Konrad Ejbich is a seasoned wine, food and travel writer and broadcaster. He is the regular wine commentator for CBC Radio's provincial phone-in on Ontario Today, and he is equally comfortable in front of a camera, with appearances on CBC-TV, CTV, City-TV, Global, Discovery and others.

Konrad is a correspondent for the prestigious U.S. wine magazine, Wine Spectator, and writes a monthly wine and spirits column for Style at Home, a national lifestyle magazine. Konrad also has contributed to Britain's best-known wine publication, Decanter.

Konrad's credits also comprise 10 years as drinks columnist for EYE Weekly, a TorStar publication; 10 years as a columnist for Wine Tidings, one of Canada's leading wine magazines, including a year as the magazine's Executive Editor; and freelance articles in numerous publications including The Globe & Mail, National Post, Foodservice and Hospitality Magazine, and Toro Magazine.

As a certified wine judge, Konrad has adjudicated in France, Germany, Italy, the United States and Canada. He is Past President of both The Wine Writers' Circle of Canada and The Toronto Culinary Guild, and was Director of Education for the Canadian chapter of L'Academie du Vin, the international wine school started in Paris by Steven Spurrier. Konrad acted as an advisor to the nationally-recognized Sommelier Program at George Brown College and was chief wine appraiser for the Toronto Symphony Orchestra's Fine Wine Auction for five years, evaluating hundreds of private cellars.

Konrad began his career in the wine business on the sales and marketing side, where he spent a decade as a national wine consultant to Canadian corporations involved in the production, distribution and importation of wine and spirits.

He is also the proud inventor of "sparkling icewine", a product he created in 1988, and later wrote about, challenging Canadian winemakers to produce it commercially. Today, several wineries make sparkling icewine, garnering international accolades.

Current wine related activities

Konrad’s latest book is A Pocket Guide to Ontario Wines, Wineries, Vineyards & Vines, published by McClelland & Stewart in the fall of 2005. In 1997, he co-authored The Wine Manual (GAGE), now the standard wine service reference book in most North American college foodservice & hospitality departments and sommelier programs.

Wine is not just a career choice for Konrad. It's an enduring personal passion.

Services offered

• Conference & convention entertainment & seminars
• Corporate client-appreciation events & functions
• Customized wine seminars for large or small groups
• Editorial content/analysis for broadcast, Internet & print outlets
• Individual or group wine tours
• Personal food & wine pairing advice
• Restaurant consultations, wine list planning & staff training
• Wine, food & travel feature writing
• Wine industry product evaluations