9TH ANNUAL
SOMMELIER POLL
NEW SOMMELIERS
A W & S E X C L U S I V E
BEST
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here are plenty of contests and exams these days that highlight the greatest talents in the sommelier world. Are any contests, however, as discerning as the judgment of one’s peers? These are the people who see their colleagues in action, conversing with guests, choosing bottles to complement an esoteric dish while juggling wine keys, waiter duties and cellar inventory. We’ve asked the top sommeliers across the US to name the most promising new talents in the business today—the people they want working for them or waiting on them. Meet the Best New Sommeliers of 2011.
Josiah Alexander Pascaline Sur June
BALDIVINO LAPRATT LEPELTIER LUCERO RODIL
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Wine and Spirits - October 2011