David Lombardo is the Wine + Beverage Director for Benchmarc Restaurants by Marc Murphy in New York City, overseeing the wine and cocktail lists at Landmarc in Tribeca and at the Time Warner Center and Ditch Plains in West Village and Upper West Side.  Lombardo crafted his own wine education through tasting, reading and traveling to wine regions throughout Europe and North and South America. Since its opening in 2004, Landmarc, Tribeca, has become a neighborhood favorite, well-known for its unique wine program, which has translated to the all the restaurants making them a favorite with bar-goers and diners alike. Lombardo is also a wine educator at the Astor Center and has appeared on Kelly Choi’s Eat Out NY and Martha Stewart’s Morning Living talk radio. Credentials aside, it’s the attitude surrounding wine that makes Benchmarc Restaurants — and Lombardo — known for its approach to wine.