Successful business launches and brand management across Ont
Our Mission
We have been in the business of premium Niagara wine affairs since June of 2011 when our founder Austin Shynal received a grant through the Ministry of Economic Development.
Rapidly accelerating pursuits, we have successfully worked with the following brands in the Ontario marketplace:
WINERY:
- Stratus Vineyards - Niagara on the Lake, ON
In house sales team lead, tours, VIP affairs, wine club promotion
- Tawse Winery/Redstone Winery - Vineland, ON
LCBO retail supply chain management, ON Farmers Market deployment, Wine Club expansion, lead sales role at estate
- Strewn Winery - Niagara on the Lake, ON
Sales team lead, wine club enrollment, off site events, Sommelier hosted taste-and-buy programming
RESTAURANT:
- Sassafraz - Yorkville, Toronto, ON
20th Anniversary Re-Brand Beverage Menu Creation
Staff Training, In house Sommelier, Celebrity & VIP event execution
- EST - Queen Street East, Toronto, ON
Wine List Development, Consulting Launch Sommelier
- Pier 61 Bar & Grill (now PORTSIDE)
Port Dalhousie, ON
Beverage menu creation, staff training, launch events, Blind Tasting Group wine education classes, GNCC Business After 5
- Niagara Brewing Company - Clifton Hill, Niagara Falls, ON
Lead consultant. HR management (recruitment, hiring, training of 50 front of house staff). Food and beverage menu development, LCBO/AGCO manufacturing and retail store compliance.
- Fairway - Midtown, Toronto, ON
Beverage menu creation, staff education, supply chain management for 2025 launch.
OTHER:
- Minskaya Vodka - Minsk, Belarus
- Railway City Brewing Company - London, ON
- Ironwood Cider - Niagara on the Lake, ON
Meet the Niagara Sommelier Service team
Viticulture Oenology Expert & Award Winning Winemaker
Arthur Harder
Beamsville born and raised.
40+ years of winemaking expertise in a progressive career path. Directed winemaking operations in several 500K-2M+ liter facilities both Southern Germany & Southern Ontario, Canada.
Successfully consulted and launched several successful premium wineries including:
Calamus, Westcott, Wending Home, e
Arthur Harder
Beamsville born and raised.
40+ years of winemaking expertise in a progressive career path. Directed winemaking operations in several 500K-2M+ liter facilities both Southern Germany & Southern Ontario, Canada.
Successfully consulted and launched several successful premium wineries including:
Calamus, Westcott, Wending Home, etc.
Viticulture and Winemaking degrees obtained at Von-Lade-Strasse - Ebingerweg, Germany.
Specializing in:
-New winery launches.
-Oak barrel sourcing and sales.
***Represents Tonnellerie Bossuet in Ontario market***
Specialty wine/beer making nutrients, enzymes, and other premium fermentation/stabilization additives.
-Research & Development/Custom Trials.
-Quality Control Analysis of fruit, juice, in progress wines, and finished products.
Investment Planning & Global Markets
Jim Marrone
B Sc. -Geological Earth Science
CFA. MBA. AFM.
Published financial author. CFA trainer for FITCH. Analyst for Singular Research. Experienced financial trainer and equity analyst with geology background covering resource, industrial, and consumer sectors. He is a highly esteemed instructor of all 3 levels of the CFA program
Jim Marrone
B Sc. -Geological Earth Science
CFA. MBA. AFM.
Published financial author. CFA trainer for FITCH. Analyst for Singular Research. Experienced financial trainer and equity analyst with geology background covering resource, industrial, and consumer sectors. He is a highly esteemed instructor of all 3 levels of the CFA program for Fitch Learning at their Toronto location and equity analyst with ARC and Singular Research covering NA equities.
Specializes in:
Business Planing.
Market Research
Investment Strategy/Small Cap funding
Custom Farming - Infrastructure, Logistics, Harvesting, Processing
Custom Farming - Infrastructure, Logistics, Harvesting, Processing
Philip Wiley
8th generational Niagara grape farmer.
CEO/Owner of GlenView Vineyards Inc. located in Short Hills Bench sub-appelation.
Grape Growers of Ontario - Next Generation Board Member.
Supplier of:
-premium Chardonnay & Pinot Noir for traditional method sparkling
-premium Icewine grapes/juice
-boutique specialty virtual wineries
-large volu
Philip Wiley
8th generational Niagara grape farmer.
CEO/Owner of GlenView Vineyards Inc. located in Short Hills Bench sub-appelation.
Grape Growers of Ontario - Next Generation Board Member.
Supplier of:
-premium Chardonnay & Pinot Noir for traditional method sparkling
-premium Icewine grapes/juice
-boutique specialty virtual wineries
-large volume commercial tonnage
Gold medals in London, England in 2024 for single vineyard Cabernet Franc from home farm
Specializing in:
-Large Scale Long Term Farm Planning.
-Heavy Machinery Logistics & Operations.
-Custom Harvesting.
-Icewine/Late Harvest processing.