Best New Sommeliers of 2013
As soon as sommeliers become Master Sommeliers, they often disappear from
the dining room, moving on to positions with better hours and less box-hauling
and bottle-schlepping up and down stairs. We like to keep track of the new talent, as they’re on the front lines and often lead us to our favorite new wines,
from places and producers we’d never known before. So we canvas top sommeliers across the country, networking with wine directors at leading restaurants,
members of the Court of Master Sommeliers and the young people aspiring to
pass the MS exam. They’ve shared their votes on the most promising new professionals on the floor. With fewer than four years as lead wine buyers, two women
and six men received the most acclaim from their peers. We’d like to introduce
Wine & Spirits’ Best New Sommeliers of 2013.
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WINE & SPIRITS
OCTOBER 2013
Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Wine & Spirits - October 2013