ws_results([{"judgeID":599,"fn":"Wayne","ln":"Belding MS","title":"Author, Diving Into Wine","location":"Boulder, CO","photo":"599.jpg","bio":"Originally trained as a geologist, Wayne Belding found his way from the oil fields to the vineyards. He began in the retail wine business, became an award-winning sommelier in Denver, and in 1990 became the 13th American to pass the Master Sommelier examination. He has served as Education Chairman and Chairman of the American Chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers. He has been a wine teacher and competition judge both nationally and internationally for over 20 years. From 1986 - 2010, he was an owner of The Boulder Wine Merchant. He is the author of the recently-published book for wine consumers entitled “Diving Into Wine”.","website":"www.divingintowine.com/","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":600,"fn":"John","ln":"Blazon, MS","title":"Vice-President of Sales, The Spire Collection","location":"Orlando, FL ","photo":"600.jpg","bio":"John Blazon MS is Vice President of Sales for the Spire Collection since February 2010. The Spire Collection is a luxury driven division representing the artisan brands from the Jackson Family. As its educational and sales brand ambassador, John travels the US to work with a talented team of sommeliers in key markets focusing on collector and AAA accounts to build and strengthen equity for a unique selection of handpicked brands.\r\n\r\nBlazon is the former wine director for Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, FL. During his tenure, John was responsible for the development of wine concepts and standards, including product selection, service and training for 55 restaurants, 20 lounges, 18 resorts, 3 theme parks which also included Epcot’s Food \u0026 Wine Festival.\r\n\r\nJohn received his master sommelier diploma from the International Court of Master Sommeliers, during a fall 2004 exam in London, England and became the 59th MS for the American Chapter.\r\n\r\nIn 2003, Blazon’s efforts were applauded by the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation (NRAEF), which awarded its “America’s Best Wine Lists Special Innovation” honor to Walt Disney World Resort at the Monterey Wine Festival. In addition, Santé magazine named Blazon its 2003 “Wine Professional of the Year.\r\n\r\nJohn continued to develop educational courses for Disney’s food and beverage team which included the Disney sommelier certificate program in partnership with the Court of Master Sommeliers. More than 750 cast members passed the introductory certificate level since the training began in 2000, which is a greater number than any food and beverage organization in the world. In 2006, Blazon was recognized by The STARWINE International Wine Competition as their “Sommelier of the Year.” In 2008 and 2013, John was elected to serve on the board for the  Court of Master Sommeliers and was appointed as an inaugural board member to the American Guild of Sommeliers.","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":151,"fn":"Joel","ln":"Butler, MW","title":"WineKnow","location":"Seattle, WA","photo":"151.jpg","bio":"As one of the first two resident American Masters of Wine (1990), Joel Butler, MW has had a long and varied career in the wine industry.\r\n\r\nBorn in Denver, Colorado around mid-century, Joel Butler graduated from Stanford University, and also received a Masters Degree in European History from the University of Colorado.  Shortly after graduation from Stanford, he returned to Europe in the fall of 1972, spending many months visiting wine producing regions, participating in the harvest in Burgundy, and gathering information for an industry organization his father represented. \r\n \r\nThis experience, following on that of attending university in Italy and living within a “wine” culture, led him to return to California in the spring of 1973 and enter the wine trade.  He began his career with a noted retailer in the San Francisco Bay area, gaining an extraordinarily wide range of experience with wines from all around the world.  From this start, Butler subsequently became a wine importer, worked for other retailers in the Bay area as a Buyer/Manager, as well as working as sales manager for a small but vibrant Bay area distributor/importer.  More recently, he was the wine buyer for a key Bay Area restaurant/retail store.  Throughout his career, Butler has also acted as a consultant, his wide range of experience greatly appreciated by many colleagues and clients.  Most recently, he was Director of Education at Ste Michelle Wine Estates. \r\n \r\nHe has also been a highly regarded wine judge, with experience at the International Wine Challenge in London, the Decanter World Wine Awards, various Australian Show judgings, the San Diego National Wine Competition, the Banco d’Assagi and VinItaly competitions in Italy, San Francisco International Wine Competition and the California State Fair.\r\n \r\nIn 1977, Butler started writing professionally on wine for VINTAGE magazine.  Subsequently, he wrote for WINE COUNTRY, FRIENDS OF WINE, THE INTERNATIONAL WINE CELLAR and the LOS ANGELES TIMES and the INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY of London, to name a few.  He began making wine (non-commercially) in 1980, and has since produced many award-winning wines at the California State Fair and Orange County Fair.\r\n \r\nBecoming one of the first two Americans to pass the rigorous Master of Wine examination in 1990 on his second try, Butler fulfilled a goal that was several years in the making.  He is President of the Institute of Masters of Wine, North America, Ltd., coordinates the annual North American seminar program and also is an instructor for the Wine \u0026 Spirits Education Trust (WSET) courses offered in Sonoma CA and is starting up a WSET course through his company, WineKnow LLC, in Seattle,WA. He is also teaching French Wine Scholar program in Seattle, and is working on a book as well as continuing his consulting business.\r\n \r\nButler’s outside interests include photography, music and reading, as well as historical research. He has one daughter, Karin. \r\n","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":152,"fn":"Rebecca","ln":"Chapa","title":"Wine Consultant, Tannin Management/Wine by the Class","location":"San Francisco, CA","photo":"152.jpg","bio":"Rebecca Chapa, is a Certified Wine Educator, Certified Sommelier and holds the Diploma Wine and Spirits from the Wine and Spirits Education Trust in London.  Chapa is Chairman of the Los Angeles International Spirits Competition.  Chapa is Beverage Manager for SF Chefs www.sfchefs.com and has taught wine classes for consumers with her own company, Wine by the Class since 2001.  