Nora Favelukes

President of QW Wine Experts

Nora Z. Favelukes entered the wine trade in her native Argentina in 1984.  Her early professional credits include the post of Export Director at Bodegas Navarro Correas in Buenos Aires, East Coast Sales Manager for Vinos Argentinos and National Sales Manager for Billington Distributors in the United States, where she was responsible for the introduction of Bodegas Catena and, Director Fine Wines for Palm Bay Imports.

Today, Ms. Favelukes is President of QW Wine Experts, a consulting firm she launched in 1995, which is dedicated to the nationwide public relations, marketing and sales of imported fine wines.  In addition to representing clients such as Wines of Argentina, Wines from Brazil and Carolina Wine Brands, Ms. Favelukes serves as a consultant to a number of foreign producers and with importing companies in the United States. 

She also serves as a sought-after as a hostess to diverse groups and organizations around the U.S. including: Society of Wine Educators, American Wine Society, American Institute of Food and Wine, Boston Wine Expo, Unified Vintners of America, Sommelier Society of America, Santa Fe Wine & Chile Fiesta, Washington International Wine Festival, Women for WineSense, Vinitaly 04 and Vinexpo Americas 04.

Ms. Favelukes holds the Advanced Certificate on Wine Studies issued by the Wine & Spirit Education Trust, London, England.

In 2006, she received the “Outstanding Industry Professional Award” by New York City College of Technology.

In 2007, Ms. Favelukes was inducted as a member of the NY Chapter for Les Dames d’ Escoffier.

Additional professional credits include:

• Past-President of the Wine Council of Argentina in the United States (1993-95)

• Guest lecturer on South American and Spanish wines at the Foreign Service Institute in Washington-DC, the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at New York University and at the Hospitality Department of the New York City Technical College.

Ms. Favelukes resides in New York City and travels extensively on business in the United States, South America and Europe. Her interests include the study of oriental spiritual practices.