Michele Mary Gargiulo
Wine Director for Fearless Restaurant Group
Michele got her start at the Culinary Institute of America. After graduation, she got her first job as a Sommelier at Savona in Philadelphia. She worked there for four years, hosting weekly wine tastings and monthly wine dinners. During this time, she started working for Angel’s Envy as a Whiskey Guardian, where she worked for three years. From Savona, she moved to Steven Starr’s Barclay Prime. Shortly after, she started working at The Four Season’s Jean Georges in Philadelphia, on top of the Comcast building. The COVID 19 pandemic hit, with her there just over a year. She moved to Sumter, South Carolina to manage a restaurant down there during the lockdown of Philadelphia. She is currently the Wine Director at the Fearless Restaurant Group. She is a diploma student with WSET, a Certified Sommelier through the Court of Master Sommeliers, a Certified Specialist of Wine through Society of Wine Educators, an Executive Bourbon Steward, and a Certified Sake Advisor.
