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 …
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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 …
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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 …
Sommelier Roundtable: What's the Hardest Part of Your Job?
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These 9 wine pros sell bottles for a living, but here's what they collect on their own dime and time