ABOUT ME

Hello and welcome to my blog,

I am a life-long resident of Massachusetts, a licensed attorney, and have been involved in food and wine writing for over six years.  Beside my food, wine, saké & spirits blog, The Passionate Foodie, I also have written a food & wine column for the Stoneham Sun newspaper. In addition, I have been published in other periodicals, including the Boston Scene magazine, North End Scene magazine, and the Valley Patriot newspaper. Plus, I have been a freelance contributor to the Medford Patch and Melrose Patch.

Wine Education:
--I am a Certified Spanish Wine Educator, having also visited Spain three times, including the Canary Islands, Sherry region, Madrid, Barcelona, San Sebastian, Rioja region, Priorat region and more.
--I am a Certified Sake Professional and currently teach sake education classes, hold sake tastings and dinners, and am available for hire for all types of sake events.
--I am a Certified Wine Location Specialist, which concentrates on the Champagne and Port regions, especially on terroir issues.  Thus, I can lead classes, tastings, dinners and more on Champagne and Port.

You can contact me through email at ubarluther@aol.com or through snailmail at:

Richard Auffrey
The Passionate Foodie
200F Main Street, Suite 332
Stoneham, MA 02180