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Tim Hanni MW, CWE is one of the first two resident Americans to successfully complete the examination and earn the title Master of Wine, holds the title of Certified Wine Educator from the Society of Wine Educators and is a professionally trained chef. Tim has been involved with a variety of wine and food related businesses, education and research for over thirty-five years.

His newest business venture, Napa Seasoning Company LLC, is in the formulation and design phase of creating a product to solve the wine and food pairing dilemma for wine consumers. It is a food seasoning that is used as a delicious addition to almost any dish that enhances the entire dining experience. They are planning on launching its first product in May of 2007. He is also a founding principal in WineQuest, an on-line hospitality training company that provides services to Ritz Carlton, Starwood, Marriott and other hotel organizations and P.F. Chang's, Ruth's Chris, Outback and many other restaurant chains.

Tim's current research work is focused on how human sensations connect us to our physical world, how the brain processes sensations we experience and the functions and fallibilities of language in communicating what we experience. He is recognized as a leader in developing and executing unique and proven marketing strategies using unique and proven consumer segmentation and category management models based this work.

Tim is available for conducting a range of creative, fun and demonstrative wine and food presentations. He has worked with a diverse range of companies and organizations and delivered presentations in more than 20 countries world wide.

In his spare time he also plays guitar in his wife's Band; Kate Hanni and the Toasted Heads. They own and track a 2005 Lotus Elise which Kate gets to drive on Mondays, Thursdays and alternate weekends while Tim has custody on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. He is on the boards of the Napa Valley Symphony, Grapes for Humanity and the Masters of Wine North America.