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Andrew Graff, president/founder
"Born in Goshen,
Indiana, I was fortunate enough to have some very adventurous parents
who decided to move our family of six to the island of Anguilla (BWI)
in the mid 70's, where we would spend a good portion of each year
fishing, snorkeling, and doing our best to avoid the correspondence
coursework our parents believed we were doing. It is also where I
received my first experiences in the world of hotels and restaurants.
The early tourism years in Anguilla (read no telephones, central
electricity, tv etc) were not much to speak of but from Monsieur
Choisit, our French tutor and owner of one of the few existing
restaurants, we did learn a great deal about sautee...and varnishing
tabletops.
Graduating from DePauw University in 1988 I fully intended to pursue a
respectable career in financial journalism, but the relentless tug from
the restaurant/hotel world was too strong and I succumbed to the
calling. With previous experience in our family inn/restaurant as well
as our small villa resort in Anguilla and the opening of Cap Juluca, I
continued on for the next 15 years working in, managing and owning
restaurants in Indiana, Michigan, Vermont, Martha's Vineyard, and
Ireland.
After some long discussions with my wife and wiser half we
moved our family from Martha's Vineyard in 2003. Taking advantage of
contacts in Spain, my wife's fluency in the Spanish language, and my
contacts in the world of wine distribution, we launched VinLozano. At
last I was able to concentrate on what had become my true passion over
the past twenty plus years...Wine. In 2005 we were fortunate to meet
and hire John Corcoran as our National Sales Director. With over 15
years in the wine distribution business, John took us to the next level
and in 2007 we launched Charity Wines, a philonthopic division of
VinLozano."
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