Member
Ron Kapon
230 W. 79th St. #42NNew York NY 10024 United States
212-799-6311
vinoron@yahoo.com
External Website
http://www.tastersguildny.com; www.ronkapon.com
Biography
Ron received a BA in Marketing from Columbia College and an MS in Advertising from Columbia University Graduate School of Business. In addition, he is a graduate of the Grossman Beverage Program and The German Wine Academy. Ron keeps himself busy as Regional Vice President of Tasters Guild International and co-director of its New York Chapter. He is a Managing Director Emeritas of Acker, Merrall & Condit, the oldest wine merchant in America. Ron is President of Profit Plus Marketing & Management Company.
Credits
Ron's writings appear regularly in Real Travel Adventures, Tasters Guild Journal, The Fifty Best, SoGoNow, Leisure Travel Reports, Local Wine Events and Bergen County Magazine. His travel & lifestyle pieces run on Sports Network which receives over 850,000 unique visitors A DAY. In addition, he has authored an audiocassette entitled Discovering The World of Wine. He is the co-host of the syndicated radio show- The Wonderful World of Wine & Spirits available in 6 states. He is the wine, spirits & travel correspondent for Talk Net, the nationally syndicated radio talk show hosted by NATJA member Sally Jessy Raphael which in addition to land-line radio is now heard on XM Satellite Radio.
Affiliations
Ron is a member of the Society For Wine Educators, a lecturer at The Wine Workshop and a co-founder of The Wine Media Guild. He is a Professor at Fairleigh Dickinson University's International School of Hospitality Management where he has established the Ron Kapon Wine Library. He was formerly the director of the wine program at Queens College Continuing Education Department. Ron is also a partner in Wine Event Planners.
Links to Published Work
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www.ronkapon.com
www.realtraveladventures.com
www.sportsnetwork.com
www.tastersguild.com
www.tastersguildny.com
www.sallyjr.com
www.bcthemag.com
www.sogonow.com
www.localwineevents.com
www.leisuretravelreports.com
www.thefiftybest.com