Chapa is an adjunct instructor at the Culinary Institute of America teaching Tasting Terroir, Oregon and Washington Intensive and the Fortified and Dessert Wine Intensive.  She also teaches WSET classes.  Chapa’s blog www.rebeccachapa.com explores wine, spirits, travel and culture.  \r\nChapa launched Tannin ManagementSM in 1999, a San Francisco-based wine consulting firm whose clients include Wines of Chile, National Pork Board, Napa Valley Vintners. Previous clients have included Pacific Catch, Ribera del Duero, Constellation, Outpatient Surgery Magazine, Canyon Road Winery, Geyser Peak Winery, Heck Estates, Credit Suisse, Wines from Spain, Iluna Basque, Twenty-Four Restaurant, Cetrella, XYZ Restaurant at the W Hotel, Belon, Westin St. Francis Hotel, and Auberge Del Mar.  Rebecca has written freelance for Santé and wrote chapters on California wine regions for The Global Encyclopedia of Wine and on the California Wine Business for Greenwood Publishing\u0027s The Business of Wine.  \r\nShe hones her palate tasting as an international judge for competitions such as the Concurso Internacional de Vinhos Cidade de Porto (Portugal), the Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition (formerly called the Los Angeles County Fair), San Francisco International Wine Competition, Dallas Morning News, National Women’s Wine Competition and San Diego International Wine Competition.  \r\nShe served as a member of the Board of Directors of theSociety of Wine Educators and was Co-Program Chair of their 2000 conference in San Jose.  Chapa judged Santé Magazine’s Restaurant Wine and Spirits Hospitality Awards in 2000 and 2009, and is a frequent judge for Sunset’s Wine Awards.  She has been a featured speaker for National Pork Board, Wagner College, New Orleans Wine and Food Experience, Restaurant Business\u0027 Menus 2001 Conference, Motto Kryla \u0026 Fisher\u0027s Wine Trends 2001 Luxury Seminar, World Wine Market, the Pacific Rim Wine Education Center, Crystal Cruises, Celebrity Cruises and the Wine Institute of California’s Wine by the Glass Program in Osaka and Tokyo, Japan. \r\nChapa has been featured on television on View from the Bay, in a satellite media tour for Canyon Road Winery, a pilot for Wine Country Living, as a guest reporter for Latin Eyes and Epicurious.com.  (see media clips at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtk3LBG1xes) As former ambassador for Rubicon Estate she travelled the United States fostering relationships with the top sommeliers in the country and gaining sales experience.\r\n","website":"www.rebeccachapa.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":602,"fn":"Fred","ln":"Dame MS","title":"President, Guild of Sommeliers, and Vice-President of Prestige Accounts, American Wine \u0026 Spirits of California","location":"San Francisco, CA","photo":"602.jpg","bio":"Frederick L. Dame, Master Sommelier brings an impressive blend of experience, expertise and enthusiasm to the world of wine and cuisine.  He is the first American to have served as President of the Court of Master Sommeliers Worldwide and assists restaurateurs and hoteliers in developing their wine programs in his role as Vice-President of Prestige Accounts, American Wine \u0026 Spirits of California. He is currently the President of the Guild of Sommeliers Education Foundation.  He holds Honorary Professorships at Purdue University and The University of South Carolina.\r\n\r\nDame\u0027s ability to transmit his passionate interest in wine make him a natural teacher.  One of just seventy-three Americans to have passed the Master Sommelier Examination, Dame was the first to successfully pass all three parts in a single year.  This feat and his high score won him the coveted Krug Cup of the British Guild of Sommeliers in 1984.  Dame founded the American Branch of The Court of Master Sommeliers in 1986 and has played an active role in the expansion of the Master Sommelier program throughout America since that time.   \r\n\r\nAs Cellarmaster of The Sardine Factory in Monterey, California for twelve years, Dame created a wine list which won the Wine Spectator Grand Award.  With the many wine events held in the brick and wine lined Wine Cellar, Dame turned The Sardine Factory into a wine destination restaurant of world renown.  He is also active in the culinary arts serving as an Honorary Trustee of The American Academy of Chefs, the honor society of The American Culinary Federation. He was awarded the Antonin Careme Medal and was made a Supreme Knight of the Knights of the Vine in 2000.  He was elected to the prestigious National Restaurant Association College of Diplomates in 2004.   In 2006 he received Sante Magazine’s Wine Professional of the Year as well as Starwine’s Lifetime Achievement Award.  In 2010 he was elected to the American Academy of Chefs Hall of Fame.  \r\n\r\nA sixth generation Californian, Dame graduated from Washington and Lee University with a degree in journalism and communications.  A European trip after high school piqued his curiosity about wine and food.  Since then, he has applied his considerable persuasive skills to the service and appreciation of fine wine.\r\n","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":598,"fn":"Mark","ln":"Davidson","title":"Global Education Director,  Wine Australia USA ","location":"San Francisco, CA","photo":"598.jpg","bio":"Born in London, raised in Sydney Mark has over 30 years of experience in the hotel and restaurant and wine business, fifteen of those as a Sommelier.\r\n\r\nIn 1990 Mark was named Best French Wine and Spirit Sommelier in British Columbia and in 2001 he was name Sommelier of the Year by the British Columbia Restaurant and Food Service Association\r\n\r\nAs a Department Head and instructor with the International Sommelier Guild he was instrumental in the on going development of the curriculum and has taught classes in Vancouver, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diego and Las Vegas.\r\n\r\nIn addition he developed a wine education and restaurant etiquette course for Simon Fraser University Global Asset and Wealth Management MBA program and is currently studying for the theory section of the Master of Wine having passed the rigorous tasting examination in 2012 Mark is currently Global Education Director for Wine Australia.\r\n","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":601,"fn":"Laura","ln":"DePasquale MS","title":"General Manager, Artisanal Fine Wine \u0026 Spirits","location":"Miami, FL","photo":"601.jpg","bio":" Former Vice President/General Manager, Stacole Fine Wine, a division of the Country Vintner. First woman in the U.S. to head a major distributor in a major market. Active educator, examiner and speaker for the Court of Master Sommeliers – Americas. Laura is also an accomplished artist whose work has appeared at galleries in Philadelphia and New York.","website":"www.southernwine.