Wine Journalism

Biography:

As an adjunct to Real Estate Appraisal and Consulting, Robert Russell has been a Food & Beverage and Retail & Hospitality Consultant since 1982. He is a contributor, as wine columnist, to the Shreveport Times and USA Today Network with columns recently carried by the Arizona Republic, Phoenix, AR; Marco Island Eagle, Marco Island, FL; Commercial Appeal, Memphis, TN; Record Searchlight, Redding, CA; and Bergen Record, Bergen, NJ.

Le Cordon Bleu seminars, June 2016 (Dallas, TX) and April 2018 (Paris, FR)
Passed Introductory Level Sommelier Course, Court of Master Sommeliers, February 2015
Master’s Thesis on Hotel Development, February 2012
Appraising Convenience Stores – January 2005, New Orleans, LA.