Kevin Zraly

Kevin Zraly

Kevin Zraly is an American wine educator and the founder of the Windows on the World Wine School, who has been decribed as America's most famous and entertaining wine teacher.cite web|last= Goldberg |first= Howard G., "Decanter.com" |title= Windows on the World: a tribute |url= http://www.decanter.com/news/46641.html |date=September 17, 2001 ]

Since 1976, Zraly held the position of wine director for the Windows on the World restaurant on the top floors of New York's 1 WTC World Trade Center, America's top-grossing restaurant,cite web|last= Goldberg |first= Howard G., "Decanter.com" |title= New Windows on the World planned for Freedom Tower |url= http://www.decanter.com/news/176514.html |date= January 29, 2008 ] and is credited with introducing California wine to the American public.cite web|last= Goldberg |first= Howard G., "Decanter.com" |title= Zraly rates all 50 wine-producing states |url= http://www.decanter.com/news/85405.html |date= May 24, 2006 ] After the collapse of the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, the school relocated to the New York Marriott Marquis.cite web|last= Lechmere |first= Adam, "Decanter.com" |title= Windows on the World Wine School to continue |url= http://www.decanter.com/news/46628.html |date= September 25, 2001 ] Cite web|last= Robinson |first= Jancis, jancisrobinson.com | url= http://www.jancisrobinson.com/articles/directorycourse |title= associations and courses ]

Zraly's book "Windows on the World Complete Wine Course" with its annual updates, is among America's best-selling wine books, and "Kevin Zraly's American Wine Guide" (2006) claims to be the first book that deals comprehensively with all 50 states as modern wine-producing states.

In 2007, Zraly and Robert Parker launched the Parker & Zraly Wine Certification Program. [eRobertParker.com [http://www.erobertparker.com/newsearch/wine_certification.aspx Wine Certification Program] ]

ee also

*List of wine personalities

References

* [http://www.erobertparker.com/info/kzraly.asp Kevin Zraly bio] eRobertParker.com;Footnotes

External links

* [http://www.windowswineschool.com/ Kevin Zraly's Windows On The World Wine School]


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