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":16,"fn":"Patrick","ln":"Farrell MW","title":"President, Inventive Technologies, Inc.","location":"Huntington Beach, CA","photo":"16.jpg","bio":"Patrick is a physician by training, board certified in ophthalmology and internal medicine. A long time member of the Society of Wine Educators, he\u0027s a certified wine educator and past conference, program and professional session chairman. A master of wine since 1998, Patrick\u0027s been involved with the Institute of Masters of Wine as a mentor and educator. He\u0027s judged wine competitions and presented educational seminars on several continents. He was a significant contributor to the Global Encyclopedia of Wine and is currently working on Dr. Farrells\u0027 Green Tea and Red Wine Diet. Patrick has recently designed a magnetic aerating wine pourer and is President of Inventive Technologies, Inc.. He\u0027s past Vice President of the Institute of Masters of Wine North America, Ltd. ","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":17,"fn":"Doug","ln":"Frost, MS, MW","title":"Wine Writer","location":"Kansas City, MO","photo":"17.jpg","bio":"Doug is one of only three people in the world to have passed both the Master Sommelier and Master of Wine exams. Author of several books, including \"Uncorking Wine,\" \"On Wine,\" and \"Far From Ordinary: The Spanish Wine Guide,\" he is also host of Check Please!, a weekly public TV show filmed in Kansas City and the wine and spirits consultant for United Airlines worldwide. He is a founding member of the spirits and cocktail educational organization, BAR, (Beverage Alcohol Resource). Cheers magazine selected BAR and its founders as Innovators of the Year for 2007, and Frost as Beverage Innovator of the Year 2009. He runs two wine competitions, the Mid-American Wine Competition and the Jefferson Cup Invitational, now in its thirteenth year, and a spirits competition: the Washington Cup. In his spare time Doug listens to his massive weird music collection and raises two daughters.","website":"dougfrost.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":597,"fn":"Tim","ln":"Gaiser MS","title":"Director of Education, American Chapter, Court of Master Sommeliers Americas","location":"San Francisco, CA","photo":"597.jpg","bio":"Tim Gaiser is a nationally renowned wine expert and Master Sommelier. He is the former Director of Education for the American Chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers Americas as well as an adjunct professor for the Rudd Center for Professional Wine Studies at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone in Napa Valley.\r\n","website":"www.mastersommeliers.org","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":18,"fn":"Nick","ln":"Goldschmidt","title":"Winemaker, Goldschmidt Vineyards","location":"Healdsburg, CA","photo":"18.jpg","bio":"Nick Goldschmidt winemaker and  consultant \r\nFirst vintages and work status\r\nNew Zealand 83 - present, Australia 85 - present, Chile 89 - present, USA 89 - present, Argentina 93 - today, Italy 95 - 99 Portugal 95 - 99, Mexico 03 - 05, Spain 03 -  present\r\n\r\nEmployers\r\nSimi 1990 – 2003 (LVMH and Constellation)\r\nAllied Domecq 2003 – 2008 (AD and Jim Beam)\r\nGoldschmidt 2008 - present\r\n\r\nPast Lead winemaking roles for \r\nSimi, Blackstone, Ravenswood, Franciscan, Estancia, Clos Du Bois, Gary Farrell, Geyser Peak, Wild Horse , Atlas Peak, Callaway, Mumm Napa Valley, Buena Vista, Callaway, Spain - Ruffino, Ysios, Tarsus, Campo Viejo, Argentina - Graffigna, Balbi, Mumm Terrazas,  New Zealand - Stoneleigh, Brancott, Cloudy Bay, Mexico - Domecq Mexico, Portugal - Roses, Australia - Green point, \r\n\r\nConsults for\r\nErrazuriz, Arboleda, Sena, Chadwick, Calitera, Atlas Peak, Argento, Ehret Family, Blue Rock, GiaDomella, Don Sebastiani and sons, Columbia, Covey Run, Mission Hill, Finca Origion \r\n\r\nMore than 100 of his wines have received 90 pts and above from Wine Spectator, Wine Enthusiast and Robert Parker. 20 of his wines have been included in the Wine Spectator Top 100\r\n\r\nNick Goldschmidt winemaker today\r\nGoldschmidt \r\nGoldschmidt, Forefathers, Boulder Bank, Goldschmidt daughters, \r\nFive Gold Hands\r\nRendition, Pampano, Red Bone, Embankment, Estribo\r\nGold Mark\r\nChacrus, Yardstick, Bush House Bay, Fidelity\r\nOther\r\nTrig Point, NZ One, Paua Rock, Luna Rosa, Shoreline, Farmers Market\r\n\r\nFirst vintages\r\nForefathers 1998, Goldschmidt 1999\r\n\r\nAppellations\r\nAustralia – Forefathers\r\nArgentina – Pampano, Chacras, Forefathers, Luna Rosa\r\nNew Zealand – Forefathers, Boulder Bank, Shoreline, NZ one, Farmers Market, Paua Rock, Bush House Bay\r\nUSA  \r\nAlexander Valley – Forefathers, Goldschmidt, Goldschmidt Plus, Katherine Goldschmidt, Fidelity, Embankment, Trig Point, \r\nNapa -  Goldschmidt, Plus, Hilary Goldschmidt,  Yardstick, \r\nDry Creek  - Red Bone, Chelsea Goldschmidt\r\n","website":"www.goldschmidtvineyards.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":88,"fn":"Keith","ln":"Goldston MS","title":"Master Sommelier","location":"San Geronimo, CA","photo":"88.jpg","bio":"In March 2001 Keith Goldston became America\u0027s 47th Master Sommelier. He is the proud recipient of the illustrious Krug Cup trophy, passing all three parts of the exam (theory, tasting and practical), on the first attempt. Although Keith is currently one of the world\u0027s youngest Master Sommeliers, he brings with him more than 19 years experience working for a variety of prestigious and award winning restaurants \u0026 wineries including Domaine Chandon, Masa\u0027s, Spago, and Picasso. Wine Spectator has called Keith “a wizard at matching food with interesting wines”.