ABOUT
Raise a glass!
“I started Santé in 2020 as way to connect to wine and food during a time when restaurants were in crisis. I started doing Zoom wine classes for friends and family. Then we moved onto doing pop-up dinners out of our apartment in South Philly, and now we’ve evolved into a business focused on collaborative classes, dinners, wine tastings, and anything else we can think of that helps celebrate our producers, chefs, and community. Santé means cheers in French, and that moment of bringing our glasses together to celebrate life…that’s worth everything.”
-Daniel Solway
Daniel Solway
Daniel Solway is a Philadelphia-based sommelier and wine specialist. Santé is his passion project.
Santé is a true labor of love. It started as Zoom wine classes for friends and family, a way to stay busy and offer something unique to those in quarantine during the pandemic. Eager to pour wine for people again, but not quite ready to work at a restaurant, Daniel decided to start hosting dinner parties in his apartment. Santé has evolved into a unique food & wine community. No two dinners are the same, with Daniel hosting different chefs from around the city, highlighting unique culinary voices and challenging diners perceptions of wine and food.
Daniel has worked on vineyards in Champagne, Austria, and most recently Germany, with cult producer Wasenhaus. He has worked at many reputable restaurants and wine shops including Oxalis, June, Henry’s Wine & Spirits, and DiBrunos. Most recently he did a residency in Arbois, France at Les Closerie Les Capucines with chef and collaborator Jay Rodriguez from Hera. He is committed to making wine more accessible, sustainable, and enjoyable. He loves large format bottles, porròns, and bringing a little ruckus to the party.