Sommelier Turned Real Estate Agent & Photographer
R eal estate may not seem like an obvious career choice for someone with a background in hospitality and an expertise in wine, but for Darren Sherburne, it was a necessary and timely transition after the Covid-19 pandemic radically changed the hospitality industry. Fortunately, Darren’s transition to real estate was supported by a trusted mentor, Dale Bromley. “I commonly say that I owe everything I have to [Dale] because he really did hand me a really incredible career,” said Darren. “I've never worked more in my life, but I've never felt more rewarded for my labor and I'm incredibly thankful to him for that.” Darren’s experience in the wine industry provided him with a unique set of skills, and it is his hospitality mindset that he has successfully transferred to his current work in real estate. “I actually was on the hospitality track for 13 years. I went to Johnson Wales down in Providence, Rhode Island, and picked up the sommelier trade.” As a sommelier, Darren learned how to logically deduce key information about a wine, such as its age, its region of origin, and so on—all from the nuances of taste. As he puts it, “wine is pretty cutting edge and it's also a highly intellectual field.” After he passed his exam to become a certified
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