Monica Samuels

Teaches at NYC Wine Company

Monica is part of the team at Southern Wine & Spirits, the country's largest wine & spirits distributor, and holds the title of Sake Ambassador. Monica was raised both in Japan and the U.S., whereby she became fluent in both languages as well as both cultures. Her love of the drink, along with her unique upbringing, enable her to serve as liaison between sake producers in Japan, and retailers here in the U.S., thus bridging the gulf between them, and ultimately putting this drink on consumer's tables from New York to Illinois to Colorado.