Ivan Ruiz

- Owner, The Wine List of Summit 2005-Present - Creator/Owner- Winelist Marketplace 2015-Present-R&R Restaurant Concepts - Founder Executive Director, Summit Wine and Food Festival, Summit, 3 day festival with over 35 Chefs and over a 100 Sommeliers~

Education

Certified by the Master Court of Sommeliers 1997 American Sommelier - Sommelier Society of America 1997 Italian Expert - Italian Wine Trade 1995 French Expert - Sopexa French Wines 1992

Experience:

National Wine Importer Ivan F. Ruiz Selections Inc. (NYC)2001-2005

Restaurants:

Ryland Inn Restaurant, Whitehouse - Patria Restaurant, NYC -Chicama, NYC Grand Summit Hotel, Summit -Stage House Inn, Scotch Plains -Stagehouse Tavern, Scotch Pains -Dennis Foy''s Town-Square, Chatham - Hunt Club, Summit -Chaumiere Restaurant, Los Angeles -Picholine, NYC -Pipa, NYC -Toto's, Summit -Union Place, Summit -Maroma, Dominican Republic, -Aquarela, Puerto Rico, -Unico, NYC, -Mercado, NYC, -Umbrella, Washington Heights, -Babalu, NYC, -LQ, NYC, OLA, NYC -OLA, Miami, -Alma de Cuba, Philadelphia, Lua,Hoboken -The Warf, Miami -Mojitos, Miami, -Deceo, Scottsdale, -Agua Fresca, NYC -De la Costa, Chicago, The Garden, Elizabeth

Credits
Teacher: American Sommelier Association,
Host: HITV National Public Television Network
Guest Speaker: United Nations Staff Recreation Council Argentine Club
Guest Sommelier: Masters of Food and Wine Festival, Carmel
TV Host: Univision National Spanish Network
Guest Speaker: Bouley Restaurant (Foods from Spain)
Guest Speaker: James Beard Foundation
Guest Sommelier: Martha Steward Morning show
Guest Sommelier: March of Dimes Benefit
Production Sommelier: Chef''s Theater NYC
Lecturer: Sherry Campaign NYC

Apprentice
French Winery Apprentice 1997 - Robert Chadderdon
Billecart-Salmon Winery: Mareuil, Sur-Ay, Champagne
Domaine Daniel Chauveau Winery: "Pallus" Cravant-les-coteaux, Chinon, Loire Valley
Albert Boxler Winery: Niedermorschwihr, Alsace
Restaurant Apprentice 1994
Gramercy Tavern: Steven Olson
Lespinase: Gray Kunz