Westgarth Wines

CEO and Founder

WineCap

A fine wine entrepreneur, founder and CEO of WineCap, Westgarth Wines and Finer Things Imports. 

WineCap is a fine wine investment company that leverages data and technology to help our clients build their dream portfolio and maximise returns. Our structured investment process ensures that they can confidently navigate the fine wine market with our expert help.

Westgarth Wines is USA’s leading luxury fine wine retailer that sources the most extraordinary wines on the market and offers exclusive access to new releases and older and rarer vintages. 

Finer Things Imports is a global key importer of wine and spirits that assists overseas brands to gain traction in the US market.

Alexander Westgarth

Men's Journal

Wine Correspondent

Will Travel For Wine Consulting

Ambassador for PROXIES by Acid League (https://www.acidleague.com)
Ambassador for Vins d'Alsace - ALSACE ROCKS (https://www.vinsalsace.com/en)

Consulting clients include: Italian Trade Agency, Consorzio di Vino Brunello di Montalcino, The Saint-Émilion Wine Council, Wines of Sicily, Vini Portugal, Wines of Loire Valley, CLINK DIFFERENT (joint campaign between Wines of Bordeaux & Wines of Germany), Colangelo & Partners, SOPEXA, Teuwen Communications, VINOHEAD.

Advisor for OJAMU (https://www.ojamu.com)
Advisor for Alpha District (https://twitter.com/alphadistrict)
Advisor on The Cyber Hornets Colony Club NFT collection (https://www.cyberhornetscolony.com)
Advisor on Diamond Dawgs NFT collection (https://www.diamonddawgsnft.com)

I will travel anywhere and everywhere for wine. One of my biggest passions is learning the story of historic wine families, winemakers, vineyards, and wine regions! My travels have allowed me perspective that I am passionate to share with both consumers and the wine trade. I am available to craft wine lists for wine bars/restaurants, do staff trainings, and also to lead lectures/seminars/trade lunches on a multitude of topics throughout the wine world.

Sommelier | Wine Director | Educator | Owner

Proxies

Brand Ambassador

SOMM TV | SOMM FILMS

Cast Member & Associate Producer of SPARKLERS
*** received James Beard Media Award Nomination 2022 – Reality or Competition Visual Media
Host of History of Wine Podcast
Host of Winery Tours

Cast Member | Host | Associate Producer

Bar Covell

Co-Founder | Wine Director | Co-Owner

AM/FM Wines

Founder

Augustine Wine Bar

Co-Founder

Silverlake Wine

wines sales, emphasis on wine and food pairing, administer wine tastings to groups of 10-150 guests (on premise and off-site), stocking both wine and spirits

Manager

The Wine Cask

wine sales, as well as tasting room manager of Margerum Wine Company

Wine Sales/Wine Bar Floor

Fermented grape juice has allowed me to have a voice within an industry full of characters and strong personalities. I quite enjoy how things smell and taste. In fact, as a kid I wouldn’t eat anything until I smelled it first. Now an 18+ year veteran of the wine world, my humble wine career began at the Wine Cask Wine Store in Santa Barbara, California where I also grew up.  Moving to Los Angeles in 2006 brought an opportunity to work at Silverlake Wine, where I worked my way up from holiday help to the manager.

In 2009, my close friend Dustin Lancaster came to him with an idea…”I want to open a wine bar and I’ll only do it if you’ll do it with me.”  The only acceptable response: “you tell me when and where.”  In July of 2010, Los Feliz’s Bar Covell opened with a new spin on wine…ditch the traditional wine list and use your words.  Bar Covell has a program of over 150 wines by the glass and the staff instead start a conversation/interaction with each guest to gage what they are in the mood for at that moment.  This was just the beginning...

I was graciously was named one of the Sommeliers of the Year by Food & Wine Magazine in 2013.  In early 2015 with Lancaster and new partner David Gibbs, the trio opened Augustine Wine Bar in Sherman Oaks. Augustine has been named Best Wine Bar in American by Food & Wine Magazine and gets critical acclaim for its Vintage Collection of wines that it makes available by the glass and by the bottle on their in-house chalk boards nightly.

In August of 2019 Wine Enthusiast Magazine named me to the 40 Under 40 Tastemakers list for 2019!

This year I signed on officially with the SommTV Streaming Network as a Host, Producer, and to help with Business Development. Please inquire via DM to speak about partnership/sponsorship opportunities of our Podcasts, Series, or for entire network sponorships!

I am President of Will Travel For Wine, Inc and will travel anywhere and everywhere for wine.  So far my travels have taken me up and down the coast of California, to Australia, Spain, France, Italy, Portugal, Austria, Germany, Morocco, South Africa, Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Oregon, Virginia, and New York State on wine adventures.

I am available for consulting:
- as brand ambassador or to represent wine regions around the world as ambassador
- for remote wine tastings to lead a group through a curated list of wines 
- to craft wine lists for restaurants and/or wine bars 
- to train restaurant or wine store staffs on their inventory, and elevate their wine knowledge to help drive bigger wine sales

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