ABOUT THE OWNERS

Restaurateur and author Frank Reider first experimented with wines at his friends’ wine dinners in Rio de Janeiro. This led to a passion for Bordeaux classics. Soon his five-star hotels in Brazil possessed some of the best wine cartes in the country.

While in Brazil, Frank was head of corporate lending for Chase Manhattan Bank and started the first glossy tourism magazine in the country, The Brazil Visitor and its predecessor The Rio Visitor.

Since 1997 Frank has lived in southern Florida, where in 2006 he opened his highly-rated GOL! The Taste of Brazil, a Churrascaria (Brazilian-style steak house) in Delray Beach. His wine list has won numerous awards, including Wine Spectator’s Award of Excellence during all 5 years of operation.

Working with representatives from wine distributors, Frank began to taste South American wines and found many gems, leading to a growing admiration for the talent, dedication, and passion of South American winemakers. He believes they have carved out a place for themselves in the world market by investing in education and creating great quality wines at affordable prices-- factors which seduced even traditional European wine houses to invest in the wines of Chile and Argentina for their optimal hang time and the countrys’ terroir; the perfect setting for talented wine makers to showcase their creativity by developing subtle and complex wines. Frank transformed his knowledge of Chilean and Argentine wines into a book, Wines of Passion: The Best of South America is available at www.franklinreider.com.

You may also purchase it here http://www.golthetasteofbrazil.com/passion.php