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Top|Somm Past Winners

Top|Somm sets a new standard of achievement in the wine profession.  It is an opportunity to compete against the best of your peers while honing and showcasing your skills as a sommelier.  Many past winners have used the competition as a springboard to success at the Master Sommelier Exam; the names of those top competitors who have since achieved the title of Master Sommelier are signified by asterisks below.

2012 Top|Somm

Winner: Mariya Kovacheva - Café Boulud, Palm Beach, FL

2nd Place: Emily Papach - Farmhouse Inn, Forestville, CA

3rd Place: Christopher Bates - Hotel Fauchere, Milford, PA

TopNewSomm: Roland Micu* - formerly of La Toque, Napa, CA


2011 Top|Somm

Winner: Ian Cauble* - The Ritz Carlton Half Moon Bay, Half Moon Bay, CA

2nd Place: Chris Dillman - Giant Eagle Market District, Columbus, OH

3rd Place: Micheal Meagher - Treasury Wine Estates, Waltham, MA

TopNewSomm: Desmond Echavarrie* - The French Laundry, Yountville, CA


2010 Top|Somm

Winner: Matt Stamp* - The French Laundry, Yountville, CA

TopNewSomm: Jason Heller* - Bond Estates, Oakville, CA
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