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INSIDER WINE TOURS Washington, Washington DC United States www.insiderwinetours.com
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Alfio Moriconi

Alfio Moriconi is the inspiration behind Insider Wine Tours. He has dedicated his life to finding great wines and to creating meaningful relationships with the people that make them. With Insider Wine Tours, his experience in the wine industry complements his daughter's vast experience in tourism. Our guides are the best in the business. Local experts accompany you on every wine tour to reveal the essence of each wine region. Here are a few words about each of the people who are excited to make your wine tours in France and Italy “the memories of a lifetime”.

“I fell into a bottle of wine, and I’m still swimming in it!” That is how Alfio sums up his over 40 years in the wine business. As wine buyer and importer for decades, Alfio has combed his European homeland for the best French, Italian, and Spanish wines. Many of them are on his own label: the “Alfio Moriconi Selection”. Helping people learn about wine has always been important to Alfio. He co-founded and managed Les Amis du Vin, America’s largest wine club. He has lectured about wine across the United States and taught courses at George Washington University. Alfio has led countless wine tours in France, Italy, and Spain, and hosted TV’s “Wine and Cooking Center”. He is a Chevalier du Tastevin and, in 1972 the French Government awarded him La Croix de Chevalier du Mérite Agricole for his academic work in wine.

Alfio has a hand in creating all our wine tours, and sometimes he comes along to lead them.

Sabrina Moriconi

A native of Washington, D.C., Sabrina was born into the world of wine. Before she was of school age, she was accompanying her parents on wine tours in Europe. Wine makers fondly remember replacing the table’s centerpiece with Sabrina’s basinet. At home, wine was part of daily life. Over the years, Sabrina developed a vast knowledge. She did not follow her father’s example immediately. Her major in European History at Columbia University first led to work for the World Bank and the United Nations.

It didn't take long before she followed her heart and moved to Italy. Sabrina’s work in Europe started in hotel and restaurant management. Later she organized and led tours for a US active travel company and after eight years, she opened Insider Wine Tours with her father.

Sabrina lives in southern Italy with husband Pasquale, and their children Marco and Giada. She is fluent in Italian, French and her native English. When you get in touch with us, Sabrina will help you arrange your vacation.

John Giebler

As a certified sommelier, John has an intense passion for food, wine, and travel. After graduating as a classical guitar major from the University of Denver, and several years as a head produce buyer in the retail world, John traveled the globe. His travels through Latin America, Asia, and Africa led to finally putting down roots in Europe. In his seven years in France, he gained a unique understanding of agricultural life on organic farms, making and selling goat cheese, and working in vineyards in Burgundy.

Now in his fourth year in Italy, John relishes every opportunity to share the food, wine, history, and culture of his adopted countries and native United States. John is a member of the Associazione Italiana Sommelier and has arranged and led guided tours in France, Italy, and Spain since 2000. John is our ‘Field Man’ and will lead your wine tours, along with our local wine experts.