2019 Featured Master Sommeliers
David Yoshida
Master SommelierDavid Yoshida first got started in the wine profession while in graduate school, finagling a position teaching Yale’s wine classes. After a brief time …
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Michael Jordan, MS, CWE
Director of Global Key Accounts, Jackson Family Fine WinesVeteran Restaurateur and “Sommelier for the People” Michael Jordan is Director of Global Key Accounts for Jackson Family Fine Wines. Jordan also chair …
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Pat Okubo, MS
Young’s Market HawaiiOne of just 236 Master Sommeliers in the world, Patrick Okubo passed the exam on his 29th birthday in July 2011—making him one youngest to achieve the …
Read more2019 Featured Panelists
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Richie Allen
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California Cabernet Sauvignon
Rich Aurilia
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“Wine World of Sports”
Anne-Charlotte Bachas
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Grenache with Panache
Greg Brewer
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Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Roberto Damonte
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La Bella Italia
Ted Edwards
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California Cabernet Sauvignon
Vince Ferragamo
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“Wine World of Sports”
Jim Fox
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“Wine World of Sports”
Theresa Heredia
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Petaluma Gap AVA
Laely Heron
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Grenache with Panache
Christophe Jadot
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Grand Tasting
Christopher Klapp
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Grand Tasting
Richard Longoria
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Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Chandra Lucariello
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Festival Mixologist
Christian Pendleton
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Sunday Champagne Brunch at Brennan’s
Ryan Prichard
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Petaluma Gap AVA
Giorgio Rivetti
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La Bella Italia
Richard Sanford
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Sta. Rita Hills AVA
Fred Scherrer
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California Cabernet Sauvignon
Mikael Sigouin
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Grenache with Panache
Mike Sullivan
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Grenache with Panache
Julien Teichmann
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Petaluma Gap AVA
Tyler Thomas
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Sta. Rita Hills AVA/ California Cabernet Sauvignon
Rickey Trombetta
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Petaluma Gap AVA