Wine & Spirits Interviews

Photo courtesy of Château de Berne, Châteaux et Vignobles de Provence

By Sophie Gayot

Browse through GAYOT’s exclusive interviews with the top sommeliers, winemakers and experts in the wine and spirits industries.

WINE

• Bern’s Steak House, restaurant with an impressive wine list
• Laura Catena, about her book “Gold in the Vineyards”
• Alexis Cornu, Winemaker at Châteaux et Vignobles de Provence
• Alison Crary, red winemaker at Sterling Vineyards
• Eric Espuny, sommelier and general manager at (now closed) The Royce
• Dana Farner, (former) beverage director at CUT
• Richard Geoffroy, Chef de Cave at Dom Pérignon
• Fabrice Jarry, sommelier at Hotel Sofitel Moorea Ia Ora Beach Resort
• Eric Lumley, sommelier at (now closed) Carnevino
• Michael McCarty, owner of Michael’s Santa Monica and Michael’s New York
• James Moises, owner of Moises Wines
• Margrit Mondavi, wife of late Napa Valley vintner Robert Mondavi
• John Munch, winemaker
• Francis Ford Coppola, owner of Rubicon Estate
• Christophe Lambert & Eric Beaumard
• Tim Hanni, Master of Wine
• Judy Jordan, winemaker at J Vineyards & Winery
• Scott Rich, winemaker at Moraga Bel Air
• Alexis Vaernewyck, sales manager Champagne Esterlin

• Augustin Depardon, Louis XIII Global Marketing Director. House of Rémy Martin’s Cognac Louis XIII is one of the most luxurious liquids in the world
• Maurice-Richard Hennessy, Hennessy Maison Ambassador

VODKA

• Dan Aykroyd, Crystal Head Vodka
• Erin Harris, VP of Marketing for Voli Light Vodkas
• Guillaume Jubien, master mixologist & ambassador of Grey Goose Vodka Brand, and at a Grey Goose vodka cocktail dinner pairing at Nic’s Beverly Hills restaurant
• Luke Nicola, creative director of Nic’s Beverly Hills