Blogger
Huffington Post
Food & Wine
www.huffingtonpost.com/brad-haskel
Previous Work
Adjunct Professor
"Advanced Wine"
New York Institute of Technology
New York, NY
Steward
Windows on the World
New York, NY
Purchasing Agent
Locke-Ober Cafe
Boston, MA
Purchasing Agent
The Clarke Cooke House
Newport, RI
Vice President/US Sales & Marketing
Golan Heights Winery
Katzrin, Israel
East Coast Sales Manager
Cosentino Wine Estates
Napa Valley, CA
Northeast Sales Manager
Parducci Wine Estates
Mendocino, CA
Education
Emerson College
BFA Creative Writing
New York Restaurant School
Graduate- Professional Culinary Program
Sommelier Society of America
Certification
WSET "Advanced Certificate"