Wine events are the “cocktail parties of the new millennium” and they don’t cost a fortune. Read what some of our clientele think of Atlanta Wine School here…
2/29/12 Tricia DelGreco Pruitt, CMP
Hello Michael, I wanted to drop you an email and thank you so much for the wonderful event last night, you connected and energized the group and really made it a very memorable time for all of us. I thought you might enjoy the pictures attached of the “winners and losers” from our friendly competition last night. We hope to visit your facility again in the near future.
1/14/12 Natalie O’Neal
The positive comments are too many to write down for Debbie Ruskin and the wonderful presentation she gave Saturday evening. Her personality and warmth combined with her vast knowledge of wine and food made for a special 40th birthday celebration. All of our guests enjoyed themselves immensely. It is a night we will treasure for years to come. I would recommend AWS and Debbie to anyone.
12/20/11 Jim Ciardello, Charles Schwab Advisor Services
Michael, thank you for hosting our Wine Event last week. The feedback from our clients and the Schwab Team was fantastic. You and your team exceeded our expectations.
7/26/11 Jacinda Norvell, Suntrust Bank
Thank you –Debbie was wonderful – a very fun and educational session. We got great feedback on the session. It was also a great ice breaker as a kick off to the conference and did showcase as a great client event idea as well. Thank you also for the olive oil that we used as part of our final wrap up raffle prizes. We hope to be able to do this again.
7/18/11 Sharran Srivatsaa, Credit-Suisse
Thanks for putting on a great event for us. I told my wife that it was great to see you and that you did a great job as always!
4/21/11, Jennifer Williams, IBM
It was wonderful! We received wonderful feedback from our clients in attendance. Michael’s presentation, the food and wine samples were excellent. The room set up was perfect and our clients really enjoyed the event. It was a pleasure to work with you! Thanks again.
2/25/11, Leslie Fleming, Large & Gilbert, P.C.
Last night went really well. Jeff was great. He did a great job just going with the flow of our seminar and everyone really liked him. We will definitely keep in mind for our next Sip & Learn Wine Tasting event.
2/13/11, Dr. Penny Castellano, Atlanta OBGYN Association
Thank you again for a wonderful experience. I can not tell you how many of the members commented about how much they enjoyed your session. I look forward to working with you again in the future.
1/26/11, James Stroupe, ECOLAB Corporation
Great! All had a fantastic time! Michael and Jeff were both wonderful hosts!
01/08/11, Paola Jacobs (Husbands 40th Birthday Party)
Just wanted to say Thank You to you, Michael, and your server. The party was a huge hit thanks to Michael, the amazing wine, his expertise and instructive delivery, and the amazingly delicious food! The crab dip was out-of-this-world good. The shrimp and grits a knockout. The filet sandwiches were spectacular! Everyone had a great time. The server was so superb! She was amazing, setting everything up, serving graciously all night, cleaning up. She never stopped moving! It made for an incredibly easy night for Jeff and I. We never had a party catered before and after Saturday, I don’t think I can ever go back to doing it ourselves. She spoiled us, a few of my girlfriends even told her “I feel like a princess with you!” because she was walking around picking up plates, serving food, cutting the cake, everything!!! It was fabulous! I will definitely recommend your service to everyone – it was such a turnkey operation hiring you and not having to find a separate caterer, sommelier. Our guests were very impressed!!! What a party it was!!!
12/14/10, Maryann McGrail, Atlanta Dermatological Association
Thanks Michael…as I said, everyone LOVED having you there. We’ll definitely be calling you for next year!
9/21/10, Karen Harrison, IBM
A great event for everyone. We continue to get feedback from the partners on what a great time they had!
6/23/10, Kim Kaiser, Alere Healthcare
I wish that I had recorded the comments yesterday! EVERY single person attending came to me and told me what a great idea for an event and how much they enjoyed the evening! FUN and educational as well as delicious meal and wines!!! Thank you SO MUCH for your help in planning and prep, but MOSTLY, for the flawless execution of the event! I can assure you that we will work together again SOON!!!! =)
5/15/10, Peter Levy, Ameriprise Financial Services, Inc.
