“At Unique Wine Cellars, we always strive to
exceed our customer’s expectations”

A well respected wine professional Nidal Daher, offers an entertaining, enlightening and comprehensive approach to wine appreciation. Incomparably recognized in the wine, hotel, and restaurant industries, his Credentials encompass:

1. Certified Sommelier by the Court of Master Sommelier
2. Over 25 years of successful, professional experience in the fine dining restaurant, as well as the wine retail business
3. For various years, Served the Detroit International Wine Auction in the following capacities: Wine Director, event Sommelier, Catalogue Scriber, and Steering Committee member
4. Wine Instructor, Birmingham Community House
5. Co-author of “Romance Begins in the Kitchen” – a unique and original publication that opens the door to the magic of wine and food pairing
6. Contributed articles on food & wine to several local and national publications
7. Guest lectured at the School of Hotel, Restaurant and Institutional Management, Michigan State University
8. Wine Appraiser for over 15 years
9. Michigan’s premier wine cellars designer and consultant
10. Vice-Echanson, Chaine des Rotisseurs, Michigan, Member since 1996
11. Insurance: To properly insure wine as scheduled personal property, an insurance company will require a current appraisal.
12. Divorce: A person in a divorce proceeding may need an appraisal of his/her wines in order that the value represented by the wine is equally distributed.
13. Investment tracking: As more people are collecting wines for investment, they routinely require assessment and value information about their collection.
14. Bankruptcy: In such proceedings, an appraisal of any wines owned by the bankrupt is required.
15. Probate: In probate proceedings, a court may require an estimate of value for the decedent’s wine cellar, best handled by an appraisal.
16. Taxes: The estate tax return of a decedent will require an appraiser of anything over a nominal amount of wine.
17. Donors: Gifts of wine to charitable or educational institutions may require an appraisal to support a claim for tax deduction purposes.