TIM GARDNER

President & Sommelier of Spanish Vines, Inc.

Tim Gardner grew up working as a busboy, waiter, bartender, and floor manager.  He fell in love with all-things-wine while in California pursuing his MFA from The UCLA School of Theatre Film and Television. Soon after becoming a Certified Specialist of Wine, he enrolled and graduated the two-year Sommelier Diploma Program of the International Sommelier Guild.  Tim is also a Partner and Director of production company, Mad Monkey Inc.  Check them out at gomadmonkey.com. He currently lives out his lifelong dream of blending and importing wine as President & Sommelier of Spanish Vines.

Tim’s personal website cellarmonkey.com will launch late August 2011.  Follow him on twitter @thecellarmonkey