News

2026 Sommeliers Choice Awards Winners Announced

10/06/2026 | The 8th edition of the Sommeliers Choice Awards highlights some of the exquisite wines, packed with potential to perform in the USA on-trade sector, judged and scored by Master Sommeliers, Multi-unit hospitality group buyers, and beverage directors.

Producer Profiles

Gaderian Wines: A Napa Valley Brand Built Around Bringing People Together

03/06/2026 | Founded by winemaker Shaina Harding and Olympic champion Natalie Coughlin Hall, Gaderian Wines crafts approachable Napa Valley wines designed to bring people together through shared moments, food and friendship

News

Last Call: Enter Your Wines Before April 16th

14/04/2026 | The registration window for the 2026 Sommeliers Choice Awards closes in days. Here is everything wine brands, importers, distributors, and private label owners need to know before the deadline

News

Steven Minor, Corporate Beverage Director at Starwood Hotels, Joins the SCA Judging Panel

11/04/2026 | With over 25 years in luxury hospitality, Steven Minor brings global beverage leadership to the Sommeliers Choice Awards 2026 judging panel.

Wine Reviews

The Wine World Is Looking Beyond the Grape — and It's About Time

09/04/2026 | A new generation of winemakers is asking a question the industry has long ignored: what if the wine was built to follow food, not the other way around?

Insights

How Wine Sales Reps Can Win New Restaurant & Bar Openings in 2026

08/04/2026 | Stop Selling Wine. Start Building Programs That Sell It For You.

Interviews

Know Your Sommelier: Tim Gaiser, Master Sommelier

24/03/2026 | After three decades as one of the world's foremost wine educators, Master Sommelier Tim Gaiser has a few things to say about learning, tasting, and the long game

Producer Profiles

The Wine Industry Veteran Who Found Her Next Act in Sparkling Tea

18/03/2026 | After 12 years in Napa, Ellison Wofford launched Susurrus Sparkling Teas, bottling single-origin teas the way great winemakers bottle terroir

Producer Profiles

The Haitian-American Bringing a New Vision to Bordeaux

18/03/2026 | Karlex Antoine didn’t inherit Château Fillon — he chose it. In doing so, he became the first Haitian owner of a Bordeaux property, and set in motion something far greater than a business venture

Producer Profiles

Winery Saba: The Estate That Refuses to Make Wine Any Other Way

20/02/2026 | At 45.3° in Kakheti, Winery Saba grows, harvests, and bottles entirely on its own terms: organic, estate-grown and shaped by eight thousand years of Georgian tradition