Jienna Basaldu, Sommelier, The Morris
Jienna Basaldu is the Sommelier at the famed wine and chartreuse focused SF
establishment The Morris. Working with a program boasting over 1,000 selections,
Jienna prides herself on guiding San Francisco’s most savvy patrons on their
beverage adventures. When she is not geeking out with her fellow professionals,
drawing maps, or working the floor, she enjoys traveling the wine regions of the
world.
Watch her compete in the 2019 San Francisco Wine School Somm Service Olympics
Also in Bios
SPECIAL GUEST: Eugenio Jardim
A native of Brazil, Eugenio Jardim has been a part San Francisco's wine scene since 1988. He's created and run wine programs for some of the city's hottest clubs and restaurants, been featured guest speaker and judge at countless events and competitions and became the first US Ambassador for Wines of Portugal.
Special Guest: Corrina Wright, Winemaker & Director, Oliver's Taranga Vineyards, McLaren Vale
Corrina is part of an Australian grapegrowing dynasty. Her family are viticultural pioneers, with more than 175 years of grapegrowing experience and she has been making wine in McLaren Vale since the 1990s, now Winemaker & Director for the award winning Oliver's Taranga.
Special Guest: Dean Hewitson, Owner & Winemaker, Hewitson Winery, Barossa Valley
Dean Hewitson has been making wine since he graduated from Australia’s world-famous Roseworthy Agricultural College in 1986. He established highly acclaimed Hewitson winery in the Barossa Valley in 1998. San Francisco Wine School Proudly welcomes him as a special guest panelist for Wine Australia's Old Vine Treasures.