Marika Vida-Arnold
Wine Educator @Milbank LLP
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WORK HISTORY
Wine Educator @Milbank LLP
EDUCATION
Ryerson University
BA
Temple University
POST-GRADUATE STUDY
SKILLS
ABOUT MARIKA VIDA-ARNOLD
Over the past two decades, I have served as Wine Director of the Ritz-Carlton Central Park, New York, Sommelier of the top-rated Laurent Tourondel Bistro BLT Market and Sommelier for the Philadelphia Ritz-Carlton with ‘Top Chef’ Winner Kevin Sbraga. I developed the opening wine program at 10Arts with Chef Eric Ripert and Chef Jennifer Carroll. Founder of the critically acclaimed Phenomenal Femmes Program, featuring female winemakers from around the globe. This sold-out dinner series has been featured in The Wine Enthusiast, Forbes, Bloomberg and The Beverage Media. Under the auspices of my company Vida et Fils LLC I also consult for Architectural Digest, Wines of Provence and Wines of Bulgaria. Former Wine Educator for the Argentine Winery Bodega Catena Zapata, I do Wine & Spirits education for The Yale Club and Milbank Law in NYC. I have been a guest taster on Eric Asimov’s Tasting Panel for the New York Times and was featured on Barrons.com for romantic wine picks. I have presented at several Wine Festivals around the country including Charleston, Nantucket, Newport, Boston, Destin, Santa Fe and New Orleans.WINE STUDY COURT OF MASTER SOMMELIERS Introductory Course Examination– San FranciscoCertified Sommelier– New YorkAMERICAN SOMMELIER ASSOCIATIONBlind Tasting - New YorkIntensive Viticulture and Vinification - Napa ValleySOCIETY OF WINE EDUCATORSCertified Specialist of Wine (CSW)- New YorkINTERNATIONAL WINE CENTER, WSET – New York City Advanced Certificate WINDOWS ON THE WORLD WINE COURSE – New York CitySpecialties: RESTAURANT OPENINGSRitz Carlton, Westchester, NY, BLT SteakRitz Carlton, Philadelphia, 10Arts: A Bistro by Eric RipertExtensive experience in all aspects of launching a wine program
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