Laura DePasquale MS is a decide on the 2025 Decanter World Wine Awards (DWWA).
Laura DePasquale MS
Laura DePasquale MS started her hospitality profession as a young person, working for a quick meals chain, however rapidly moved into effective eating. Her first severe introduction to wine was in New York Metropolis, the place she labored as a bartender at Arizona 206, adopted by a stint as beverage director on the Royalton Resort.
Within the early Nineties, she moved to Miami and labored as an award-winning sommelier at Norman’s restaurant till she was recruited by Palm Bay Worldwide in 2001 as Florida state effective wine specialist.
In 2004, Laura achieved the Grasp Sommelier Diploma and has been an lively educator, examiner and speaker for CMS-Americas.
After a collection of promotions inside Palm Bay over the course of 10 years, Laura left Palm Bay with the position of vice chairman of effective wine growth underneath her belt. In 2011, she was recruited by The Nation Vintner particularly to steer the turn-around of Stacole, the corporate’s effective wine distribution division in Florida which she developed into a number one effective wine distributor over 3 years.
Presently, Laura is the Senior Vice President Artisanal Wines Southern Glazers USA.
Laura DePasquale MS was first a decide on the DWWA in 2015.
