Fifteen years in the wine industry and counting, from vineyards and wineries; to retail and wholesale; to beverage director in Connecticut and New York City establishments; to now, pouring for you and your guests.
I run Tastings with the Glass Man. Sommelier-led pairing and service for weddings, corporate events, and dinner parties across New York, Connecticut, New Jersey, and the Northeast. Certified Sommelier, Certified Specialist of Wine, fully insured. Now booking Summer 2026 to Spring 2027.
I grew up around wine. My parents took my sister and me to France and Italy as kids and pushed us to partake in the local culture, to immerse ourselves. Those trips stayed with me.
The career started by chance. A wine shop near my college in Westchester gave me an interview. The two young owners took a liking to me, offered to teach me, and I stayed for several years.
When I finished college I signed up with WWOOF (Worldwide Opportunities on Organic Farms) and left for California. What was supposed to be a two-week vineyard learning trip turned into almost three years. I fell for the work.
Wineries taught me service. How to read a room. How to tailor an experience to a guest. How to make wine resonate for anyone, regardless of their level of knowledge. How to approach wine without judgment.
Restaurants taught me how to build a wine list. I worked in a high-end French restaurant in Connecticut, training staff to talk about wine and folding everything I'd learned in Napa into the way the room ran. Food and wine coexisted in a way I'd never imagined.
The meal taught me the most important thing. The wine list wasn't the point. The people were. The night was. The way food and wine sat together at the table. That was the point.
I moved home in 2021 and started working in East Coast wineries. To my surprise, the work felt familiar. Less expensive than the West Coast, less pretentious, but just as focused on making the experience memorable and joyful.
That same year, I started doing private tastings for people I'd met at the wineries. I'd go to their homes, build taste experiments to dazzle their guests and excite their palates, and walk people through wine in a way they hadn't experienced before.
In 2025 I formally established Tastings with the Glass Man. It was time to make the business official.
Tastings with the Glass Man is the solution your event is looking for. The entertainment you didn't know you wanted. The education you didn't know you expected. The service you didn't know you needed.
A lifetime of experience, distilled into a format that fits exactly what you're looking for.
Hi, I'm Zach. I run Tastings with the Glass Man. Let me tell you a little about why I do what I do.
As a Wine Educator, nothing makes me happier than seeing someone try a wine for the first time, step back, and say "wow, I didn't know I liked this kind of wine!" There is so much incredible wine in the world. When I have the chance to make those wines accessible to someone for the first time (or for the 30th time), it reminds me of exactly why I do this.
Welcome to Tastings with the Glass Man — private tastings, wine education, corporate events, and wedding services. Glad you're here.
I grew up around wine. France and Italy as a kid. A wine shop near my college in Westchester gave me my first job. WWOOF took me to California for what was supposed to be two weeks. I stayed almost three years.
Wineries taught me service. Restaurants taught me to build a list. The meal taught me the most important thing: the wine list isn't the point. The people are.
Home in 2021. East Coast wineries. Private tastings for people I met at the wineries. In 2025 I made it official. Tastings with the Glass Man.
The entertainment you didn't know you wanted. The education you didn't know you expected. The service you didn't know you needed.
Or email zach@winecoanalytics.com