Thank you so much for a great evening last Thursday. People simply loved it!!
5/4/10, Paige Smith, The Atlantan Magazine
“Pleased” doesn’t even begin to describe it. He (P. Kelly Wheeler) was so charming and amazing. He had everyone hanging on his every word and several approached him after asking about classes.
1/28/10, Christine Wable, Barclays Capital
Michael: A simply amazing event! We all thoroughly enjoyed. A unique setting, fantastic food and interesting new wines for the palate. Well done. Thank you for carrying the tradition forward with me.
12/07/09, Maggie Feeney, Inhibitex Corporation
Thanks you two for a great event! Everyone had a wonderful time!
12/07/09, John D. Martin, The Coca Cola Co.
Thanks Michael, The team really enjoyed the training and thank you for making it very memorable.
12/04/09, Melody Price, IBM
It was a pleasure meeting you last night. If we could all be as fortunate as you, with such an fun and interesting career! Everyone enjoyed the event and I hope to have another one next year.
11/23/09, Nancy Brown, Private Dinner Party & Tasting
Michael, everything was wonderful and Jane was fanstastic. She was so great! We look forward to working with you guys in the future.
11/05/09, Heather McKelvey, NorthPoint Wealth Management
You and Debbie did an amazing job, as always! I enjoy working with you both and look forward to future events!
10/21/09 Sara Flowers, Whirlpool Corporation
The gal (Debbie Ruskin) did a GREAT job and was very approachable. I think we will want to do this again in 2010.
10/20/09 Margot Hutchings, Fortune Magazine
It went well. Our client, Liberty Mutual was very happy. Your staff was lovely.
7/29/09, Mark Rebillot of Smith Barney
The event went very well and the feedback was great. We would definitely recommend y’all in the future. Thanks for everything.
6/5/09, Hal McSwain of the McSwain-Baldwin Group of Merrill Lynch
Kelly and Lynn did a fantastic job last night! All of our clients really enjoyed the event and the wine, food, and expert insight was a big hit… We will do this again!
3/21/09, Marilyn Kimball (Birthday Party)
Everyone had a great time. Debbie & Susan were very professional yet relaxed for our group. Everyone enjoyed the different wines/cheeses and discussion about tasting wine and pairing with different cheeses. Good time for all — thanks again for making it so easy to celebrate my birthday.
12/04/08, Patty Treat, ECOsmart Technologies
Everyone had a very nice time last night mingling and learning about the different wines. It was nice to walk around, something different from the regular sit down long table dinner. The wine discussions were still going on today during lunch, everyone missed the wine with the left over chocolates!
11/05/08, Linda Petrocco, Affiliated FM
It was a wonderful night and a delightful experience. I have told so many people this morning that weren’t able to be there how enjoyable and fun it was and hopefully we can do it again.
10/17/08, Alice Trahant, Ford & Harrison LLP
The event last night was wonderful, and I think everyone had a great time. I think you have officially picked up a small fan club!
5/30/08, David Bagwell, Alston & Bird LLP
I have heard great things about the evening and everyone was very pleased, as usual with AWS services.
5/9/08, Anthony Truchard II, Truchard Winery, Napa
Thank you for presenting our wines in your wine seminar at Orange Beach. It is not too often that I learn something at those events after spending my entire life in the wine industry, but I did pick up a few pointers from you. Hope to see you in Atlanta this fall or possible in Napa in August if you come out.
4/25/08, Liz Sudderth (hostess for a private event)
Thanks for making our party a success. I have had numerous compliments on the party, everyone had a good time and enjoyed the wines. Thanks for your help.
4/3/08, Bob Habl, Evergreen Investments
AWS-Great evening! Thanks so much.
4/1/08, Lee Friedman, UBS Financial
Thanks again AWS. We truly had a great time and everyone has been talking about how wonderful the event was.
3/20/08, Emma Foulkes, Ameriprise Financial Services
I wanted to let you know what a wonderful time we all had last night. Thu and I would like to thank all of you for giving our clients a spectacular experience.
2/29/08, Christine Wable of Barclays Capital
Thanks for a great job last night! It’s become quite the tradition.
