Joel Mack writes about Italian wine at www.vintrospective.com, a web site encouraging an approach to Italian wine based on one’s own sensory and perceptual experiences, yet not forgetting the true spirit and character of its subject. Joel has worked for a celebrated importer / distributor of Italian wines and continues to study the wines Italy. He has advised many restaurants in making their Italian wine list selections and has provided training to restaurant staff. Today, Joel conducts wine classes and leads specialized private and corporate tastings of Italian wines. Joel carried out his ...

Joel Mack writes about Italian wine at www.vintrospective.com, a web site encouraging an approach to Italian wine based on one’s own sensory and perceptual experiences, yet not forgetting the true spirit and character of its subject. Joel has worked for a celebrated importer / distributor of Italian wines and continues to study the wines Italy. He has advised many restaurants in making their Italian wine list selections and has provided training to restaurant staff. Today, Joel conducts wine classes and leads specialized private and corporate tastings of Italian wines. Joel carried out his higher education at a highly regarded College of Music and continues to extend an artistic point of view to Italian wine, balanced with factual information about wine, its nature and identity. By day, he applies his time to collaborative software technology.