Wine & Spirits Interviews
Browse through GAYOT’s exclusive interviews with the top sommeliers, winemakers and experts in the wine and spirits industries.
WINE
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Alexis Vaernewyck, sales manager Champagne Esterlin, discussing about Cuvée Cléo Blanc de Blancs 2012, at a dinner at Monsieur Marcel Bistro in Los Angeles, CA.
• 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
• Lauren Reynolds, Ambassador DAOU Vineyards, Paso Robles, CA
• Scott Rich, winemaker at Moraga Bel Air
• Alexis Vaernewyck, sales manager Champagne Esterlin
COGNAC
• 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