Kevin Cornish is the Beverage Director at Canoe restaurant in Atlanta, GA. He has been with Canoe since 2005, when he started behind the bar. He has been working in the industry since 1989. His first position was at the New York Athletic Club Traver’s Island property as a busser. Since that time, Kevin has worked in every facet of the foodservice industry. Kevin began his study of Hospitality Management at Virginia Tech and finished at Georgia Southern University.
At Canoe, Kevin worked under the guidance of Matt Bradford, an advanced Sommelier, to help develop Canoe’s wine program and broaden his own knowledge of wine. Responsible for a wine list containing over 450 selections, Kevin is in the constant pursuit of finding great wine to pair with great food. Having passed his first level of the Court of Master Sommelier, Kevin continues to grow and advance his studies to further pursue more levels of certification. He will sit for certification next spring when the court returns to Atlanta.
Kevin has traveled to study wine in Italy in 2011, visiting Tuscany and Piedmont. In 2015, Kevin traveled to Oregon to learn and develop his knowledge of the Willamette Valley. In 2016, Kevin will visit wineries in California and has been invited to attend Malbec camp in Mendoza, Argentina, hosted by Laura Catena of Catena Wines.