Infinity Imports, LLC, was founded in 2008 by partners Danny Laseke, Adam Leemon and Kevin Stuart. Infinity’s objective is to provide the wine market with the best domestic and imported, high quality wine at competitive price points, while providing custom tailored service to meet client’s specific needs. This includes assisting our client’s with marketing and sales strategies, product education, and brand development.
Adam Leemon
Adam’s opinions on all things wine can currently be seen and heard in a variety of outlets. Adam is heard by upwards of three million people weekly, as contributor to “The Tasting Room with Tom Leykis”. In addition to his corporate work, with such clients as Q-Mobile, Bug Music Publishing, Gilmore and Associates, Nike, The Rob Clark, and Lloyd Klein; Adam has managed to broaden his already expansive influence. As a featured contributing editor for “Patterson’s Tasting Panel”, a member of “Bon Appetite” magazines’ tasting panel, founder of “LA Winefest”, featured on KTLA’s morning show, and has been featured in The Los Angeles Times, Wine Enthusiast, and Playboy. He has consulted with the best restaurants in Los Angeles including; A.O.C., Dolce, Rocket Pizza, Ortolan, Yatai, Pace’, Pete’s Café, Warung and Red Dot gallery. His clients also include retailer Hudson Wine Shop and Learn About Wine, LA based wine educators, where he has taught thousands the appreciation of wine. Adam has worked closely to develop and implement marketing and promotional programs for wineries and related products. Aside from all of his consulting, marketing and promotional work Adam has managed to make the time to contribute to a wide range of charities including Symphony of Wine, The Hollywood Heritage Society, YMCA, El Nido, and Taste of Love. Also an accomplished stand up comedian, Adam’s other credits also include appearances in a Britney Spears video, ESPN commercials, and features in Italian Vogue and Entertainment Weekly. Adam has just completed work on a television pilot, and is currently in pre-production of a winemaker reality series. Adam has also been recently featured on the Style network. Adam was chosen to judge the “Best Wine Lists in the World” for the 1st annual International Hospitality and Restaurant Awards, and in the spring of 2009 was on the panel for the Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits competition. Adam has also begun work on his first book and can be seen daily on his syndicated “Taste Along” style video blog. For additional information about Adam, please check out his website at www.AdamTheWineGuy.com or, on Yahoo.com and Google.com.
Danny Laseke
Growing up in the Napa Valley, Danny developed his passion for quality wines at an early age. Eager to learn, he was employed in various facets of the wine industry, from production to online marketing and sales, to becoming a certified sommelier. For over 7 years Danny has independently consulted various successful Southern California firms on strategic branding, wine education,
online sales and marketing, product distribution, and restaurant concept development.
He began his pursuit of fine products by living abroad in Italy and spending most of his life living in Napa Valley and Santa Barbara. He has since been in search of the finest quality products that appeal beyond their provincial origins, those that are marketable to the international consumer. Daniel graduated with a B.A. degree in Global Business Management from the University of Southern California, where he studied various international business and political landscapes.
Danny helped found Fine Goods Distributor LLC and Gourmet Purveyors International Inc. in 2007, the first full-service distributors of gourmet products based in Southern California and in Hawaii. With equal part’s passion with his two business partners, Danny started Infinity Imports, LLC, a Los Angeles-based wine distribution business that seeks unique and quality craftsmanship wines from around the world.
With an aptitude for linguistics, Danny speaks both Spanish and Italian fluently and has devoted a life-long interest in learning more about cultures and languages.
Kevin Stuart
Born and raised in Bethesda, Maryland, Kevin Stuart graduated from the University of Virginia in Charlottesville with a degree in English Literature and Philosophy.
Kevin has resided in Prague, Taipei, and Seoul for a year in each destination, and spent another year after, traversing the globe.
He has been living in LA for the last 12 years where he started working with Epicurean Wines as their Southern California distributor starting in 2002. Since then, he has established Epicurean Wines as the premier boutique Australian wine distributor in Southern California, focusing on Artisanal Wineries based mostly in Southern Australia. Now his portfolio has expanded to include Portuguese, Italian, and New Zealand wines.
In 2008, Kevin co-founded Infinity Imports and has incorporated Californian wines into the mix. In 2009, he co-created Infinity’s own label with a white and red rhone blend that will be released in the fall of 2009.
