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New master sommelier takes on a Grand Award-winning wine list in Aspen, Colorado
Posted: September 23, 2009 By Tina Benitez
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The wine director at award-winning A Voce talks about life as a French sommelier overseeing an Italian wine list at a New York restaurant
Posted: July 21, 2009 By Robert Taylor
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The Guatemala-born wine director at Chicago's NoMI, a winner of the Best of Award of Excellence, shares which wine changed his life and what he'd want to drink if stuck on a desert island
Posted: July 16, 2009 By Tina Benitez
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In his spare time, the sommelier at Best of Award of Excellence-winning Le Bernardin is the "Best Sommelier in the World"
Posted: October 22, 2008 By Tanya Roqueta
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This young sommelier is not afraid to explore uncharted wine territory, and it shows in his wine lists at Wine Spectator Award of Excellence-winning Ruth's Chris Steak Houses around the country
Posted: October 2, 2008 By Tina Benitez
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The wine and spirits director for Morton's, The Steakhouse knows how to make a wine list for 80 restaurants, and how to get into the Guinness Book of World Records
Posted: September 18, 2008 By Tina Benitez
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When bitten by the wine bug, this sommelier bit back; he now works at Grand Award-winning Michael Mina restaurant
Posted: September 11, 2008 By Nathan Wesley
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Wine director Eric Zillier has been instrumental in elevating the wine program of Alto restaurant in New York, this year helping it earn its first ever Wine Spectator Grand Award
Posted: August 19, 2008 By James Molesworth
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The national wine director of Fleming's Prime Steakhouse chain works around regional wine regulations, and regional tastes, to serve up 100 diverse wines by the glass
Posted: July 31, 2008 By Tina Benitez
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Gramercy Tavern's beverage director talks about maintaining the restaurants Best of Award of Excellence and her approach to learning about—and teaching—wine
Posted: July 25, 2008 By Tanya Roqueta
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For the head sommelier of the Grand Award winning Daniel restaurant in New York, great wine is not only about acidity and minerality, it's also about family
Posted: July 18, 2008 By Nathan Wesley
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The wine director at Portland's Wine Spectator Award of Excellence-winning Ten 01 isn't bashful about her love affair with wine, especially Pinot Noir
Posted: June 17, 2008 By Nathan Wesley
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Young sommelier in France focuses on wine first and food second at his new restaurants—and so does the kitchen
Posted: March 4, 2008 By Diana Macle
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The wine director for PlumpJack Group restaurants, winners of multiple Wine Spectator Best of Awards of Excellence, talks about breaking into the sommelier trade and the joys of pairing Pinot Noir
Posted: February 12, 2008 By Daniel Sogg
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The wine director at Grand Award-winning Sona in Los Angeles talks about becoming a sommelier, and making his own wine
Posted: December 11, 2007 By James Molesworth
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The wine director for the Wine Spectator Grand Award-winning French Laundry talks Texas, beef and making the switch from beer to his favorite Brunello
Posted: October 24, 2007 By Nathan Wesley
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From enterprising college student to the steward of a Wine Spectator Grand Award-winning list
Posted: October 5, 2007 By Laurie Woolever
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The wine director for New York's Best of Award of Excellence-winning Telepan restaurant talks about growing up with wine and creating his "identity cellar"
Posted: August 21, 2007 By James Molesworth
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A former geologist becomes Grand-Award winning Montagna at the Little Nell's sommelier and an accomplished winemaker
Posted: July 18, 2007 By James Molesworth
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The sommelier at Quince in San Francisco believes that less is more when matching wine and food
Posted: July 16, 2007 By Daniel Sogg
