Private Events
Custom beverage, food, and cannabis events are my specialty. Mix and match or keep the focus on one theme. My most requested themes are tequila/mezcal, wine & cheese, whiskey & chocolate, weed & cheese pairings, and cannabis infused edible showcases. I am proficient across all wines and spirits, even the obscure stuff!
Speaking & Presenting
From classes, workshops, parties, and corporate team buildings to staff trainings, distributor meetings, work withs, and MCing,I love being in front of crowds of all sizes. Additionally I am always happy to put my nearly two decades of experience as a wine & spirits judge and educator to use.
Writing
I am available for all types of writing work including promotional and marketing content, website copy, sponsored content, ghost writing, internal training documents, tasting notes, and more.
Consulting
With nearly two decades in the beverage and hospitality industries I have a proven track record, extensive experience, and connections that can help you achieve your goals. The work I enjoy the most is brand development strategy, opening and activating new markets, staff training, internal educational materials, and beverage formulation.
please email for general consulting inquiries and special orders/menus
QUOTES & TESTIMONIALS
As quoted in the New York Times here
As quoted in Business Insider here & here
As quoted in the Wall Street Journal here
Featured in El Restaurante here & here
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Tess was a great instructor. Very knowledgeable about Agave Spirits and the information she shared was relevant and interesting. Very happy with her class!-
(Agave Smackdown Tequila vs. Mezcal)
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Learned a lot and loved the whole experience. Tess was A+.- (Italian Wine Workshop)
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I thought the instructor was great - very enthusiastic and knowledgeable about cider!- (Cider 101)
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Tess was great, your facilities are great, I love the way you've turned your outfit into a kind of community center/educational center. Very professional, very pleasing and helpful. You're making me a happier and better-informed drinker -- nice for me as well as (I hope) nice for you. Win-win.- (Cider)
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Our instructor was incredibly inviting and very personable! She was informative and it was obvious to see her passion for the subject.- (Tequila Cocktail Lab)
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Instructor was great, informative without being preachy, authoritative without being obnoxious, and a real live of the subject... She's a keeper. - (Wines of Tuscany)
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I loved our instructor. Her enthusiasm was contagious, and there was clarity in the way she presented the material and explained often elusive concepts. All this without a grain of condescension so often present in other wine specialists. - (Wines of Piedmont)