Aaron Gratch - Winemaker and Andreas Tasting Room Manager

Aaron Gratch is a Wine Expert and Professional Sommelier who combines his Italian winemaking heritage with training as a Level III Sommelier at the Wine School of Philadelphia. A wine education from wine programs educated him on all the major wine regions, grapes, terroir, and varietal expression interplay. This platform allows him to build a thoughtful wine list and produce exceptional wine-pairing experiences that bring Cellar Beast's dining and tasting experience to the next level.

And with his Level IV course now focused on a French Wine Specialist, Aaron’s knowledge of the French wine world and its terroirs continues to grow. His research has explored the history of wine and viticulture in some of France’s best-known appellations, which informs his way of selecting grapes and producing wines that are influenced by regional identity.

Aaron applies his sensorial analyses at Cellar Beast – refined through a series of blind tastings and sommelier qualifications – to each wine to help him construct it. With his knowledge of wine industry trends, such as wine stewarding and wine education courses, he engages veteran and novice wine lovers to enrich each customer’s tasting room experience. In his enlightened wine education and guided wine tastings, he illustrates the richness of his experience of wine, enabling visitors to learn about the intricacies of individual grape varieties.

Aaron is dedicated to the wine business beyond Cellar Beast; Aaron is a respected wine steward and Wine Educator, contributing to online courses and activities through the National Wine School. He is also well-trained in wine pairing and wine waiter duties, thereby making him an asset to any restaurant where he participates. Aaron is a natural, minimal-intervention winemaker who fuses old-school winemaking techniques with new insights to create wines that speak not only to his family's tradition but to the natural history of where they came from.