Michael Dolinski’s career in wine began over 20 years ago at Marcel Desaulniers’ Trellis Restaurant in Williamsburg, Virginia.
Moving on to work with Willamsburg’s rising star chef David Everett at The Dining Room at Ford’s Colony, Michael soon found himself in charge of a wine program with over 1000 selections, 3 restaurants, catering service, and ten consecutive years of Best of Award of Excellence awards from The Wine Spectator. During his tenure, the restaurant went on to be awarded a prestigious 5-Diamond award from AAA and a DiRonA award.
In 1999, Michael went into wholesale, representing a portfolio of top
wines in Charlottesville, VA and Washington, DC.
Next was a job as a wine buyer for Sutton Place Gourmet, a luxury grocery in one of DC’s most exclusive neighborhoods.
Next was a job as a wine buyer for Sutton Place Gourmet, a luxury grocery in one of DC’s most exclusive neighborhoods.
After 4 successful years, and 30% sales growth, Michael was on the move
again, first to Florida, then to New York to pursue his dream of
becoming a
Master Sommelier. He has now achieved
the level of Advanced Sommelier and while studying, has continued to
represent
his core value that good wine is best enjoyed with the very best in
food. He has worked in the restaurants of a string
of prominent chefs in New York including Geoffrey Zakarian, Alain
Allegretti,
Vikas Khanna, and Gordon Ramsay.
A few links
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/14/dining/indian-food-wine-pairings.html?_r=0
http://www.sommelierindia.com/reflections-on-being-a-sommelier-michael-dolinski-from-our-archives/
http://theyellowtable.com/dinner-out-maze-by-gordon-ramsay/
http://www.universitysettlement.org/us/news/events/exceptional_vintages_making_all/
http://www.winebusiness.com/news/?go=getArticle&dataid=114871
http://www.grubstreet.com/2008/12/allegretti_captain_michael_dolinski_thinks_responding_to_critics_is_a_dangerous_game.html
http://www.sternefresser.de/restaurantkritik/2013/gordon-ramsay-new-york-city-2013/
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