2/28/08, Jaco Smith of Ritz Carlton at Reynolds Plantation
Everyone had a great time and said they had learned a lot. They all said it was a great experience. Hopefully we can do something again in the future. Thank you for helping me make this happen for the group………..Thank you sooooooo much.
1/26/08, Peyton Dobbs (hostess for private event)
Michael, last night was amazing. Kara did such a wonderful job! She put up with my crazy friends, provided excellent information, and did a fabulous job! The party was definitely a success, and I appreciate all of your and Kara’s help! Thank you thank you!
12/12/07, Donald Davis
I wanted to let you know that I attended the ultra-high end reds class last night and I thought that it was fantastic. It was a tremendous value to have the great food, wine and cheese selections, and was a terrific night. As a result, I will be booking two seats for the upcoming Valentine’s Day class for my wife and I. Kelly, the instructor, did an unbelievable job of educating us on the selections that were made for the menu, and I think that we received a great variety from all over the world, including several that were rare and would not have made it on a traditional wine tasting. It was a great experience and I look forward to more from the Atlanta Wine School in the future.
11/14/07, Thu Nguyen, Ameriprise Financial Services
Michael, thank you and your awesome team so much for last night’s event. Everyone was thoroughly “WOWed!”. Will definitely plan on doing more Live wine dinners in the future.
11/2/07, Lynn Sullivan, American Chemistry Society
I cannot thank you enough for everything! Kelly did an outstanding job! Everyone absolutely loved his presentation. We all had such a great time.
10/22/07, Mark Finlan, Bain Co.
With regards to the event, everyone had a fantastic time. The food and the wine were great. There was a couple who was actually planning on leaving early and they ended up staying the whole time because they couldn’t pull themselves away in anticipation of the next course. Kelly provided exactly the right amount of formal vs. informal conversation around the wine and tasting in general. My wife and I had quite a time on Sunday eating the leftovers (the other guests were jealous).I would absolutely recommend ATL Wine School and Kelly specifically to any of my friends and colleagues who were planning on scheduling an event.
10/09/07, Mark Lurch, Project Management Institute
The services provided by your organization last night were excellent. We have had many compliments about the evening from the wine and music to the venue and participants. Thank you very much for providing significant value to the evening. The food you recommended to compliment the wines were also excellent. Clearly you know wines. Even the hotel catering staff seem to enjoy the evening. You will definitely be part of any event we have in the Atlanta area in the future.
4/25/07, Alex Walters, MIT Alumni Wine Social (4th year to do it)
As usual it was a lot of fun to have you and thanks for doing a good job. Both food and wine were very interesting and the whole experience was great.
2/27/07, Diane Monroe, Cooper Carry
The party was wonderful, and I’ve received numerous compliments from our staff on the wine and food.
2/12/07, Dee Davis, Member of EO Atlanta
I just wanted to give some major KUDOS for the excellent wine tasting event Thursday night. I have no idea who planned it, but it was the best wine tasting event I’ve attended! Great job.
3/6/06, Patti Anzilotti-Shaw (hostess for a private event)
Thanks to you and Jane, the birthday party wine tasting was a success! I loved working with Jane! Her extensive knowledge of “all things wine” was impressive and I know we only scanned the surface. She not only presented each of the wines, but she also helped me with getting each of the courses out. She is a very warm and gracious lady and she endured being in the same house as our cats (which we found that she was allergic to) without a complaint. I really feel Jane went beyond the call of duty in time and energy.
2/09/06, Erica Miller
I just wanted to say thank you for helping make my husband’s 40th birthday bash at the Vinings Gallery so special! It was because of you that this all took place and I want you to know just how special it was to me (not to mention my husband!) You saw to it that every detail was polished smooth. The gallery was such a beautiful setting, the guitarist was awesome, the wine was fabulous and I (and my guests) love the wine stoppers! Michael, it couldn’t have been a more perfect evening! Thank you for making it all happen!
2/02/06, Cathy McCollister, Miller & Martin PLLC
Thank you again for treating us to a great time last night. This morning several of our people told me know much they enjoyed the tasting and some who were not able to attend said they heard it was a howling success and were sorry to have missed it. A couple of our folks asked for information on the Wine School.