\r\n\r\nSince passing the Masters Exam Keith has been involved in a variety of projects, many of them with star Chef Charlie Palmer. Keith has worked at Charlie’s Las Vegas restaurants; Charlie Palmer Steak and Aureole with its “wine tower” and digital wine list featuring over 4000 different wines. Keith was also hired to open Charlie Palmer Steak Washington D.C. For Charlie Palmer Steak DC, Keith created the “all-American wine list”; offering over 800 wines all exclusively produced in the U.S.A. Keith and Charlie also teamed up to produce a series of private-label wines, where Keith was able to craft the blends with top winemakers in Sonoma. Keith loves to educate and lecture and over the last two years he has had the privilege to teach over 1500 students. Keith has been lucky enough to return to his hometown Napa and teach classes at COPIA \u0026 the Culinary Institute of America plus travel to exotic locations such as Seoul where he lectured at the Korean Wine Academy and represented the U.S.A. as a wine judge in Korea’s first international wine competition. Recently Keith packed his bags for India to help with the opening of India’s first wine bar, “The Tasting Room” in Mumbai as well as providing staff training for India’s top two hotel groups, the Taj and Oberoi. Keith is a regular fixture at the Court of Master Sommeliers Courses, teaching and testing aspiring sommeliers in the ways and standards of the Court. In the past he has been seen spreading the word of wine at UNLV, Crystal Cruises and Celebrity Cruises. Keith has also formed Vino Monkey Productions, a production company with a focus on wine. \r\n\r\n","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":85,"fn":"Lisa A.","ln":"Granik MW","title":"Tastingworks","location":"Astoria, NY","photo":"85.jpg","bio":"Lisa entered the wine trade following an earlier career as a lawyer and law professor.  In 2010 she established Tastingworks, which offers tailored go-to-market strategies and coaching for wine regions and family-run wineries seeking to enter and/or improve their penetration in the American market.  Her career in wine has included work in retail, import and distribution channels, working with both small and large wholesalers and importers around the United States. Engaging and dynamic, Lisa is widely renowned as a superb teacher, not just on wine knowledge and philosophy, but also on wine sales effectiveness, having taught at the International Wine Center, the Wine and Spirit Education Trust (WSET), the American Sommelier Association, and the Institute of Masters of Wine for over 10 years.  She was a Professor of Wine at the New York Institute of Technology from 2013-2015.  Lisa frequently judges in wine competitions; her writings on wine have appeared in publications such as Sommelier Journal, The World of Fine Wine, and The New York Times.\r\n\r\nLisa became a Master of Wine in 2006.  She has a BS and MS in Foreign Service from Georgetown University, a JD from Georgetown, her LL.M and doctorate from Yale Law School.  Widely published both in wine and in the law, she is the recipient of numerous awards and fellowships, among them a Fulbright Scholarship, the Villa Maria Award, a Waitrose Fellowship, and the Thomas Jefferson Award from the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts.  She is currently serves on the governing Council of the Institute of Masters of Wine and is a Board Member of the Institute of Masters of Wine (North America) and the Women in Wine Leadership Symposium.","website":"www.tastingworks.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":62,"fn":"Daryl","ln":"Groom","title":"Owner and Winemaker, Groom Wines","location":"Healdsburg, CA","photo":"62.jpg","bio":"Daryl Groom is an owner and he winemaker for Groom. He resides in the USA where he was, until recently, Vice President of Winemaking \u0026 Operations for Peak Wines International. Prior to this position, he was both Senior White Winemaker and then Senior Red Winemaker for Penfolds Wines in Australia. \r\n\r\nHis love was producing Penfolds famed red wine, Grange, which he oversaw from 1984 until his move to the USA in 1990. Daryl makes regular trips back to South Australia to oversee all winemaking operations for Groom to ensure the highest quality product.\r\n\r\nDaryl’s passion for wine sees him judging and 5 international wine shows. He has been a guest speaker on the Queen Mary 2 and Seabourne cruise lines. He has also been a repeat guest on E television in the USA.\r\n\r\nQuarterly Review of Wines – Winemaker of the Year\r\nSan Francisco Chronicle – Winemaker of the Year\r\nDallas Morning News – Publishers Award, Winemaker of the Year\r\nHouston Chronicle – Winemaker of the Year\r\nLos Angeles Times – Winemaker of the Year\r\nMead on Wine – Winemaker of the Year\r\nFood \u0026 Wine – One of 11 Visionaries to Change the World of Wine\r\nDallas – TV Munson Award for International Accomplishment\r\nIWSC – International Winemaker of the Year\r\n","website":"groomwines.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":42,"fn":"Dave","ln":"Holstrom","title":"Owner, Guy du Vin","location":"Portland, OR","photo":"42.jpg","bio":"David Holstrom has his own wine consulting business, Guy du Vin, LLC and consults for restaurants in the Pacific Northwest and across the United States, including McCormick and Schmick’s Management Group, Restaurants Unlimited, Bruce Carey Restaurants and Nel Centro. He teaches wine classes in Portland, Oregon and has also created an innovative retail program focused on value-based, often esoteric wines via an email newsletter and the internet. In December of 2002, he launched www.guyduvin.com.\r\n\r\nIn 1999, 2000 and 2001 Southpark was awarded a Santé Award for Top West Coast Restaurant Bar and Wine Spectator’s top restaurant for wine lovers. The restaurant has also received accolades from Bon Appetit, Food Arts, Restaurant Hospitality, Food and Wine, and Nation’s Restaurant News for their food \u0026 wine. In April of 2002, David was awarded America’s Best Wine List Award in the fine dining category for Southpark Seafood Grill and Wine Bar from the Monterey Wine Festival. In 2004, he again captured the America\u0027s Best Wine List award, this time in the \"Under 50 Selections category\", for his work at Lauro Mediterranean Kitchen in Portland. He is 2010 Santé Restaurant Award winner for his work with Nel Centro in Portland Oregon.\r\n\r\n","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":537,"fn":"Lane","ln":"Hoss","title":"Director of Marketing, Anthony\u0027s Restaurants","location":"Bellevue, WA","photo":"537.jpg","bio":"Lane has been active in the food and wine industry for over thirty years.  Her interest in wine began while she worked as a Captain and Wine Steward for the Edgewater Inn in Seattle, Washington.  Her current position with Anthony’s Restaurants combines her skills in marketing as well as her knowledge of the beverage arena of the hospitality industry.   Lane heads the Liquor, Beer and Wine Committees for Anthony’s and is a member of the Menu Planning Committee.  She coordinates the company’s wine selections, costing, promotion and service training.  \r\n\r\nLane has served on numerous wine committees including the Washington Wine Commission’s World Vinifera Conferences” Steering Committee and chair of the Washington Athletic Club Wine Committee.  She has also participated as a judge for numerous wine competitions and on tasting panels for various publications.\r\n\r\nLane was awarded the 1995 Restaurateur of the Year award by the Washington Wine Commission. At the 2003 Washington Wine Restaurant Awards, Anthony’s was awarded the Washington Wine First Award and Lane was the first recipient of the Walter Clore Honorarium Award.  