AmazonWine - Dini Rao

Dini V. Rao is part of the team building AmazonWine.

Prior to her move to Seattle, Dini spent the past ten years in wine including her time as a Wine Specialist at Christie's auction house in NY, a Sommelier at Grill 23 & Bar in Boston, and in wine sales at the boutique wine shop Lower Falls Wine Co in Newton.

As a WineSpecialist at Christie's, Dini inspected, tasted and evaluated wines from premier collections around the world, advised collectors on buying wine, and led tastings for Christie's clients.

Dini dividedher time at HBS and spent her first year as part of the class of 2005,but withdrew from the program when she was offered the position at Christie's. After three years as a Wine Specialist there, Dini returned to HBS and graduated with the Class of 2008 in Section F. Dini also holds her Diploma from the Wine & Spirits EducationTrust (WSET).

Now Dini works on the team that will launch AmazonWine.com.