Albert Leonard

Al Leonard, Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona (Classical Archaeology), is presently a Research Associate at Harvard University. Over the past several decades, he has directed archaeological exploration around the Mediterranean. While uncovering the remnants of these past civilizations, his work has provided him the opportunity to discover and research the indigenous grapes and legacy wines of the areas in which he has excavated. In addition to his academic preparation (PhD from...See more

Al Leonard, Professor Emeritus at the University of Arizona (Classical Archaeology), is presently a Research Associate at Harvard University. Over the past several decades, he has directed archaeological exploration around the Mediterranean. While uncovering the remnants of these past civilizations, his work has provided him the opportunity to discover and research the indigenous grapes and legacy wines of the areas in which he has excavated. In addition to his academic preparation (PhD from the University of Chicago's Oriental Institute) and years of university teaching, Al has studied at Le Cordon Bleu (London), as well as the Culinary Institute of America (Napa Valley, CA) where he was partially supported by a Robert Parker Wine Advocate Scholarship. He presently divides his time between Boston's Back Bay and California's Russian River Valley where for almost twenty years he has been a member of The Society of Wine Educators and the Northern Sonoma County convivium of Slow Foods International. See less