# VinoCadre

> Sommelier-led wine experiences in the Texas Hill Country. An alliance of wine specialists offering private tastings, dinners, winery tours, corporate events, and cellar consulting — each one designed around the occasion.

VinoCadre is a wine-experience company based in Fredericksburg, Texas, founded by advanced sommelier Andre Boada. It designs and hosts private, sommelier-led wine experiences across the Texas Hill Country, and consults with wineries on brand and strategy.

## Founder
- **Andre Boada** — Advanced Sommelier (Court of Master Sommeliers), candidate for the Master Sommelier Diploma, international wine judge, and Food & Wine speaker. Raised in Napa Valley; founded VinoCadre in St. Helena, California in 2015 and brought it to Fredericksburg, Texas in 2020.

## Services
- **Private Tastings** — sommelier-led tastings in homes, offices, and on retreat; chef-paired dinners; guided and blind tastings.
- **Winery Tours** — sommelier-guided tours of Texas Hill Country wineries, with logistics handled.
- **Corporate Events** — client dinners, team retreats, and celebrations, designed and run end to end.
- **Wine Cellar Consulting** — building and curating private cellars; sourcing rare and aged bottles.
- **Brand Development & Strategy** (B2B) — consulting for wineries and luxury brands, beginning with a gap analysis.

## L'atelier du Vin
A private wine studio in downtown Fredericksburg, by appointment — where collectors and serious wine lovers taste curated, cellar-aged, high-personality bottles. Opening soon.

## Experiences & Journal
- Hosted dinners, blind tastings, celebrations, and seasonal gatherings across the Hill Country.
- "VinoCadre Uncorked" — a newsletter of tasting notes and first word on upcoming events.

## Contact
- Website: https://vinocadre.com
- Email: hello@vinocadre.com
- Phone: 830-362-7311
- Location: Fredericksburg, Texas (Texas Hill Country)
- Audience: adults of legal drinking age (21+)

## Key facts
- Positioning: premium, sommelier-led, designed-around-you wine experiences — approachable and curated, never transactional.
- Tagline: "Wine is something lived, not performed."