Working languages:
Italian to English

Dave Henderson
Wine, food, art & all in between

United States
Local time: 12:55 PDT (GMT-7)

Native in: English 
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WINE, OENOLOGY, VITICULTURE, HISTORY OF WINE;
WINE SALES, MARKETING, & ADVERTISING;
WINE PROMOTION & CONSUMER EDUCATION
25 years of professional experience at top California wineries has uniquely qualified me for specialising in translating everything and anything related to wine. I served, from 1978 through 2003, as Wine Educator, Tasting Room Manager, Director of Public Relations, and Retail and Customer-Direct Sales Manager over a career at Buena Vista Winery in Sonoma, and at Chas. Krug, Domaine Carneros (sparkling wine), Cakebread Cellars, and Robert Mondavi Winery in Napa Valley. In addition, I worked in wine distribution (Vintage Wine Merchants, San Francisco), and held top positions in: wine auctions (General Manager, Sonoma County Wine Auction), wine education (Program Director, National Conference of Society of Wine Educators), and public relations (P.R. Committee of the California Wine Institute and of Sonoma County Wine Growers).

During 8 years’ residence in Italy and over many subsequent visits, I have gained an in-depth knowledge of the Italian wine industry as well. This has enabled me to teach courses on Italy’s regional wines (at Santa Rosa Community College, Santa Rosa, California).

My current/recent translation activities in this field include:
Over 80 client wineries in Italy (list on request), in 11 regions.
Articles for publications such as The World of Fine Wine, Decanter, Wine Business Monthly.
• Annual English edition of Gambero Rosso’s Vini d’Italia (past five years)
• Technical and book-length translations, such as Oseleta, paradigma della viticoltura delle Venezie, by Prof. Attilio Scienza and the Gruppo Tecnici Masi Agricola (379 pages).

Few translators can match my mastery of the wine cultures and terminologies of both Italy and the New World. With my extensive familiarity with the wholesale and retail wine consumer, with wine media and education, I always craft a translation in the most effective and appropriate style. I work rapidly, and my clients have come to rely on my ability to turn jobs around, if relatively brief, within 1 day. I will work within any deadline you have.
LITERATURE, PROSE, POETRY,
CREATIVE WRITING, FILM
A life-long passion for literature led to a Ph.D. in Italian Literature (1995, University of California at Berkeley, with specialisation in Renaissance and dissertation on Ariosto), and part-time teaching positions at University of California at San Francisco (Italian Renaissance Literature), Sonoma State University (Creative Writing), and (1982 to present) Santa Rosa Community College, where I teach Italian and Italian Literature.


ART, ART HISTORY, CULTURAL HISTORY
HISTORY OF ITALY, RELIGION, ITALIAN POLITICS
A life-long passion for history, religious studies, and cultural history included 8 years’ residence and study in Italy (Pontifical Biblical Institute) and in Israel (University of Jerusalem), where I participated in an archaeological dig (Temple Mount). I am deeply read in the entirety of history of Italy, including the Byzantine intricacies of contemporary Italian politics.

Please contact me for my rates, or for a quick estimate for your project.
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Oct 1, 2014



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