Sommelier Talk: Paula de Pano Wants to Change the Way We Buy Wine
The former Fearrington House Inn and Eleven Madison Park sommelier talks about her first solo wine venture in Chapel Hill, …
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The Women Behind the Wine at New York’s Jungsik
Meet sommeliers Debbie Jones and Jamie Schlicht, the powerhouse duo pairing benchmark classics with multifaceted Korean …
From Winemaker to Wine Director: Sonoma County’s Erin Miller
A practical summer job led to a passion-driven career for the lead sommelier at Charlie Palmer’s Dry Creek Kitchen
A Champion for Women in Business and in Wine
Coming from a career advocating for gender equality, wine director Virginie Naigeon-Malek is bringing those same principles …
How Carlos Solorzano-Smith Forged His Own Path
The Aspen-based sommelier and business owner faced more hurdles in his wine journey than most, emerging as a hospitality …
Vincent Morrow: A Napa Wine Director with a Diversity Mission
When he’s not busy running the all-local wine program at Press in St. Helena, the 33-year-old is working to usher the Court …
Andrew Adelson Makes Fine Dining Fun at the French Laundry
After taking over the Grand Award–winning wine list during a tough time for restaurants, the head sommelier of the Napa …
Breaking the Mold at a New Orleans Landmark: Brennan’s Braithe Tidwell
The wine director at the historic Grand Award winner initially pursued an acting career, but wound up on an entirely …
Leading the Charge to Level the Playing Field
Confronted by gender discrimination in her career, sommelier Rania Zayyat founded Lift Collective to make the industry a …
Sommelier Talk: Daniel Tucker Takes Over
The young wine director at Princeton, N.J., farm-to-table destination Elements got the chance to remake its wine list last …
Sommelier Talk: The Professor, Sandy Block of Legal Sea Foods
One of the first American Masters of Wine talks education, tariffs, drinking at the airport, which wines sell with fish—and …
Sommelier Roundtable: Do You Need a Degree to Be a Sommelier?
From self-taught wine wonks to certified Master Somms, we asked 8 wine pros if they think you need to go to wine school—or …