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Ten Sommeliers Move One Step Closer to Being Named American’s first TOP|SOMM

April 20, 2010

Ten Sommeliers Move One Step Closer to Being Named American’s first TOP|SOMM

 

The Guild of Sommeliers is proud to announce the competitors for TOP|SOMM – The US Sommelier Championships.   The five winners of the TOP|SOMM Area Competitions and five additional top scoring sommeliers will compete in San Francisco on Sunday, August 1, 2010, for the Robert Mondavi Trophy and title of TOP|SOMM Champion.   

 

Please join us in congratulating these ten outstanding sommeliers:  

 

Yannick Benjamin - Le Duc, New York, NY – Winner, Eastern Seaboard Competition

Chris Dillman - Sage American Bistro, Columbus , OH – Winner, Great Lakes Competition

Jason Heller - REDD, Yountville, CA  - Winner, Western Competition

Inez Ribustello - On the Square, Tarboro, NC – Winner, South Central Competition

Dustin Wilson – the Little Nell, Aspen, CO – Winner, Mountain Competition

Ian Cauble - The Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA

Eric Hastings - Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Houston , TX

Michael Meagher - Vineyard Road, Waltham , MA

Brian McClintic - Montagna, Aspen , CO

Matthew Stamp- The French Laundry, Yountville, CA

 

Our thanks to Robert Mondavi Winery and Iron Horse Vineyards for their generous support of TOP|SOMM.