You wouldn’t look to a fishmonger for stock tips, or to a stockbroker for seafood, so why would you go to anyone but a sommelier for wine? At Curated Selections, wine is what we love, what we drink, and what we’ve spent our lifetimes trying to understand. So when we combined efforts to showcase a stunning portfolio in which each individual offering shines as bright as the collective, we agreed upon only one thing: Above all else, wine.
As a team of South Carolina-based sommeliers, we’ve had the privilege of buying and selling wine for over 80 combined years, and our deep understanding of what wine buyers need to make their programs successful is part of our DNA. Only wines that meet our scrupulous standards while also providing unsurpassed value in their category make their way into our portfolio and then on to your lists or shelves.
Additionally, we truly understand what exemplary service means to the buyer and leave no detail untouched. We are thoughtful in our approach in every aspect with the goal of showing the proper respect not only to our buyers and their patrons but also to our producers and importers. This is a community and with a goal of working towards the common good, we all succeed.
The wine’s quality must out-perform its price point.
The wine must be consistent with the style of the varietal and region that it is attempting to express.
The “package” must live up to the quality of the wine.
We must like the wine – we are a sommelier-driven wine distribution company that doesn’t compromise our standards and reputation.
An Englishman by birth, Advanced Somm Patrick Emerson grew up making elderberry/apple wine with his Mom, brewing ale with his Dad and drinking cheap Bordeaux with his mates at an early age. A renaissance man who was once bitten by the Thespian bug that led to many hours of working behind the stick in Cape Town, New York and LA at all hours of the night, Patrick finally saw the light and traded in his greasepaint and tap shoes for that of Wine Warrior. He now thrives by pursuing his passion of the vine (more practical than treading the boards for his family) and has enjoyed fine vino for over 20 years. Favorite regions include Burgundy, Champagne, Jura, and Piedmont.
Mal caught the wine bug while working for Trevi Italian restaurant in Asheville NC in 1999. For the past 15 years he has worked for numerous distribution houses focusing on sales and education. In 2003 he moved to Charleston SC to further pursue a career selling wine in the south’s most progressive food and beverage culture. He is a Certified Sommelier and holds the Advanced Certificate from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust.
With a mother from Buenos Aires, Argentina, wine has always been an essential part of Dani’s life. After graduating from College of Charleston and spending several years in sales, Dani decided to give in to her passions and pursue food and beverage as a career rather than just a hobby.
Moving from Charleston to Miami in the fall of 2016, Dani immediately immersed herself in the wine world. She was fortunate enough to become part of the Starr Restaurant Group Management team and assisted in the opening of Upland Miami. Following her time with Starr, she moved to the Northeast where she spent several years in a buying position at 167 Raw Nantucket. Dani couldn’t stay away from Charleston for too long and returned in 2019, joining Curated Selections in January of that year.
Lucy’s first experience with food & wine was working for Daniel Boulud at age 18 while attending art school in New York City. She then moved to California and continued working in fine dining for French chef Pascal Olhats where she became an advocate for California wines and enjoys helping change people’s views through tasting wines that go against the stigmas they often have. She later moved to South Carolina to be closer to family and joyously made the decision to join Team Curated in January 2020.
Tripti Simback first had her taste of wine at the age of 6 when she stole a bottle from her dad’s liquor stash- it was a screw top, sweet, ‘Madeira’ style Indian wine. It was probably the start of her wine adventures – she has since travelled to several wine regions around the world, including to the remote town of Tokaji in Hungary, worked a harvest in Oregon, worked at wine store in Manhattan, launched a wine distribution company in North Carolina with her husband, has a WSET Advanced certification, is a Certified Sommelier and is currently studying for the Advanced. She also has an MBA in Supply Chain Mgmt, that comes in handy these days in the logistics of ordering wine. When not doing anything wine related, she can found at the movie theaters or checking out the art galleries in Charleston or trying to finish Marcel Proust’s “Remembrance of Things Past”.
Kevin is an experienced business executive and entrepreneur, but spends most of his free time obsessing over wines from Burgundy and Piedmont. Kevin began his career in technology and later became a management consultant with McKinsey & Co. before going back to technology in a variety of leadership roles. Along the way, he caught the wine bug and has been obsessed ever since. He has since helped start several wine companies, including Vino Mondo, Curated Selections, Charleston Wine Vault and Isocline Ventures and he writes a wine industry blog called Wines & Dimes. Kevin is a Certified Sommelier, Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) charterholder and has an MBA from Carnegie Mellon University.
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