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The Executive Suite augments resources with Darryl Beeson

August 13, 2009 – Greenville, SC – The Executive Suite, LLC today announced that Darryl Beeson, a working Sommelier for restaurants such as The Gaylord Texan Resort's "Old Hickory", The Mansion on Turtle Creek and the Adolphus Hotel's "French Room", will have published articles on the Executive Suite website for the benefit of Executive Suite Clients.

“We all firmly believe in networking, but how we found Darryl was proof to us that our concept is rock solid" said Craig Baker, President & COO of The Executive Suite, LLC. "We have a longtime friend who is the maître d’ at the Adolphus Hotels "French Room" in Dallas. At dinner one night we mentioned to JD that we were in search of a wine expert. JD proceeded to introduce us to Darryl Beeson ("French Room" sommelier), whom he had worked with for a number of years. Once the introduction was made, Darryl was delighted to come aboard and contribute additional value added content for the benefit of Executive Suite clients.”

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About Darryl Beeson

Darryl Beeson's mission in life is to dispel the myths and pomposity of wine. His "no secret handshakes" approach has endeared him with all those seeking to enjoy and better understand wine.

Over the past decade, as sommelier or cellar master of restaurants such as The Mansion on Turtle Creek and the Adolphus Hotel's French Room, Beeson helped garner awards such as the Wine Spectator's Grand Award, Food & Wine Magazine's Best Wine List Award, and nomination for The James Beard Foundation's Award For Best Restaurant Wine Service.

Beeson, an international-level wine judge, not only tastes professionally, but also is a writer and reporter on the subject. He files wine reports for Denver's "Gabby Gourmet Show" for KHOW/CBS Radio and San Francisco's KGO/ABC Radio, and is a syndicated columnist. Though a Texas native, he is the "farthest flung" member of Cambridge University's Wine Society. He is the American wine editor for the UK based wineontheweb.com.

In a quest to further the finest in food and fermentation, Beeson has been active at Food & Wine Magazine's yearly gathering in Aspen, The Masters of Food and Wine in Carmel,the Sommelier Summit, as well as the World Vinifera Conference. In recent months, his wine and dining insights have appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Detroit News, as well as Smart Money and InStyle magazines.

Beeson was recently inducted into Moet's saber society, composed of less than 30 wine-focused "foodies" nationally, including Julia Child and Drew Nieporent.

"The challenge was not the task of chopping off the top of a magnum of Champagne with a three-foot long Napoleonic sword in the induction ceremony." says Darryl, "The real challenge was later getting that same sword through airport security!"

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