About Us
Second Glass helps people discover new wines, remember what they drink and share that info with their friends by bringing wineries and wine drinkers together through technology and in-person events. Second Glass develops online and mobile tools for both wine consumers and wine producers, creates a plethora of editorial content and hosts Wine Riot, a huge, innovative and interactive wine event in six cities across the US, all with the goal of getting people to drink more wine.
Want to read about some of the people that helped us get here? Check out the Intern Wall of Fame.
Morgan First
Co-Founder and CEO
Twitter: @morgan1st
The Wine that got me into wine: 2002 Salentein Malbec
Drunk Munchies: Anything soaked in Truffle Oil
If I only had to drink one wine for the rest of my life: Grüner Veltliner
Morgan is the networker, cheerleader, press liaison and the instigator/organizer behind the expansion of Second Glass. She was born and raised in Los Angeles, CA and headed to Boston for college where she earned her degree from Emerson College in Marketing and Entrepreneurship. After graduating she ran 1st Publications Motion Affair Planner (MAP) BOSTON a combination local city guide and planner that was sold successfully at Barnes and Noble locations across the city. She then switched her full-time focus to all things wine and social media. Morgan has been recognized for her upbeat can do attitude and success in various publications including The Boston Globe, MSNBC's Your Business and was most recently named of of INC Magazines 30 Under 30 Coolest Young Entrepreneurs. You can find Morgan back and forth between Boston and LA as Second Glass expands its empire.
Tyler Balliet
Founder, President
Twitter: @tylerb
The Wine that got me into wine: Loire Valley Cabernet Franc
Drunk Munchies: Fried cheese curds
If I only had to drink one wine for the rest of my life: Anything with bubbles- especially Champagne!
Tyler discovered wine while attending college in the Pacific Northwest. He learned the culture surrounding wine while living for a year in rural France, and then honed his skills working at a wine shop on Newbury Street in Boston. Second Glass was born out of Tyler’s desire to create a fun, entertaining atmosphere when learning about wine. The company began as an unpretentious wine print magazine but soon grew into an event company that ran on new media and technology. Tyler has been instrumental in the use and development of new technologies to create and distribute wine information. He conceived of and developed the mobile application used at Wine Riot and other third-party events and utilizes new social media techniques to make wine information more easy to obtain and more useful to the average consumer. Tyler has been heralded as a new voice in the wine world. This summer, he was profiled as one of 2010’s most exciting young entrepreneurs in INC Magazine’s 30 Under 30 and crowned “the prince of Boston’s wine revolution” by Stuff Magazine. Tyler has written for Boston Magazine and held a column in the Weekly Dig and was a regular on the NECN Morning Show. He’s also appeared in The Boston Globe, The Boston Herald and, Boston Metro.

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