In 2004, Anthony’s was awarded Restaurant of the Year.  Anthony’s wine program has been recognized each year by the commission with awards including Best Events Featuring Washington Wine, Best Out of State Wine Program, Winemaker’s Choice Award and Washington Wine Grand Award.  Anthony’s wine program has also been recognized by Wine Press Northwest and the Washington Association of Grape Growers. \r\n\r\nAn active member of the Washington Restaurant Association, Lane is a past chairperson of the Board of Directors.  She was their “Host of the Year” in 2003.  She has also been recognized with the National Restaurant Association Grassroots Leadership Award.  Lane is also a member of Les Dames D’ Escoffier. \r\n\r\nAnthony’s Restaurants owns and operates twenty five Northwest seafood restaurants in twenty waterfront locations in the greater Puget Sound area as well as their own seafood company, Anthony’s Seafood.  The company is privately owned by Seattle native, Budd Gould, the Gould family and a group of senior managers.   Lane and her husband, Verne Benedict, Jr. reside in Kenmore, Washington.\r\n","website":"www.anthonys.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":124,"fn":"Paul","ln":"Lukacs","title":"Freelance author and columnist, Wine Review Online","location":"Baltimore, MD","photo":"124.jpg","bio":"Paul Lukacs is a wine writer, educator, and advisor. Currently a columnist for an on-line wine site, he also is the author of three books: Inventing Wine: A New History of One of the World’s Most Ancient Pleasures (WW Norton 2012), The Great Wines of America: The Top Forty Vintners, Vineyards, and Vintages (WW Norton, 2005) and American Vintage: The Rise of American Wine (Houghton Mifflin, 2000).  \r\nAmerican Vintage, a social history of wine in the United States, won the three major American wine “book of the year” awards in 2001—from the James Beard Foundation, Champagne Veuve Clicquot, and the International Association of Culinary Professionals. The Great Wines of America was awarded a Gourmand prize in 2006 and was featured as a selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club.  Inventing Wine, a history of wine’s changing role in Western culture, was just published in December.  It already has garnered considerable acclaim in the press, on the web, and on both radio and television.\r\n\r\n","website":" www.inventingwine.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":64,"fn":"Peter","ln":"Marks MW","title":"Vice President of Wine Education, Constellation Wines","location":"Napa, CA","photo":"64.jpg","bio":"Peter Marks, Vice President of Wine Education for Constellation Brands, manages the Constellation Academy of Wine team, which is responsible for Constellation Brands’ diverse wine education programs.\r\n\r\nMarks is one of only 40 Masters of Wine residing in the United States. The prestigious Master of Wine (MW) title is bestowed by the Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) in London.  The IMW promotes the highest level of educational achievement for the wine industry, which Marks received in 1995.  That year he also became the first American to receive the Madame Bollinger Foundation Award, which is bestowed annually to the MW candidate with the highest blind tasting score.  \r\n\r\nBefore joining Constellation Wines, he was the Senior Vice President of Wine at Copia:  The American Center for Wine, Food \u0026 the Arts in Napa, where he was responsible for all wine sales and education programs. Previous to working at Copia Marks was the Chief Wine Merchant at Wine.com, a wine Internet retailer serving more than 40 states. For 15 years prior, Marks was Director of Wine for the upscale Draeger’s Supermarkets located in Northern California.  \r\n\r\nMarks graduated from the University of California at Davis in 1976 with a B.S. degree with highest honors in Food Service Management, and he attended a number of enology and viticulture classes that piqued his interest in the subject of wine and complemented his desire to work in the food service field.  He held positions as a chef and manager with restaurants upon graduation until he entered the retail wine trade in 1981.  \r\n\r\nMarks is on the Education and Exam Board of the Institute of Masters of Wine, he is the Practical Chair for the Institute of Masters of Wine Education Committee and he judges many international wine competitions. He is also a member of the Society of Wine Educators, teaches wine classes independently, and he  assists with many charitable fundraisers throughout the year.  ","website":"www.cbrands.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":22,"fn":"Keith","ln":"Marton MD","title":"Owner, Marton Consulting","location":"Seattle, WA","photo":"22.jpg","bio":"Keith I. Marton, MD, is a seasoned internist and physician executive, but his friends and family know him as a wine geek. Whenever possible he has combined his love of medicine with his love of wine. In medical school his most frequent day trips were to the Napa valley wineries, where he began his education in all aspects of wine. \r\n\r\nOver the last 45 years he has done almost everything involving wine except make money. He  has been an avid winemaker and collector for 40 years, has regularly  led wine tastings  and has lectured extensively on the health effects of moderate wine consumption. He has been a leader  of several physician based  wine and health organizations and represented the US in an international organization (OIV) that develops standards for viticulture and winemaking. He has judged wine professionally for over  20 years and successfully passed the theory exam as a candidate the Master of Wine degree. ","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":149,"fn":"Sharron","ln":"McCarthy","title":"Vice President of Wine Education, Banfi Vintners","location":"Old Brookville, NY","photo":"149.jpg","bio":"Sharron McCarthy, VP of Wine Education at Banfi Vintners and Past President of the U.S. Society of Wine Educators, is a wine industry legend. Affectionately known as “America’s First Lady of Wine Ed,” Sharron has played an instrumental role in introducing Americans from all walks of life to a finer, more nuanced appreciation for the fruit of the vine.\r\n\r\nOver the past two decades, this lively, engaging, articulate woman has traveled the 50 states, sharing with others her boundless knowledge and enthusiasm for the joy of wine. From wine clubs and consumer groups, to law firms and Fortune 500 companies, to hospitality and grad students at some of America’s most prestigious centers of learning, to floor staff at wine stores and restaurants, in addition to frequent appearances on radio and TV, Sharron is in constant demand as one of the wine industry’s most popular and effective guest speakers.