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About Niagara Sommelier Service

Our Vision

At Niagara Sommelier Service, our vision is to be the leading consulting firm in the Niagara wine and food industry. We aim to achieve this by constantly innovating and providing exceptional services that exceed our clients' expectations.

Our Team

Our team comprises of highly skilled consultants with extensive experience in various faculties, with international experience. We are committed to delivering quality services to our clients and helping them achieve their business goals.

Our Approach

We take a data-driven approach to consulting, where we use advanced analytics and technology to provide insights that drive business decisions. Our approach is highly customizable to meet the unique needs of each client.


GNCC "NEXT Niagara" spotlight - Greater Niagara Chamber of Commerce: August 29, 2014

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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.

Founder - Austin Shynal - Certified Sommelier (I.S.G. 2009)

Lond Born vineyard - May 2025

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