Joel M. Fisher, PhD is the wine columnist for the Culinary Connection of the Chefs de Cuisine Association of California and for the Beverly Hills Courier. Since 2007 he has been teaching at Cordon Bleu in Pasadena. He was also, a wine instructor for the Culinary Arts Department of the Art Institute of California- Los Angeles for seven years and is a founding partner of the educational Wine Vine and Dine, which conducts programs throughout Southern California. A Sommelier for the Escoffier Association of Southern California, he is also a member of Patterson's Tasting Panel, and is currently Wine Host for CRN's Whats Cooking Show.

Dr. Fisher is a member of the Society of Wine Educators, The Circle of Wine Writers (UK), and the International Federation of Wine and Spirits Writers. Awarded a Wine Enthuiast Media Scholarship for 2005 at the Culinary Institute of America, he is the author of the Wine Work Book, now in its 6th edition.

Dr. Fisher co-led a program for chefs and culinary students to the Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany and to wineries in Burgundy and Champagne in 2005. In June 2006 he again led a program, "Wine and Cuisine of Iberia," to Spain and Portugal. He will once again lead a tour in March 2010 to Vendemia Argentina

For more information on Dr. Fisher, including his wine picks and writings on wine, visit his web site at: http://joelmfisher.com

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