\r\n\r\nAt the heart of her success is a refreshingly unpretentious, progressive approach, firmly aimed at demystifying wine.\r\n\r\nBorn and raised in Long Island, NY, Sharron McCarthy’s wine business career began in 1978 when she joined the Consumer Affairs Department at Banfi Vintners, one of America’s premier names in imported fine wines. Her ability to master the intricacies of wine and communicate that knowledge to others swiftly became apparent. Within a short space of time she was promoted to Executive Director for Riunite wines, helping to create an array of innovative sales and marketing strategies that propelled Riunite into becoming America’s most popular wine.\r\n\r\nIn 1986, Sharron went on to form her own consulting agency. A partnership with the Italian Trade Commission in New York is widely credited with playing a pivotal part in advancing Italy to its current status as America’s leading source of imported wines. Sharron subsequently returned to Banfi Vintners in the mid-1990s, to pursue a new and -- in terms of the industry at the time – pioneering role focused exclusively on developing wine education.\r\n\r\nSharron served a three-year term as president of the Society of Wine Educators (SWE) from 2007-2010. With over 2,000 members, the Society is North America’s foremost source of wine education, offering workshops and seminars for industry professionals and consumers alike. SWE also confers two levels of professional credentials, the Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and Certified Wine Educator (CWE). Both programs entail a rigorous course of study.  Sharron was elected Director Emeritus of SWE in 2012. \r\n\r\nSharron lives in South Carolina. Though a hectic travel schedule allows for little time for extra-curricular activities, she does enjoy cooking and entertaining with friends.\r\n","website":"www.banfivintners.com/","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":23,"fn":"Sally","ln":"Mohr MS","title":"Master Sommelier","location":"Boulder, CO","photo":"23.jpg","bio":"Sally Mohr earned the title of Master Sommelier in 1995 and was the second woman in the United States to achieve that distinction.\r\n\r\nShe began her wine career as an employee at The Boulder Wine Merchant in 1983 and was a co-owner of this renowned specialty retail wine shop from 1986-2010. \r\n\r\nCurrently she is enjoying semi-retirement until the next chapter of her life unfolds.\r\n\r\nIn 2009, Sally passed the Level II Sake Specialist course conducted by John Gauntner in Japan. She became a board member of the Sake Education Council, whose mission is to spread the word of the joys of sake. Kanpai!\r\n\r\nShe continues to put her palate to the test by judging in various regional and international wine competitions. \r\n\r\nBesides wine, Sally enjoys spending time with her husband and two grown children. Her travels have taken her to many wine regions around the world and her long term goal is to feel the dirt between her toes in all of them.\r\n","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":25,"fn":"Bob","ln":"Paulinski MW","title":"Senior Vice President, Bevmo Stores ","location":"Concord, CA","photo":"25.jpg","bio":"Bob Paulinski, MW currently resides in Pleasant Hill, California. He is the Senior Vice President for Bevmo Stores which is a 150 outlets across California, Arizona and Washington. Previously, he has held a number of leadership positions across the US. Prior to accepting the Bevmo role in late 2013, he was based in Jacksonville, Florida for five years as Category Director of Wine/Spirits/Beer for Bi-Lo Holdings for 1000+ grocery stores throughout the southeastern US. Before that, he spent five years in Bentonville, Arkansas as Category Manager for Wine/Spirits/Beer for Sam’s Club US. He was an independent owner/operator of a specialty wine retail business for sixteen years in Traverse City, Michigan. In 2002, he became the ninetieth North American to pass the Master of Wine examination and in doing so, ended a four year period in which no new North American candidates had been awarded with a successful completion of the program. He remains active in the MW program, both as an instructor and as an examiner. He has also judged in several wine competitions throughout the US, Europe and South America. He has traveled extensively to the world’s wine regions, with a strong affinity to the wine regions of southern France and both Chile and Argentina. Outside of work and involvement in the MW program, Bob is an avid road cyclist, participating in race and long distance endurance events.  ","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":603,"fn":"Rhys ","ln":"Pender, MW","title":"Wine Plus+","location":"Cawston, BC. Canada","photo":"603.jpg","bio":"Rhys is a wine educator, consultant, judge and freelance writer through his company Wine Plus+. In 2010 Rhys became Canada’s youngest Master of Wine (MW). In 2008 Rhys was named as one of the “Top 40 Foodies Under 40” in Western Canada by Western Living magazine. He writes for a number of publications, judges internationally and is increasingly becoming recognised as one of Canada’s leading experts in the wine business. His career plan is to wait for Robert Parker to retire so he can finally claim back his initials RP for wine reviews.","website":"www.wineplus.ca","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":596,"fn":"Sheri","ln":"Sauter-Morano MW","title":"Triangle Wine School","location":"Chapel Hill, NC","photo":"596.jpg","bio":"Sheri Sauter Morano is a Master of Wine and an independent wine consultant, educator, writer and judge.  She also works for Strategic Insights, a full-service marketing research firm where she specializes in handling the firm\u0027s food and beverage research.  Since 2004 Sheri has worked with Sopexa on the Wines of France campaign educating American consumers about French wines.  She is in the process of establishing the Triangle Wine School in the Raleigh-Durham, NC area which will offer the Wine and Spirits Education Trust certifications to local trade professionals.  An experienced wine judge, Sheri has judged at competitions in the US, the UK and Argentina.  Sheri resides in Chapel Hill, North Carolina with her husband, son, and an assortment of cats and dogs.  In her spare time she enjoys running, gardening, traveling and cooking.","website":"www.trianglewineschool.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":92,"fn":"Robert ","ln":"Small","title":"Professor Emeritus, Collins College, Cal Poly Pomona","location":"Pomona, CA","photo":"92.jpg","bio":"Robert Small, Ph.D. is professor emeritus and former dean (twice) of Cal Poly Pomona’s Collins College of Hospitality Management where he still teaches wine courses.  