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Posted on September 12, 2012 by Mike Madaio

Mike Madaiodrawing by Becca Klein

One of the co-founders of Pennsylvania Vine Company, Mike is a food & drink writer based in the western suburbs of Philadelphia. His work has appeared in publications such as Epikur Magazine, Main Line Today, Bucks Life Magazine and Main Line Dine, and he has achieved Core Certification from the National Wine School. Mike is obsessed with exploring Italian wines of all kinds, especially old-world-style bottles that feature savory, funky notes, achieve great balance and work well with food.

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Jeff Alexanderavatar

A co-founder of Pennsylvania Vine Company, Jeff has written about wine and related pursuits through his Main Line Vine blog and Examiner.com, where he is also known as the Philadelphia Wine Examiner. Based outside of Philly and father of a future gourmand, Jeff is a photographer, runner and PR pro who has drained many worldwide destinations of wine, beer and spirits including Europe, the Caribbean, Southeast Asia, Argentina, Central America and Alaska. Bottles that hold his attention tend to emanate from the Rhone, Alsace, New York, California and, increasingly, Pennsylvania. He is a devout acidhound and will always take a glass of Riesling in a pinch.

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Jeff Kralikavatar

Jeff, who also blogs as The Drunken Cyclist, is a longtime wine lover who tries not to take it all that seriously - though his cellar would argue otherwise. He's a Cat 3 cyclist, a husband, and a father of two great (most of the time) boys. He has lived in France and led bike tours though Champagne, The Loire and Burgundy, and thus has particular affinity for wines of those regions. Jeff also loves to visit his his in-laws, who happen to live in Northern California.

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Frank Cipparoneavatar

A lifelong Philadelphian, Frank spent four decades as an educator, coach, and curriculum specialist before teaching and writing about wine in general and the wines of Italy in particular. Annual sojourns in the land of his ancestors fuel his passion for the culture and history of its regions, not to mention restocking his cellar with obscure varietals and hard-to-find rarities. A self-described “anti- foodie”, those trips also unearth authentic culinary treasures for him and his wife to replicate at home. Frank is an avid and eclectic reader, historian, aficionado of old school jazz and techno-Luddite who views social media as a plague on society.

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