Special Guest: Wendy Shoemaker
Wendy Shoemaker, Sommelier, was working at the Disneyland Resort and pursuing degrees in chemistry and biochemistry when, on a trip to Italy, she discovered her passion for wine. She earned her Ad...
Award-winning speaker, consultant, and television host, Leslie Sbrocco is known for her entertaining approach to wine and food, as well as inspiring others to live a life of passion. Voted as one ...
Special Guest: Diana Kelley, Regional Manager America, Tempos Vega Sicilia
Diana Kelley holds a Bachelor of Science in Food Science and Engineering by the Monterrey Institute of Superior Studies ITESM (Monterrey, Mexico) and a Master of Science in Viticulture, Enology and...
Special Guest: Suzanne Hoffman
Suzanne Hoffman is an attorney and freelance journalist born in New Orleans, Louisiana. She grew up in Thibodaux, in the heart of Louisiana’s bayou country, and now resides in the central Colorado ...
Special Guest: Christophe Tassan
Born and Raised in Avignon, Christophe’s first job as sommelier was at his family’s local restaurant, l’Auberge de France, steps from the Pope’s Palace. Since then Christophe’s roles within the win...
Special Guest: Alberto Antonini
Alberto Antonini graduated with a degree in Agricultural Science from the University of Florence with a thesis on vines in virtual extinction in Tuscany. He later attended oenological courses at Bo...
Fadi graduated with a degree in Viticulture and Winemaking from the University Degli Studi Di Udine, Italy in 2012. His thesis was about the genetic identification of local grape varieties in Pale...
Born in Alhambra, California, Bob was raised in South Pasadena, California, and graduated from South Pasadena High School. He attended both California State University of Los Angeles and UCLA and g...
Special Guest: Joel Butler, MW
As one of the first two resident American Masters of Wine (1990), Joel Butler, MW has had a long and varied career in the wine industry.Joel Butler graduated from Stanford University with a B.A. in...
Jeff Berlin has been the General Manager and Wine and Spirits Buyer at A Cote Restaurant in Oakland, California since it's conception in the year 2000. Together with Chef Matthew Colgan, Jeff helpe...
Dr. Patrick Hunt has been teaching in Humanities at Stanford University for the past 24 years. His Ph.D. is from the Institute of Archaeology at University College London, University of London in 1...
Special Guest: Patrick McGovern
Dr. Patrick E. McGovern directs the Biomolecular Archaeology Project at the University of Pennsylvania Museum in Philadelphia, where he is also an Adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Consul...
Wes Hagen is currently the Estate Host & head of Sales & Education in Santa Maria Valley, California and consultant to LXV Wines in Paso Robles. In 2013, Michael Cervin (Wall Street Journal...
David's work as a writer and marketer of wine-producing locales has taken him to every country represented in 'The Origins of Wine Civilization' with writings of these appearing in several UK and U...
A second generation Californian, Darrell Corti is an internationally known wine and food expert. He has been a force in the development and growth of the California wine industry.He was a catalyst ...
Special Guest: Bartholomew Broadbent
Son of the late Michael Broadbent, MW, Bartholomew Broadbent has been working in the wine industry since he was 15 years old when he began working for Steven Spurrier'sL’Academie du Vin in Paris. ...