Al Drinkle

Al Drinkle is a partner in Metrovino Fine Wines, a retail destination in Calgary, Canada where he’s been working since 2008. The completion of his philosophy degree was concurrent with his budding interest in wine (and the disbanding of his touring punk rock group), and a few early Riesling epiphanies inspired him to pursue a career in the wine trade. Over the years, he has initiated the importation and sales of quantities of estate-grownGerman Riesling that would have previously been unimaginable in Western Canada.

For Al, German Riesling is a passion in addition to a vocation, and his indefatigable promotion of the category, often by example, has had a widespread impact on Calgary’s winescene and beyond.