He is Chairman of the Los Angeles International Wine \u0026 Spirits Competition and judges at several other international wine competitions throughout the country.  He has completed a university textbook, Beverage Basics: Understanding and Appreciating Wine, Beer, and Spirits to be released by John Wiley in spring, 2011.  \r\n\r\nBob also owns Dr. Bob’s Handcrafted IceCreams a manufacturer of premium ice cream sold at select markets, gourmet food stores, restaurants, clubs and hotels throughout California, over the internet throughout the U.S., and at the Los Angeles County Fair.  His products have been highlighted in Bon Appetite twice, Forbes Magazine, Los Angeles Times, San Francisco Examiner, Sacramento Bee, Sunset Magazine and Los Angeles Weekly.\r\n","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":604,"fn":"Jason","ln":"Smith, MS","title":"Director of Wine, Bellagio","location":"Las Vegas, NV","photo":"604.jpg","bio":"Jason Smith, MS is Director of Wine for Bellagio.  In his role, he oversees all wine operations for the AAA Five Diamond resort including wine sales and service in 32 venues ranging from restaurants and bars to banquet space and in-room dining.  Smith also manages the inventory and cost control of more than 60,000 bottles spanning approximately 4,000 selections and leads the wine education of Bellagio’s 3,500 service employees.  He is responsible for the hiring and training of the property’s sommeliers, a staff of 17 and the only property worldwide to boast four master sommeliers under one roof.  \r\n\r\nSmith previously held the esteemed position of Head Sommelier for MICHAEL MINA Bellagio, the eponymous Michelin one star restaurant of the famed chef and restaurateur.  During his two years there, Smith added 350 new selections nearly doubling the previous wine list and oversaw wine education for all Mina Group employees citywide.  His dedication led the restaurant to receive a “Best of” Award of Excellence from Wine Spectator magazine in 2007.\r\n\r\nSmith developed his affinity for wine accidentally.  Dreams of being a noted chef led him to enroll in the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y., but his destiny changed forever after a required course in wine education sparked an enduring passion.  Soon a commanding wine repertoire led Smith to the prestigious role of Cellar Master at New York City’s celebrated ‘21’ Club – all before Smith was 21 years of age himself.  Two years later at the age of 22, Smith was awarded the distinguished title of Sommelier.\r\n\r\nA 15-year veteran of the food \u0026 beverage industry, Smith has demonstrated his wine expertise in leadership positions at such acclaimed venues as Mobil Five-Star and AAA Five Diamond Award winners – The Little Nell in Aspen, Colo. and Charlie Trotter’s in Chicago, Ill.  During his service at Charlie Trotter’s, Smith was honored to author wine notes for two of the respected chef’s cookbooks – “Raw” and “Workin’ More Kitchen Sessions with Charlie Trotter.”\r\n\r\nSmith was selected as Las Vegas’ “Best Sommelier/Wine Director” in 2008 by renowned food and wine expert and James Beard Award winner Anthony Dias Blue.  He was awarded the title “Best Young Sommelier in America” in 2005 by L’Ordre Mondial des Gourmets Dégustateurs, an organization dedicated to promoting wine education and enjoyment.  Smith also was named among the “Best Sommeliers in America” during a nationwide competition in 2000 by the American Sommelier Association.\r\n\r\nSmith graduated with honors from the Culinary Institute of America.  He was awarded the coveted designation of Master Sommelier in 2005 and is one of only 103 in the U.S.\r\n","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":127,"fn":"Marguerite","ln":"Thomas","title":"Features Writer, winereviewonline.com, Columnist, Vineyard \u0026 Winery Management","location":"Baltimore, MD","photo":"127.jpg","bio":"MARGUERITE THOMAS is an award-winning photo-journalist specializing in wine, food and travel. She is a columnist at Wine Review Online, and is a columnist at Vineyard \u0026 Winery Management Magazine. Her photos and articles have appeared in scores of publications, including Gourmet, Elle, Santé, The Wine Enthusiast, Wine \u0026 Spirits, and National Geographic Traveler. She has written a cookbook, and two books about wines of the Eastern United States. She has frequently served as a judge in wine competitions in the US and Europe. Professional organizations to which she belongs include the Wine Media Guild, New York Wine Press, IACP (International Association of Culinary Professionals), and Les Dames d’Escoffier, . She lives in Baltimore, Maryland, with her husband wine writer Paul Lukacs.","website":"winereviewonline.com/","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":526,"fn":"Madeline","ln":"Triffon MS","title":"Master Sommelier, Plum Market ","location":"Farmington Hills, MI","photo":"526.jpg","bio":"Madeline Triffon joined Plum Market in 2011 as the in-house Master Sommelier.  Plum Market is a full-service grocery retailer with stores in Southeastern Michigan and Metro Chicago.  Triffon directs wine tasting events, hand selects wines for in-store and online retail sales, and serves as a corporate wine educator. \r\n\r\nTriffon is one of 134 professionals who have earned the title Master Sommelier in North America; there are 211 Master Sommeliers worldwide.  Triffon was the first of 19 American women, and the second woman in the world, to have passed the M.S. exam. She is a Chairman Emeritus of the American Chapter of the Court of Master Sommelier and has also served as Scholarship Chair. \r\n\r\nFor over 25 years, Triffon has directed restaurant wine programs in the Metro Detroit area, at the London Chop House, Rattlesnake Club and the Matt Prentice Restaurant Group.  She has mentored many wine, service and hospitality professionals and very much enjoys watching them grow and excel in experience and accomplishments.\r\n \r\nSanté Magazine named Triffon Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year for 1999.  Restaurant Hospitality awarded Triffon their Vanguard Award in 2002 for industry leadership and vision.  In 2008, WCR (Women Chefs and Restaurateurs) awarded Triffon their Golden Goblet Award for “Women Who Inspire”.  Cheers Magazine gave Triffon their Award for Beverage Excellence in 2011.  In 2012, Champagne Krug awarded Triffon their Lifetime Achievement Award.  This award honors exceptional achievements in wine service, education and hospitality.