Guest Wine Experts and Industry Professionals
Since 1988 we have hosted dozens of winemakers, winery owners, Masters of Wine and other wine luminaries.
If they're from a winery, they bring their wines and talk about them. If they've written a book, they bring their books, sign copies, and talk about related wines that we've provided. Many have appeared multiple times.
This is a partial list omitting, for example, the two dozen Zinfandel winemakers or proprietors who appeared when we hosted the only ZAP visit to Philadelphia, or winemakers who dropped by to sit in the audience and ended up staying around to chat with us later.
- Joel Aiken,Beaulieu Vineyards, Napa
- Philippa Askham, Australian Wine Bureau
- Francois Barmes, Domaine Barmes-Buecher, Alsace
- Maurice Barthelme, Domaine Albert Mann, Alsace
- Steve Beckmen, Beckmen Vineyards, Santa Barbara
- Edward Berry, Cloudy Bay Winery, New Zealand
- Marc Beyer, Domaine Leon Beyer, Alsace
- Roger Bomrich, M.W.
- Andre Bonhomme, Domaine Bonhomme, Macon-Vire
- Bartholomew Broadbent, Broadbent Selections
- Michael Broadbent, M.W.
- Michael Buller, Author, Beaujolais
- Patrick Campbell, Laurel Glen Winery
- Jean-Louis Carbonnier, Champagne Wine Bureau
- Count Ferdinand Castell, Schloss Castell, Franconia, Germany
- Mark Chandler, Lodi Wine Bureau/ Society of Wine Educators
- Claude Chevalier, Domaine Chevalier, Aloxe-Corton
- Tim Clark, Robert Mondavi Winery
- Fred Cline, Cline Cellars, Carneros
- Clive Coates, M.W.
- Chris Cree, M.W.
- Sunny Cristadoro, St. Supery Vineyard, Napa
- Greg Crone, Brancott Vineyards, New Zealand
- Jack Davies, Schramsberg Vineyards, Napa
- Robin Day, Orlando Winery, Australia
- Jean-Philippe Delmas, Chateau Haut Brion, Bordeaux
- Philip di Belardino, Banfi
- Gary Eberle, Eberle Winery, Paso Robles
- Mary Ewing-Mulligan M.W., Co-author, Wine for Dummies
- Michael Fencik, Beringer Vineyards, Napa
- Suzanne Fernandez, Bodegas Weinert, Argentina
- David Fischer, Jordon Vineyards, Sonoma
- George Foote, Beaulieu Vineyards, Napa
- Claude Fournier, Domaine Fournier, Sancerre
- Leo Fox, Importer, World Shippers
- Peter Gebler, Cape Wine Master, South Africa
- Nancy Gilbert, Simi Winery, Sonoma
- Steve Girard, Girard Winery, Napa
- Steve Glossner, Justin Vineyards, Paso Robles
- Michel Goubard, Domaine Michel Goubard, Burgundy
- Robert Goulaine, Marquis de Goulaine, Muscadet
- Alain Graillot, Domaine Alain Graillot, St. Joseph, Rhone
- Cathy Hall, Chalone Vineyards
- Gunther Hauck, Weingut Basserman-Jordan, Pfalz, Germany
- Serge Hochar, Chateau Musar, Lebanon
- Shields Hood, C.W.E., Editor, Wine Notes
- Brian Horton, Niebaum-Coppola Winery, Napa
- Dennis Horton, Horton Vineyards, Virginia
- Henri Jacqueson, Domaine Jacqueson, Rully
- Richard Jaume, Domaine Jaume, Rhone
- Terence Kenny, Champagne Pannier
- Pamela Kenton, Perrier-Jouët Champagne
- Dan Kravitz, Importer, Hand-Picked Selections
- Corrine Kruse, Weingut Burklin-Wolf, Pfalz, Germany
- Christian Kupferberg, Domaine Beauvolage, Vouvray
- David Lake M.W., Columbia Winery, Oregon
- Michael Lambert, King Estate, Oregon
- Rene Lamy, Domaine Lamy, Chassagne Montrachet
- Denis Langue, Chateau Calissanne
- Terry Leighton, Kalin Cellars
- Bob Lindquist, Qupe Cellars, Santa Maria Valley
- Diane Livingston, Livingston Winery, Napa
- Jerry Luper, Rutherford Hill, Napa
- Rudy Marchesi, Montinore Vyds., Oregon
- Carlo Mastroberardino, Mastroberardino, Italy
- Vincent Maufoux, Prosper Maufoux, Burgundy
- Jean-Marie Maureze, Dominus Estate, Napa
- Richard Mayson, Author, Port & the Duoro
- Ed McCarthy, C.W.E., Co-Author, Wine for Dummies
- Jeff McKay, Hedges Winery, Washington State
- Steve Metzler, Classical Wines from Spain
- Pierre Meurgey, Domaine Champy, Burgundy
- Eric Miller, Chaddsford Winery, Pennsylvania
- Ann Morello, Deloach Winery, Sonoma
- Charles Neal, Author, Armagnac
- Gerard Neumeyer, Domaine Neumeyer, Alsace
- Robin Kelly O'Connor, Bordeaux Wine Bureau
- Janet Pagano, Codorniu Napa
- Robert M. Parker Jr., Editor, The Wine Advocate
- Hunt Patterson, Pine Ridge Winery, Napa
- Dennis Patton, Hidden Cellars Winery, Mendocino
- Nancy Peach, Premium Port Wines
- David Peppercorn, M.W.
- Joel Peterson, Ravenswood Winery, Sonoma
- Jeff Pogash, Alsace Wine Bureau
- Prince Philippe Poniatowski, Clos Baudoin, Vouvray
- Anne Poniatowski, Mas de la Dame, Provence
- David Ramey, Chalk Hill Winery, Sonoma
- Steve Rasmussen, Talley Vineyards, San Luis Obispo
- Myron Redford, Amity Vineyards, Oregon
- Annegret Reh-Gartner, Reichgraf Von Kesselstaat, Mosel, Germany
- Patrice Rion, Domaine Daniel Rion, Burgundy
- Kent Rosenblum, Rosenblum Cellars, Alameda
- Regis Roux, Domaine Roux, Burgundy
- Richard Sanford, Sanford Winery, Santa Barbara
- Philippe Saturny, Chateau Tayac, Côtes de Bourg
- Michael Schaefer, CWE, King Estate, Oregon
- Pete Seghesio, Seghesio Winery, Sonoma
- Beth Sheligo, President, German Wine Society
- Bill Shenas, Hess Collection Winery, Napa
- Yves Soulez, Chateau Chamboreau, Savennieres, Loire
- Bernard Sparr, Domaine Sparr, Alsace
- Steve Storrs, Storrs Winery, Santa Cruz
- Serena Sutcliffe, M.W.
- Phil Tartaglione, Chalone Vineyards, Monterey
- Terry Theise, Terry Theise Selections (Germany, Austria, Champagne)
- Janet Trefethen, Trefethen Vineyards, Napa
- Jean Trimbach, Domaine Trimbach, Alsace
- Rebecca Wasserman, Selections Becky Wasserman (Burgundy)
- Nik Weis, St.-Urbans-Hof, Mosel, Germany
- Nina Wemyss, Robert Mondavi Winery, Napa
- John Williams, Frog's Leap Winery, Napa
- Paul Zientek, Kistler Vineyards
- David Zilenziger, Swiss Wine Bureau
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