Leo Monterrey
Leo Monterrey, has been an avid entrepreneur for more than 20 years, actively involved in the wine business since 1999 when he Co-founded VINOS.COM an online wine retailer with operations in Brazil, Argentina, and Venezuela. In 2009 he Co-founded NOTELAPIERDAS.COM one of the leading online daily deal platforms in Colombia, Argentina, and Uruguay. Most recently he opened the award-winning restaurants ALTER / 2015 and PALMAR / 2017 (James Beard semifinalists best New Restaurant (South), Bon Appetit 50 Best New Restaurant, Food & Wine Best New Chef, Miami Herald 4 stars, and many others) for both of them he curated and managed the wine programs, receiving awards such as Wine Enthusiast Americaās 100 Best Wine Restaurants 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018 and Wine Spectator Award Of Excellence 2017 and 2018.