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The people behind the palate.

  • Rare Wines
  • Farmed With Conscience
  • Master Sommelier Guided
  • Zero Compromise

VinoKart is guided by industry veterans, deep education, and a shared refusal to compromise what reaches your glass.

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THE TEAM

Three voices. One uncompromising standard.

VinoKart is shaped by people who have spent their lives inside fine wine, education, curation, and the choices that make a bottle worth opening.

Laura DePasquale MS

MASTER SOMMELIER

Laura DePasquale MS

Senior Advisor

Laura DePasquale MS, Senior Advisor, is one of the first women in the Americas to hold the Master Sommelier title among the most demanding credentials in fine wine, held by fewer than 300 people globally.

An active examiner and speaker for the Court of Master Sommeliers Americas and a judge for the Decanter World Wine Awards one of the most prestigious fine wine competitions in the world Laura has spent decades shaping what fine wine excellence looks like.

With decades at the pinnacle of fine wine, she has earned a reputation that extends well beyond her title. Her expertise is unquestioned. But it is her generosity, her mentorship, and her tireless championing of others that have made her one of the most respected and beloved figures in the industry.

The collision of culture, history, agriculture, romance, family, and tradition. All converging in a single glass. Wine is about connection, and that persistence gives me hope, keeps me curious, and compels me to keep learning.Laura DePasquale, Master Sommelier

At VinoKart, she is our true north.

Ellie K.

FOUNDER

Ellie K.

Founder & Chief Cork Collector

Founder and Chief Cork Collector, Ellie K. inherited her passion for wine from her grandfather a devoted Bordeaux collector who taught her that what's in the glass is never just wine.

A decorated Wall Street career came first. But it was never the passion. When a life-threatening health crisis changed everything time, health, what she chose to put in her body and what had always mattered most became impossible to ignore.

With years of experience inside California's most celebrated wine estates, including Rhys Vineyards, she built VinoKart around one belief: that choosing what goes in your glass is a way to vote for the kind of world you want.

VinoKart is her invitation to you to drink better, live better, and never compromise on either.

Matt Citriglia

EDUCATION & COMMERCE

Matt Citriglia

Educational & Commercial Adviser

Matt Citriglia, Educational and Commercial Adviser, has spent more than forty years at the highest levels of wine and spirits teaching, mentoring, and building the kind of expertise that only comes from a lifetime of genuine dedication to the craft.

His credentials span the Court of Master Sommeliers, the Wine & Spirits Education Trust, the Wine Scholar Guild, and the Sake Professional Program. His career has been defined by one pursuit: developing the commercial acumen and consultative depth that separates serious wine professionals from everyone else.

A bottle earns its place when it can withstand honest scrutiny—on the palate, in the glass, and in the story behind it. That is the standard I have spent forty years teaching others to demand, and it is the standard every wine on this site must meet.Matt Citriglia, Educational & Commercial Adviser

At VinoKart, Matt ensures that every wine we carry meets the standard his forty years have taught him to demand. Nothing less.

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Every bottle in the VinoKart collection has passed the same standard. No exceptions.

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