\r\n","website":"www.plummarket.com/","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":132,"fn":"Paul","ln":"Wagner","title":"Founder, Balzac Communications","location":"Napa, CA","photo":"132.jpg","bio":" Paul Wagner studied sociology and education at U. C. Santa Cruz and classical guitar at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Seville, Spain. \r\n           \r\n            After several positions in Public Relations and Marketing in the wine industry in Napa Valley, Mr. Wagner formed Balzac Communications \u0026 Marketing on April 1, 1991.  Current clients include Diageo Chateau \u0026 Estate Wines, the Union des Grands Crus de Bordeaux, Wagner Family of Wines, Wente Vineyards, Mendocino Wine Company, Simply Italian, Sogevinus of Portugal, Bodegas Salentein, Villa Trasqua, Miner Wines, Rioja Alavesa, and a host of other wine and food specialists. \r\n \r\nHe has been an instructor for Napa Valley College\u0027s Viticulture and Enology department for the past twenty-one years.  In addition he teaches at the Culinary Institute of America at Greystone, is a guest lecturer at many universities and has spoken at more than eighty conferences throughout the world on wine business, communications, wine tourism, public affairs, wine, and wine marketing.\r\n \r\nWith Liz Thach and Janeen Olsen, he authored a book:  Wine Marketing \u0026 Sales, Strategies for a Saturated Market by The Wine Appreciation Guild, which won the Gourmand International Award in 2008 for the best wine book of the year for professionals. A second edition of that work was published in 2011, and a third edition is underway.  He was a columnist for Vineyard \u0026 Winery Management Magazine for ten years, contributes to Allexperts.com in the field of wine and food, and served on the board of directors of the Society of Wine Educators for many years.  With Rick Kushman of Capital Public Radio, he hosts “Bottle Talk” at http://www.rickandpaulwine.com/  a weekly conversation about wine. \r\n \r\nPaul Wagner has judged many international wine competitions, is a founding member of the Academy of Wine Communications, a member of the nominations committee of the Culinary Institute of America’s Vintner’s Hall of Fame, and was inducted into the Spadarini della Castellania di Soave in 2005.  In 2009 he was honored with a “Life Dedicated to Wine” award at the Feria Nacional del Vino (FENAVIN) in Spain.","website":"www.balzac.com","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":48,"fn":"Barbara","ln":"Werley, MS","title":"Sommelier/Beverage Director, Pappas Brothers Steakhouse","location":"Dallas, TX","photo":"48.jpg","bio":"Barbara Werley is Pappas Brothers Steakhouse\u0027s Master Sommelier and Beverage Director. She was the fourth American woman and one of only 18 women worldwide to have completed the rigorous exams. \r\nShe began her career in the back of the house; after graduating from The Culinary Institute of America, she worked in various hotel kitchens including the Ritz Carlton- Chicago and the famed Jockey Club in the Ritz Carlton-- Washington,D.C.\r\nChanging directions at the Ritz Carlton D.C., wine became her focus and she created several lists including a unique concept that caught the interest of Ronn Wiegand of Restaurant Wine Magazine. Werley eventually became the Wine Director for Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. She was the first woman sommelier in the city, and managed the wine program and training for 9 restaurants, the Showroom, Room Service and Catering. \r\nWhile in Las Vegas, Barbara was also an Adjunct Professor in the Harrah\u0027s School of Hotel Management at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas and she worked the floor at the Palace Court, the first \"Gourmet Dining Room\" in Las Vegas. Before moving to Dallas she was at The Greenbrier in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia.\r\nShe has consulted for several retailers and restauranteurs in Scottsdale,AZ and done consumer classes for Epicurean Wine Service, the Red Kangaroo and the Scottsdale Wine Society. \r\nBarbara has judged competitions including the Dallas Morning News Wine Competition, The Governor\u0027s Cup in Virginia, the Jefferson Cup and the Los Angeles County Fair. She is a member of Women Chefs and Restauranteurs, and has been a member of Les Dames d\u0027Escoffier,D.C. Chapter, the Chaine de Rotisseurs (N.Virginia Chapter), a Board Member of the Society of Wine Educators, and was a speaker at the Monterey Wine Festival. Currently, Barbara is actively involved in the Court of Master Sommelier as an examiner.\r\n\r\n","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null},{"judgeID":605,"fn":"Laura","ln":"Williamson, MS","title":"Sommelier and Certified Wine Educator ","location":"Carlsbad, CA","photo":"605.jpg","bio":"Laura Williamson began her formidable career in the service industry at the young age of 18. She grew up in a dry county in Arkansas (her parents still reside there!) and only began to discover the virtues of wine once she moved to Paris, France at the age of 19 for her first two years of college. After exploring wine through service positions at David Paul’s in Lahaina, Maui, Hotel Del Coronado in San Diego, John’s Restaurant and Flagstaff House in Boulder, Colorado and Sweet Basil and Wildflower in Vail, Colorado, she was convinced that her talents with wine could lead to a more exciting and fulfilling career than her opportunities with her Financial Planning and Economics degrees. \r\n\r\nShe was encouraged to pursue the Master Sommelier accreditation by her mentors Wayne Belding and Sally Mohr of the Boulder Wine Merchant and achieved this coveted distinction of which only 78 Americans (including just 13 women) had attained prior to her success in 2005. She is currently an active member of the Court of Master Sommeliers, the grading body for aspiring candidates. She also holds the prestigious title of Certified Wine Educator and achieved this feat in 2002 when only approximately 100 others had previously.\r\n\r\nShe is co-owner of Dove Mountain Grill Restaurant located in the foothills of Tucson, AZ.    \r\nShe lectures nationally to businesses, restaurants and private clients about the wine regions of the world, the techniques involved with pairing food and wine and the art and skill surrounding wine collecting. She also speaks annually at national wine conferences and festivals and is a staunch advocate for artisan wine producers. She passionately travels the globe in search of unknown, exotic wines from eclectic indigenous grapes just to share these rarities with others. \r\n\r\nIn her spare time, practicing Anusara Yoga and leading yoga and wine workshops takes priority in her life along with supporting local children’s charities.\r\n","website":"","competitions":null,"sommPanel":null}]);