Sud de France Sommelier Competition 2013: Monday, June 17th in NYC May 7, 2013
Practice Your Service in the Skills Lab (May 22) May 3, 2013
It’s one thing to observe, read about and listen to a lecture on proper service…it’s another to actually execute it! Studies show that personal feedback on practice is one of the most powerful influences on learning and development. Sign up …
Sales, Service & Buying Seminar #3 on May 8 April 29, 2013
Sign up for the third of our Sales, Service & Buying seminars, focusing on “Handling the Bottle” and red wine service. We’ll touch on cellar management and restaurant layout in addition to using a cradle and dealing with large format …

Christopher Bates

Hotel Fauchère

Christopher Bates

Graduate of the Cornell University Hotel School, with a background in wine and as a chef.

On the opening team for The Green Zebra, a vegetable-focused fine dining restaurant in Chicago.

Worked Harvest in Valpolicella, Italy and the Mösel, Germany.

Was General Manager of The Inn at Dos Brisas in Texas, 1 of only 17 Mobil Five Star properties in the country.

Competitor in the Best Sommelier in America competition 2009.

Now General Manager, Executive Chef, and Sommelier at Hotel Fauchère in Milford, PA