Your Personal NYC Sommelier
Wine Tastings...
Digital Wine Bootcamps...
Personal Event Sommelier and Wine Buying...
...All the fun!
Charity Williams Gherardini
Thank you so much! We loved it and learned so much! Mostly, we need to take a girls' trip to Italy. Will you come??
People Love Working With Whitney!
"I learned so much about wine... I've been bartending in NY for 10 years... and I THOUGHT I knew wine... Until I started taking classes with Whitney..."
- Brooke Martino, New York City
What Can Whitney Do For You?
Wine Tastings and Classes
Need a wine tasting for you, your friends, or your company? Whether in-person or virtual, I will work with you to create an informative and fun wine tasting for your entire group. After 15 years of wine service and 20 years of theatre, I love leading groups as they learn more about wine in an hour than they ever thought possible.
Digital Wine Bootcamps
Tired of feeling timid walking into the wine shop?
Embarrassed trying to figure out the restaurant wine menu?
Join one of my digital Wine Bootcamps to jumpstart your wine knowledge with all the practical knowledge you need to feel confident talking wine and choosing the best off the menu!
Personal Sommelier
Whether you need an on-site professional and personable sommelier to help elevate your event's wine experience... or you want a personal wine shopper to work with you to curate your next case of personal wine, I can work with you to create a personal wine experience that will exceed your expectations.
Who is Whitney?
Whitney Gentile is an NYC-based Certified Sommelier with over 15 years in NYC's hospitality industry. In pre-COVID times she was a sommelier for an UWS -based restaurant group.
Originally from Houston, Texas, she initially moved to New York for Musical Theatre. However, she quickly found her passion for wine as well as music and started learning everything she could about wine -- the history, winemaking, and, of course, the tasting...
Applying her theatrical background, she has been able to take what is normally a traditionally elitist and intimidating subject like wine and make it accessible for everyone to enjoy and become excited to learn!
And she likes the weird wines....
More Whitney Love!
"I found her to be incredibly knowledgeable and I felt like she made it easier to ...know what you are looking for, what taste to expect.... Whitney encouraged you to drink the wine you like. I highly recommend her classes ... to anyone."
- Emma Laroche, Houston Texas
"Whitney has this very special way of...making you appreciate wine in a way you never considered before.... I'm thankful to Whitney for broadening my horizons and making me appreciate wine in a deeper way."
- Shane Berning, Stockholm Sweden
What Wine Lovers Have To Say...
Kimberly LAtrell Posey
Glad YOU’RE My wine girl!
You’re changing my palate! I don’t normally like Cab Sauv, but wow!
I’ve learned how to smell and taste wine. I’ve learned new varietals I love from other parts of the world that I never would have tried on my own. I’ve learned that I really like Italian and Spanish wines! I’ve learned my favorite Sauvignon Blanc is from New Zealand and why I like it. (Terroir!) Still trying to get a handle on French wine, but I know more than I did a couple months ago. Overall I’m more confident and feel like I can order/purchase Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc and Pinot Noir. Eternally grateful!
David Carreon
Awesome class!
Josh Powers
I like your classes. I’m glad you have them.
Wendy Waldrip
Everything I know about wine, I learned from watching your classes.
It’s like learning a whole new language.
Vocabulary, how to order, what pairs with food and why, different regions, how to identify tastes. I love going on a virtual trip to a new area.
Lindsay Fabor
Your wine knowledge is vast and informative.
You present it in a fun and interactive way and we enjoy it!
When learning is fun, people tend to remember the information better, and I think your classes prove that. Great job!
Sindi Barker
Please keep having these classes forever.!
Alicia Swain
They say wine is a learned taste; I disagree. I have always loved wine, but it turns out I knew nothing about it. Not only did I know nothing about it, but I was also drinking fairly subpar wine because a friend who also knew nothing about wine recommended it, or the bottle was aesthetically pleasing. This changed when I started tuning into Whitney's online wine tasting classes. She walks you through the entire process of the wine, complete with history and fun facts. She doesn't tell you what you're GOING to taste, like a lot of sommeliers, but rather has a wine tasting experience with you. The way she ran these classes were incredibly interesting, entertaining, educational and fun. It wasn't homework, it wasn't boring, it wasn't daunting... It was so wonderful that I have hired her as the sommelier for my company's virtual wine tasting event. If you need anything that has to do with wine, or want anyone to help you with all things wine... Whitney is the sommelier for you. I'm incredibly thankful for her dedication to sharing her wine knowledge this year via her online platform during this strange year. Her personality alone brings a smile to your face; the wine is just a fun perk. 5 stars for Whitney.