Name: Alan Kropf
Website: http://www.mutineermagazine.com/
Details: Alan Kropf is among the world's youngest wine professionals and has studied with both the Court of Master Sommeliers and the Wine and Spirits Education Trust. Alan spent a year as the Sommelier at the Beverly Hills Hotel before leaving to focus on his writing. Alan has contributed to magazines publications including Sante, The Tasting Panel, and SommSelections and currently writes a wine column for the Wenatchee World. He has also spent time working in the wine program at Gordon Ramsay in West Hollywood. He is currently writing his first book and is a wine consultant to restaurants and collectors.