Eric Faber - President / COO
Eric Faber
(513) 490-5359
eric@cuttingedgeselections.com
President / COO
First Vintage with Cutting Edge?
2014
What made you want to work for CES?
Mark Maher. I always looked up to him for the way he built the portfolio and the way he treated people. Working for him gave me the opportunity to sell an amazing portfolio of wines I care deeply about and work alongside some of the best people in the industry.
What is your favorite wine region? What do you love about it?
Alsace. Such amazing wines that most people overlook. The region and diverse soils produce wines that I believe to be the most balanced in the world. It doesn’t hurt that my heritage is Alsatian on both side of my family, that its one of my favorite places in the world to visit, and that I love the food!
WHAT IS YOUR GO-TO HOBBY?
My job doesn’t leave a lot of time to pursue all the hobbies I’ve been into over the years, but I still always have time to go for long walks and hikes with our Chief Morale Pawficer, Miska, my amazing, loving, and incredibly stubborn Alaskan Malamute!
What is your favorite book?
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy. I've read it so many times, but each time take something different from it. I love the way Douglas Adams looks at the absurdity of everything.
If you could share a bottle of your favorite wine with any person, alive or dead, who would it be and why?
Thomas Jefferson. One, he was one of the early wine connoisseurs in America and is well known for his collection and the insanely detailed notes he took about everything he tasted and purchased. Beyond wine, I think it would be a lot of fun to drink with one of the architects of our republic and see what they really intended….
What is your daily drinker?
Eyrie Spark. Amazing bubbles from one of the most iconic wineries in the world. If you end up on my back deck or by the fire pit, that’s usually what’s open. It probably doesn’t hurt that it’s Miska’s mom’s favorite as well…..
What was your A-Ha moment at Cutting Edge?
The first time I went out with Mark. I had never met anyone so knowledgeable and regarded so highly by people I knew that was also so generous with his time and advice. I told my mom the next day that I wanted to work for him one day. It took a few years, but without that AHA moment of what type of person he was I don’t believe I would be where I am today.