Armando has been in the wine industry since his parents bought the original store in 1977. He has a degree in Mechanical Engineering and took over the family business in 1986. He is in charge of sales and marketing as well as most fine wine buying. He has tasted thousands of wines a year for many years and travels regularly to vineyards through out the world. Armando loves the sense of discovery and is never afraid to buy a good wine from an unlikely place or an unknown grape. He is one of the most experienced and best known retailers in New Jersey.

Mike brings over twenty two years of experience with the company. He is responsible for day-to-day operations for both stores and is the spirits, beer and commodity wine buyer. Mike is also in charge of customer service, corporate sales and special events. If you are responsible for planning an event, gift buying or need a reliable beverage supplier for your company, please do not hesitate to contact him. Mike is a people person and is committed to the highest level of customer service.

Bryan began his food and beverage career in 1984 and has worked in various capacities in the industry including owning his own restaurant for several years. He was also the general manager at the Brass Rail Restaurant while it was owned by Armando Luis and ran the wine program there during that time. He has been at Sparrow since that restaurant was sold in 2005.

Bryan is a friendly, amiable person and a customer favorite. He has a taste for Riesling and other fruity whites and enjoys ripe, full bodied, low acidity reds such as Zinfandel, Shiraz and Malbec.

You can always count on Bryan to go out of his way to assist a customer in finding the perfect wine.

Javier became interested in wine after taking an introductory course while still at Lehigh University, where he graduated with a degree in business. After a successful seven year finance career, he decided to pursue his passion for wine on a full time basis and joined the Sparrow team in May of 2008.

Javier currently holds the Wine & Spirits Education Trust Advanced Certification from the International Wine Center in Manhattan. In addition to his studies, wine trips to Italy, Napa Valley, Sonoma, Oregon, and the California Central Coast have broadened his perspective and palate.

Javier is committed to expanding his knowledge while always maintaining a fun, non-pretentious approach to wine.

Stacey has a wide range of international experiences in the wine industry. Beginning her career with a world-renowned wine writer in Canada, she learned about the art of tasting wines. She then applied her knowledge to a variety of tastings at Groovy Grapes and DiVino Wine Studio. With a new appreciation of wine regions of the world and what they have to offer, she decided to research this more in-depth.

She spent a year in Hungary exploring the diverse regions of this ancient wine producing country. Then with her desire to share her experiences about the unique tastes and culture of Hungary, she decided to compile a book of her time there.

Stacey is now completing her WSET Advanced Certificate at the International Wine Center in Manhattan.
Stacey is motivated to further her wine knowledge through education, tastings, and by traveling the fascinating wine regions of the world.

Wine has been at the top of Peter's food pyramid for many years, from making wine with his family as a kid growing up in Brooklyn to traveling and tasting extensively through the wine regions of France, Italy and the U.S.

Peter believes that good wine together with good food is a large element in creating "the good life". He has read many books in the large wine library collected by his wife Pamela Burrell who also works at Sparrow and is more knowledgeable than he (although he takes credit for introducing her to wine many years ago).

When asked for help selecting a wine the first thing he will ask is what you're drinking it with. He believes that wine is not complicated and that there is only one thing you really need to know and that is whether you like a particular wine or not.