Bev Mo’s Wilfred Wong
When you walk down the wine isles of Beverages and More, you can’t help but notice the majority of wines are rated by Wilfred Wong. On my first visit to the local store, I wondered: Is this a real guy? What does he know about wine, anyway?
Wilfred is a real person who has been BevMo’s wine buyer since 1995. Before that, he was buying wine for his family’s wine shop in Berkeley, CA.
As the e-commerce cellar master for Beverages & More’s 100+ stores in California and Arizona, Wilfred is the man responsible for evaluating every wine on the shelves. That means tasting more than 8000 wines a year.
Besides choosing which wines the stores will carry, Wong has a say in the 50+ custom wines commissioned specifically for BevMo.
One of those wines is a Zolo Winery chardonnay from Mendoza, Argentina.
The 2008 Zolo Gaucho Select Unoaked Chardonnay
Golden yellow color. Tropical fruit and pear aromas. Flavors of ripe apples and white flowers with a hint of honey. Balanced with a clean, crisp finish. Pair with soft white cheese and crusty french loaf. $9.99
Tags: argentina, chardonnay
