Name: Hugh Preece Nationality: North American At the moment: USA-NJ-CA Wine Director / Operating Partner at Salt Creek Grille Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? My first encounter with wine happened as a young teen growing up…
Name: Michael Blasquez Nationality: American At the moment: USA-CA Wine Buyer / Sommelier / Wine Educator Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? My first encounter with wine occurred in 1985 when my wife and I were given, along with the other associates of…
Name: Vlada Stojanov Nationality: Serbian At the moment: USA-California Restaurant Manager/Sommelier Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? My household always had plenty of higher end spirits and some okish everyday wine. Even though my family rarely drank, they…
Name: Kristina Long Nationality: USA-California At the moment: Canada Sommeliere Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? Wine never played an important role in our family dinners but I do remember being fascinated by the German Riesling my…
Name: Jim Rollston Nationality: American At the Moment: USA/California Master Sommelier, Wine Director Prerequisite: Please, tell us a little bit about your first encounter with wine & the wine industry? Any particular mentors at that time? I first discovered an interest in wine while working as a busboy in a neighborhood restaurant, where one…