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Picked Manager ☆
WSET Diploma
Certified Sommelier
Determined to learn every Italian grape variety
Stags' Leap Winery Petite Sirah
Favorite Wine Regions to Visit: Barolo, Valle d'Aosta, Alto Adige
Wine Expertise:
Italy (especially Piedmont), Rhône, Oregon, Washington, natural wine, obscure regions & varieties

Picked Lead ☆
6th gen CA grape grower
Certified Specialist of Wine
Have corkscrew, will travel ...
'82 Chateau Latour
Favorite Wine Regions to Visit:
Bordeaux, Champagne, Argentina
Wine Expertise:
Bordeaux, Napa Valley, Scotch & Brandy

Picked Somm ☆
Pulitzer-winning journalist, turned wine professional
Harvest veteran
Experienced wine peddler
First Favorite Wine:
Ridge Lytton Springs Zinfandel
Favorite Wine Regions to Visit:
Tuscany, Gigondas
Wine Expertise:
Italy (especially Italian white wine), Rhône, Napa & Sonoma

Picked Somm ☆
Certified Sommelier
BA Global Studies
Travel Enthusiast
Seeker of the Obscure
First Favorite Wine:
Stony Ridge Malvasia Bianca
Favorite Wine Regions to Visit:
Napa, the entire Central Coast
Wine Expertise:
California, Alsace, Italy

Picked Somm ☆
WSET Level III
Certified Specialist of Wine
A.S. Wine Business & Marketing
A.S. Wine Service & Evaluation
Aromatic Whites from Alsace
Favorite Wine Regions to Visit: Sonoma, Anderson Valley, Oregon
Wine Expertise:
Sonoma, Pinot Noir, natural wine, floral & aromatic wines

Picked Somm ☆
Long-time student of wine
15+ years in the biz
Italian Wine Scholar
Domaine Bertheau Chambolle-Musigny Les Amoureuses 2004
Favorite Wine Regions to Visit: Burgundy, Willamette Valley, Loire, Alsace, Piedmont
Wine Expertise:
Burgundy, Loire, Willamette Valley, Piedmont, Pinot Noir in general

Picked Somm ☆
WSET Level III
Sommelier Society of America
Always taking a spirited approach
First Favorite Wine:
Champagne ... period.
Favorite Wine Regions to Visit:
Duoro Valley, Tuscany, Campania, Canary Islands, Finger Lakes
Wine Expertise:
Greece, Portugal, Italy, Amaro, Vermouth

WSET Diploma Candidate
Certified Sommelier
Certified Specialist in Wine
Former Rioja Brand Ambassador
World Wine Traveler
Chateau Margaux 1966
Favorite Wine Regions to Visit:
So many glorious wine regions—they each have something special
Wine Expertise:
France, Spain, Italy, Chile, New York, Pinot Noir & Chardonnay

Picked Somm ☆
WSET Diploma
Italian Wine Specialist
Esoteric Enthusiast
Seeker of the Obscure
Laurent Combier Crozes-Hermitage
Favorite Wine Regions to Visit: Alsace, Campania, Umbria, Georgia
Wine Expertise:
Italy (south, central, and islands), Alsace, Germany, natural wine, rum & gin