Ed Manetta, Wine Director/Sommelier for Urban Kitchen Group restaurants (CUCINA urbana, CUCINA enoteca – Irvine, Del Mar, and Newport Beach), has worked in...
Lindsay Pomeroy founder/owner of Wine Smarties in San Diego, CA, is currently one of the few women in the world...
Zoe Hankins is Sommelier at La Toque, Napa Valley’s acclaimed fine dining restaurant, helmed by Michelin starred Executive Chef Ken Frank. How many selections...
Prior to taking over as Wine Director at Juniper & Ivy in San Diego, California, Brandon Boghosian was the Sommelier at both Goose...
Fernando Gaxiola is something of a renaissance man. After earning a degree in engineering from Tec de Monterrey and an MBA...
We recently had a conversation with Christopher Sawyer – Sommelier at Gravenstein Grill in Sonoma County, wine educator, journalist, critic, and more....
Julie Lumgair is an exceptional winemaker and consultant located in Napa Valley and Sonoma County. We talked with her about...
Originally from Monselice near Venice, Italy, MAURO CIRILLI is the Wine Director and Educator at Press Club in San Francisco, California. Since taking...
Jennifer Wagoner is the Wine Director for two upscale restaurants in Chicago – Proxi and Sepia. Additionally, she serves as...
Chef’s Roll and our sister network Somm’s List interviewed four sommeliers for our West Coast Somm Series. The series is...
We recently caught up with Lamar Cheatham, the incredible Sommelier at The Ritz-Carlton, Naples. He spoke to us about his beginning...
A certified sommelier, Rafael Sanchez has over a decade of experience in the food and wine industry. A taste of...













