Martin Weiner is the founder of the Los Angeles School of Wines, editor and publisher of Martin's Guide to Wine Bargains, owner of Vintage Wine Appraisers, and wine editor of Beverage Industry News. He has lectured on wines and conducted classes through his Los Angeles School of Wines, at the Restaurant Management School of Cal Poly University Pomona, UCLA Extension, Paris Wine Academy, Les amis du Vin, and the University of Southern California. For several years, Mr Weiner was the host and producer of the Theta Television series Weiner on Wines. He has appeared as a wine expert on the local Cable TV Financial Network. In addition he is a professional wine judge at various county fairs and other wine events. Martin Weiner has contributed dozens of articles to various wine, restaurant, and food journals. He is currently the wine editor of the Beverage Industry News (BIN) monthly magazine. He was West Coast correspondent for La Revue du Vin (French Wine Review Journal)and has received the Diploma de Compagnon de Bordeaux. He holds an M.A. in History from U.C.L.A. He is not associated with any commercial establishment, though once he was California's first independent Wine Broker, as well as an importer of some of Europe's greatest wines.