Hello,
My name is Thomas, and I am a winemaker and sommelier. Food, wine, fermentation, & Jiu jitsu are my passions.

Why I’m on Couchsurfing

I started using couch surfing in 2015 as I was traveling through Italy between harvest jobs. Now I find myself in Spain attempting to immerse myself and learn a bit more Spanish. I have had wonderful experiences through the warm people I have met, and would love to continue meeting future friends in Spain as we share food, wine and travel stories.

Interests

Currently I am most interested in improving my Spanish through meeting wonderful people living in Spain

I am most interested in culture and what it's composed of; food, wine, delicacies, language, music, & traditions.

Traveling, the outdoors, fermentation, sustainability, reading, art, community, music, sports, adventure, & alternative life styles from the common man all strike my interest.

• arts
• culture
• flamenco
• dining
• italian food
• wine
• wine tasting
• spanish food
• yoga
• traveling
• music
• jazz
• outdoor activities
• surfing
• scuba diving
• sports
• wanderlust
• free diving
• culinary
• spanish culture
• fermentation
• brazilian jiu jitsu
• wine making
• beer brewing
• organic farming
• urban farming
• italian language
• learning spanish
• italian culture
• spanish wine

Music, Movies, and Books

Music; I studied music & audio production in Manhattan and have a deep love for an array of many different styles of music. Some in my rotation lately has consisted of a lot of Latin; flamenco, salsa, afro-cuban & latin-jazz..,R&B, motown, traditional jazz, free jazz, reggae, 60's & 70’s classics, positive hip-hop, rock'n roll, post-punk, indie, & EDM. I love listening to new styles, and feel like there is a time and place for almost any genera.

Books:
-On food & wine; Michael Pollen & Jancis Robinson are amazing. Tastebuds and Molucules, The 4-Hour Chef, The Art of Fermentiation, The Drunken Botnist, and the "Culinaria," cookbook series some of my favorites
-Travel/adventure; Zen and the art of Motorcycle Maintaince, Reflections of a Wine Merchant, The Alchemist
-Of the "Beat" nature; Hemingway, Kerouac, Burroughs, Bukowski & Miller
-Classics; Catch 22, 1984..

One Amazing Thing I’ve Done

Cave-diving in the Cenotes of Mexico

What I Can Share with Hosts

I can offer a plethora of knowledge about wine, food, spirits, & a good amount about music, and physical fitness. I am kind and generous with my time and anything that I have. I am good for conversation about many topics, and have a knack for connecting others- for through my time in NYC, San Francisco, and many parts of Europe, I feel like I have been blessed to get to know some of the most interesting and talented people one could hope to befriend.

Countries I’ve Visited

Austria, Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Canada, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, England, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Jamaica, Mexico, Netherlands, Netherlands Antilles, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, United States, Virgin Islands, U.S.

Countries I’ve Lived In

Italy, United States