Service Director

David/s twenty-year hospitality career has been spent working with the world's most acclaimed chefs, agriculturists and wine makers in and around New York City and abroad. He has a long time involvement in the world of wine that includes retail, importing, and education and also consulting experience. He has traveled internationally speaking on several topics around the culinary arts. He continuously improves his impact on the world of food and wine by staying in touch with the world's leading practitioners and educators.

Some of his contributions to this industry include Beverage Director of Esca and Beppe Restaurants and General Manager of Maremma and The EU Restaurants. He holds the Wine and Spirit education Trust Advanced Certificate, wine tasting note credit for the cookbook True Tuscan, by Chef Cesare Casella, and has created wine lists granted the Wine Spectator Award of Excellence. He has also appeared in guest spots on food related television programming, as well as a satellite Radio appearance. Speaking credits include events with Gourmet Magazine, Motorola, New York Magazine, The Wall Street Journal, Unisys, Washington Journal and Microsoft.

email: richter@citywinery.com