ARTHUR VON WIESENBERGER BIOGRAPHY

Food & Beverage Consultant, Author & Broadcaster

Arthur von Wiesenberger was born in New York, attended Aiglon College in Villars, Switzerland, Davies in London and Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. He holds the Diplome d'honneur from the Corporation des Vignerons de Champagne (France) and is a Chevalier of the Chapitre de la Fleur de Vigne de l'Ordre des Coteaux de Champagne (France). His radio and television program, Around The World, won the International Restaurant and Hotel Award (IRHA) in 2008.

His books on bottled water include, OASIS: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO BOTTLED WATER (Capra Press 1978), H20: THE GUIDE TO QUALITY BOTTLED WATER (Woodbridge Press 1988), THE POCKETGUIDE TO BOTTLED WATER (Contemporary Books 1991) and THE TASTE OF WATER (Best Cellar Books 1995). He is also the author of THE SANTA BARBARA RESTAURANT GUIDE (Capra Press 1990), (2nd Edition Pacific Books 1994), (3rd Edition 2001) and CHAMPAGNE AND CAVIAR (Capra Press, 1992) He has written articles that have appeared in numerous magazines and newspapers across the world. He has served as the food and wine editor for SANTA BARBARA MAGAZINE and since 2006 has been serving as the co-Publisher of the SANTA BARBARA NEWS-PRESS and EL MEXICANO NEWSPAPER.

He has appeared on national television programs discussing food and beverages and is the host of the award- winning weekly television and radio program, Around the World, www.atw.tv He also hosts the weekly food program Nipper's Table Talk on Cox Television and AM 1290 KZSB, Santa Barbara (see www.nippers.com).

He has been a speaker at The Whole Life Expo in Pasadena, 1984 - 1986, Mountain Valley Spring Water Annual Distributors Convention, 1991 and The California Bottled Water Association, 1991. He was a speaker at Wine America in New York, March 1993, The Midwest Wine Exposition in Chicago, October 1993, The Society of Wine Educators, Los Angeles National Convention, 1995 and Kapalua Wine & Food Symposium, Maui, Hawaii, June 1996. In 2000 in Seattle and 2001 in Miami Mr. von Wiesenberger was a featured speaker at the International Bottled Water Association Convention & Trade Show. He was the keynote speaker at the Golden Headwaters Summit Conference in Beijing, China 2011. He has been the Watermaster at The Berkeley Springs International Water Tasting from 1990 to present.

Mr. von Wiesenberger is a member of The International Bottled Water Association and is Past-President of The International Food, Wine and Travel Writers Association.