Ivan Ruiz

Current

• Owner at The Wine List of Summit

Past

• President at Ivan F. Ruiz Selections Inc.
• General Manager at Chicama and Pipa Restaurants
• General Manager at Patria Restaurant

• Volunteer at Billecart-Salmon, Daniel Chauveau, Albert Boxler
• General Manager at The Stage House Inn Resturant
• Restaurant Manager/Wine Director at The Ryland Inn

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Education

• Court of Master Sommeliers
• The Sommelier Society of America
• Middlesex County College

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Connections

21 connections

Industry

Wine and Spirits

Websites

• The Wine List of Summit

Ivan Ruiz’s Summary

Colombian born and consider by many as "the expert of Latin-american wines" but his bio shows a broad experience in French, Italian, American and Spain as well.
Wine expert with broad experience in all aspects of wine industry. Direct experience with wine retail, wine imports, Restaurant management, restaurant Sommelier, Wine educator.
At The wine list of Summit wine shop besides wine, spirits and beer, he has a wine school, wine storage, wnie club and also builds wine cellars in private homes.
You can find more info at www.winelistsummit.com

Ivan Ruiz’s Specialties:

Wine Consultant services.
Restaurant Consultant services, from no stars to four stars.
Custom Wine Cellar, private or Restaurant.
Wine educator.

Ivan Ruiz’s Experience

• Owner

  The Wine List of Summit

  (Wine and Spirits industry)

  Currently holds this position

• President

  Ivan F. Ruiz Selections Inc.

  (Wine and Spirits industry)

  April 2001 — November 2005 (4 years 8 months)

  Travel all over the world looking for some of the wines made and bring then to USA.

• General Manager

  Chicama and Pipa Restaurants

  (Restaurants industry)

  December 1999 — April 2001 (1 year 5 months)

• General Manager

  Patria Restaurant

  (Restaurants industry)

  February 1998 — December 1999 (1 year 11 months)

• Volunteer

  Billecart-Salmon, Daniel Chauveau, Albert Boxler

  (Wine and Spirits industry)

  September 1997 — December 1997 (4 months)

• General Manager

  The Stage House Inn Resturant

  (Restaurants industry)

  1995 — 1997 (2 years)

• Restaurant Manager/Wine Director

  The Ryland Inn

  (Wine and Spirits industry)

  1991 — 1995 (4 years)

Ivan Ruiz’s Education

• Court of Master Sommeliers

  Certificate Course 1999

• The Sommelier Society of America

  American Sommelier 1997

• Middlesex County College

  AS , Hotel and Restaurant Management , 1995

Additional Information

Ivan Ruiz’s Websites:

• The Wine List of Summit

Ivan Ruiz’s Interests:

Wine, Wine, Wine

Ivan Ruiz’s Groups:

•    Wine2.0

Ivan Ruiz’s Contact Settings

Interested In:

• career opportunities
• consulting offers
• new ventures
• job inquiries
• expertise requests
• business deals
• reference requests
• getting back in touch