Since 1980, Vin Marottoli's Wine Lovers Tours has been offering exclusive and unique tours to wine regions across the globe, in such countries as France, Italy, Spain, Germany, Portugal, Chile, Argentina, the United States, and more. Each tour is personally planned and conducted by Vin Marottoli. Vin an avid wine lover and educator has been actively involved in the wine community since the 1970s. Vin was a former wine columnist for the New Haven Register; a professor of wine at the University of New Haven School of Hotel and Restaurant Management; owner of the Wine Merchant, a specialty wine store in New Haven, CT; founder of the Connecticut Chapter of the Wine Society: Les Amis Du Vins; and host of a weekly radio show "The Wine Expert" on WELI. In addition to Wine Lovers Tours, Vin currently heads the Southern Connecticut Chapter of Tasters Guild where he conducts regular wine tastings throughout the year.