Master Sommelier
Laura Maniec Fiorvanti
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Portrait of Laura Maniec Fiorvanti
i. Biography
Laura Maniec Fiorvanti’s work is built around the service side of wine: guiding guests, reading a room, and making the bottle feel like part of the meal rather than an interruption to it. At Corkbuzz Restaurant - Charlotte, North Carolina, that means a style of hospitality that is polished without feeling stiff, with wine used as a practical tool for welcome, pacing, and conversation. Her own language makes the framework plain.
Laura Maniec Fiorvanti has said, “We can look to wine in hard times to lift our spirits.” She has also said, “Most people know me as the person serving them wine at the restaurant, so, ostensibly, yes. But to be honest, I don’t fucking think so.” Read together, those lines place wine in two registers at once: comfort and craft, public role and private refusal of easy labels.
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The Path
Today, Laura Maniec Fiorvanti is owner of Corkbuzz Restaurant - Charlotte, owner of Corkbuzz Restaurant and Wine Bar, and owner and operator of Corkbuzz. Those titles point to a career centered on the discipline of ownership and the daily demands of floor service. The work is less about a single gesture than about maintaining consistency across selection, pacing, and atmosphere, with wine treated as a core part of how a room functions.
The Work Today
She owns Corkbuzz Restaurant - Charlotte (Charlotte, North Carolina). In that setting, Laura Maniec Fiorvanti’s role is defined by the practical work of hospitality: guiding guests through a list, making decisions feel approachable, and keeping the dining room oriented around ease and clarity. The Corkbuzz name carries into Charlotte as an operating standard, but the craft remains immediate and local, shaped by the rhythm of service and the needs of the table.
In Their Words “Wine is about bringing people together to share passions of history, geography, culture, language, travel, and passions. We can look to wine in hard times to lift our spirits.”
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What is Laura Maniec Fiorvanti's current role?
As of 2026, Laura Maniec Fiorvanti is Owner.
What recognition has Laura Maniec Fiorvanti received?
Sommeliers of the Year (2013).
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