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Rania Zayyat harnessed her frustration with the sommelier world to help create more opportunities for others through her organization, Lift Collective.

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 safer, more welcoming place for all

Julie Harans

Mar 8, 2021

Castello di Nipozzano holds special memories for Frescobaldi, located in the countryside where he spent his early childhood.

Renaissance Man

Lamberto Frescobaldi leads his family’s historic wine business toward the future in Tuscany

Bruce Sanderson

From the Apr 30, 2021, issue

Quintodecimo's Luigi Moio inspects grapes hanging on the vines at his estate in Italy's Campania region.

Robert Camuto Meets...

Southern Italy’s Wine Professor

Luigi Moio brings perfectionist rigor to Campania

Robert Camuto

Mar 3, 2021

This season, the pros are sipping everything from rich sparklers to savory reds to Chenin Blanc aged in chestnut barrels.

Sommelier Roundtable

Sommelier Roundtable: Winter Wine Picks

Nine wine pros from Restaurant Award winners share recent discoveries to pair with the cold-weather season, plus a few longtime favorites

Feb 24, 2021

DLynn Proctor was inspired to become a sommelier by a love for wine, food and travel.

DLynn Proctor Hopes to Unify and Inspire Wine Lovers

The winery director and former sommelier talks about his journey through wine and his inspiration for co-founding Wine Unify

MaryAnn Worobiec

Feb 23, 2021

“The purpose of wine is to give pleasure … sensations,” says Antonio Caggiano.

Robert Camuto Meets...

Taurasi’s Renaissance Man

Antonio Caggiano is a southern Italian wine icon—and more

Robert Camuto

Feb 17, 2021

Pop Stars: Paula Kornell

The Napa sparkling winemaker talks about growing up in the wine industry, learning the business as a young woman and now being a vintner and a mentor

MaryAnn Worobiec

Feb 12, 2021

Darker, richer rosé sparklers are one way to switch up the usual Valentine's Day Champagne, according to these wine experts.

Sommelier Roundtable

Sommelier Roundtable: Valentine’s Day–Worthy Wines

Seven wine pros from Restaurant Award winners suggest romance-sparking selections for Champagne and beyond

Feb 10, 2021

Shelley Lindgren says the female presence in the Bay Area wine world has greatly increased since the '90s, when she didn't know of a single female sommelier in the area.

Sommelier Roundtable

Women Sommeliers Power the Profession’s Future

What's it like being a female in the male-dominated sommelier world? Women wine pros around the U.S. share their experiences, plus predictions for post-pandemic wine service

Julie Harans

From the Mar 31, 2021, issue

With picks that go beyond wine, these sommeliers have high hopes for the future of beverages like vermouth and rum-based cocktails.

Sommelier Roundtable

Sommelier Roundtable: Beverages That Deserve a Breakout Year

Seven pros share the wines and spirits they hope will get their time in the spotlight in 2021

Jan 27, 2021

Some aromas have come back already for Robert Camuto, such as a violet sachet he uses for scent training, but he still struggles to pick up things like cut lemon and red pepper flakes.

Robert Camuto Meets...

Getting Back My Nose After a COVID KO

Like countless others, I’m struggling with the loss of my sense of smell. Can simple exercises help?

Robert Camuto

Jan 20, 2021

Charles Springfield wants to both teach about wine and make it fun for all people.

Wine Talk: Charles Springfield's Personal Tune

The New York-based sommelier and wine educator talks about getting started in the big city, his new wine books and how the industry can address racial injustice

Shawn Zylberberg

Jan 18, 2021

Dusty Baker takes in a college game with a glass of his own wine.

Wine Talk: Dusty Baker's Homage to Hank Aaron

The former World Series champ and three-time NL Manager of the Year talks about learning wine from Willie Stargell, planting his own vineyard and his new Cabernet partnership with baseball Hall of Famer Hank Aaron

Shawn Zylberberg

Jan 15, 2021

Alois Lageder and his son Clemens overlook the steeply terraced vineyards of Alto Adige.

Tyrolean Avant Garde

Alois Lageder: A half-century of pioneering spirit in Italy’s far north

Robert Camuto

From the Feb 28, 2021, issue

Even in an industry that was hit hard last year, restaurant pros are finding reasons to feel good about 2021.

Sommelier Roundtable

Sommelier Roundtable: Reasons to Be Optimistic in 2021

As we long for a better year than last, seven somms from Restaurant Award winners share what they’re hopeful for, from dining out’s revival to social change

Jan 13, 2021

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