David is a multi-faceted wine and spirits journalist, speaker, and educator, whose work spans print, web, and radio. He is a Contributing Features Editor for The Tasting Panel Magazine and The SOMM Journal. He is also Editor of The Connected Table a wine, food, travel site, and his signature column, “Rocks Stars”, where he profiles luminaries in the spirits industry, appears on InsideFandB (www.insidefandb.com).
Additionally, David is Host of the top-rated national radio show The Connected Table LIVE!, which he hosts with partner Melanie Young. The show is broadcast live weekly on W4CY Radio (www.w4cy.com) and iHeart Radio (www.iheart.com) and features interviews with industry movers and shakers from food, wine, spirits, and travel.
A Board Member of the prestigious Wine Media Guild (www.winemediaguild.org), David is also a sought-after speaker on wine and spirits. He also judges wine and spirits competitions, and served as managing Wine Director for the prestigious James Beard Awards from 2003-2006.
A lifelong member of the industry, David got his start in the industry as Co-founder of New York State’s legendary Rivendell Winery, now sold, which he ran with his family for many years.
David and his wife, author Melanie Young, currently reside in New York’s beautiful Hudson Valley with their canine wine & spirits industry oracle, Sazerac, whose twitter feed – @SazeracSays - has more followers than David’s.