Special Guest: Morgan Harris

Harris' Journey From Seattle to Sommelier

Seattle born Morgan Harris made his way to NYC and jumped into the wine game full time in 2011. He cut his wine teeth with Master Sommelier Laura Maniec at Corkbuzz Wine Studio, did a short stint at Jean Georges before moving to Charlie Palmer’s Aureole in NYC as head sommelier. Morgan was named Wine and Spirits “Best New Sommelier" in 2012.

Star of Amazon's Uncorked

Following on from this, in 2015 Harris was one of the stars of the TV show Uncorked. This profiles his road to becoming a sommelier. He has also been an instructor at the American Sommelier Association. Morgan is the Head Sommelier of the Angler Restaurant in San Francisco and passed the Master Sommelier exam in September 2018. A fun fact Morgan was the only Master Sommelier to have passed in 2018.

Morgan competed in San Francisco Wine School's Perfect Pairings Competition as part of their 2018 Luxury Wine Anniversary Celebration and Scholarship Auction Event on November 3rd, 2018.

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