Beverage Expert
Amanda McCrossin
Amanda McCrossin is a certified sommelier, wine personality, podcast host, and wine-focused content creator on Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube. With over 400k followers across platforms, Amanda has been called one of the most influential creators in the wine community creating wine-focused, relatable content to help consumers via her @sommvivant channels. A 10+ year veteran in the industry, Amanda spent the majority of her career as a sommelier in NYC and California. Perhaps most notably, Amanda helmed the wine list at PRESS Restaurant in Napa Valley as both sommelier and wine director, overseeing the world's largest, deepest restaurant collection of all Napa Valley wines in the world thusly earning her reputation as an expert on the region. She has been featured by Food & Wine Magazine, Decanter, Food Network, San Francisco Chronicle, on the cover of SOMM Journal and Wine Enthusiast who named her a Wine Star nominee for 'Sommelier of the Year.' Today, in addition to her career as a wine content creator and host of the Wine Access Unfiltered Podcast, Amanda is regularly sought out for media appearances and speaking engagements around the world including the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen, Premiere Napa Valley, World of Pinot Noir, and Wine2Wine in Verona, Italy.
Bobby Stuckey
Bobby Stuckey, founder of the James Beard Foundation Award-winning and Michelin-starred Frasca Hospitality Group, is a renowned Master Sommelier, restaurateur, winemaker, and cookbook author. With a career spanning nearly four decades, Bobby’s journey from busboy to award-winning operator includes notable roles at The Little Nell and The French Laundry, where he helped earn numerous accolades, including the James Beard Foundation’s Outstanding Wine Service Award.
In 2004, Bobby and his business partner Lachlan Mackinnon-Patterson opened Frasca Food and Wine in Boulder, followed by other successful ventures like Pizzeria Alberico, Tavernetta, Osteria Alberico and Tavernetta Vail. A passionate advocate for the industry, Bobby received Food & Wine’s Mentorship Award in 2024 and the Julia Child Award in 2025. He is also a founding member of the Independent Restaurant Coalition.
When not working, Bobby enjoys spending time with his wife, Danette, listening to vinyl, running marathons, and supporting sustainable practices in the restaurant industry.
Ray Isle
Ray Isle is the Executive Wine Editor of Food & Wine and the Wine & Spirits Editor for both Travel + Leisure and Departures. For Food & Wine he writes the monthly "Wine Flight" and "Bottle Service" columns; he also contributes regular magazine and online features on wine, spirits, and wine travel to all three brands. His articles about wine, beer, food and spirits have appeared in a wide range of national publications. He has been nominated twice for a James Beard Award, has twice won the IACP Award for Narrative Beverage Writing, and his work appears in The Best Food Writing 2017. He speaks regularly on wine at live events and is a frequent guest on national media, appearing on programs such as Today, CNBC's On the Money & Squawk Box, NPR's "All Things Considered," and American Public Media's "Splendid Table," among others. Follow his wine exploits on twitter @islewine and on Instagram @rayisle.
Carlin Karr
Carlin Karr, Wine and Beverage Director of Frasca Hospitality Group, has been a member of the Frasca wine team since 2012. She oversees the award winning wine programs at Frasca, Pizzeria Alberico, Tavernetta, Sunday Vinyl, Osteria Alberico and Tavernetta Vail. After graduating from the University of Colorado in 2008, Carlin moved to San Francisco, where she opened the restaurant Sons & Daughters as General Manager and Wine Director. Under Carlin’s leadership, Sons & Daughters received a Michelin Star. Carlin is recognized as an “Advanced Sommelier” by the Court of Master Sommeliers. Carlin has been recognized in Food & Wine’s Sommeliers of the Year 2018, Wine Enthusiast “40 Under 40” in 2019, Forbes “30 under 30” in 2011, Wine & Spirits Magazine “Best New Sommeliers”, and Eater “Young Guns”.
Carlin leads the Frasca Hospitality Group team of 12 full time sommeliers and is responsible for wine education, purchasing and growth for the company. Carlin has been a hospitality mentor for women in wine through Batonnage, served as a board member for SommFoundation, and is currently President of Les Dames des Escoffiers Colorado.. In 2023, Carlin joined the founding team of Benvenusa, a small Italian wine importer, alongside Bobby Stuckey and Lachlan Mackinon Patterson, in the role of Education Director. Her greatest wine passion is sangiovese. In 2022, she launched the Festa del Chianti Classico, an immersive, educational 2 day wine festival in Denver with 30 producers from the region.
June Rodil
June Rodil MS is the kind of Master Sommelier who believes world-class wine service should feel like a party, not a pop quiz. Born in the Philippines and raised in Texas, she’s now CEO & Partner of Houston-based Goodnight Hospitality, the group behind MICHELIN-starred MARCH Restaurant, Bib Gourmand darling Rosie Cannonball, MICHELIN-Recommended The Marigold Club, and beloved neighborhood spot Montrose Cheese & Wine.
Over her career, June has helped shape more than twenty hospitality concepts and earned multiple James Beard Award nominations, along with Sommelier of the Year honors from both Wine Enthusiast’s Wine Star Awards and Food & Wine. She still keeps a foot in Austin as a partner in June’s All Day, a former Food & Wine Restaurant of the Year, and in 2017 she launched June’s Brut Rosé as a liquid love letter to her belief that every day deserves bubbles.
June is known for building deep, thoughtful wine lists that never lose sight of fun, from benchmark classics and unicorn bottles to under-the-radar producers that overdeliver at the table. She serves as Vice President of the Board of Directors for the Southern Smoke Foundation, is a Chef Corps member for World Central Kitchen, and an educator and speaker for the Court of Master Sommeliers Americas, championing greater equity and access in the wine world.
When not leading her restaurant group or championing industry causes, June can be found solving crossword puzzles with her husband, doting on her dog, contemplating art, cleverly avoiding exercise, and sharing laughs with friends.
Mark Oldman
Named "one of the wine world's great showmen" by the New York Times, Mark Oldman is known for his singular ability to unravel wine's complexities with a potent blend of entertainment, style, and humor. He is author several acclaimed wine books, including his latest, the IACP-award winning How to Drink Like a Billionaire. Mark's sold-out appearances at the country's top venues have been called 'hilariously entertaining' and 'must-see events in the world of wine and food'. Through his company Bevinars, he provides uncommonly enjoyable wine classes - both live and virtual - for individuals and corporations. Visit Mark at www.bevinars.com.
Wanda Mann
Wanda Mann has been writing about wine for over fifteen years. She is the East Coast Editor for The SOMM Journal and Tasting Panel magazines. Wanda's writing has also been published in Food & Wine, Travel + Leisure, NAPA Magazine, Saveur, and other publications. An in-demand speaker, Wanda has been featured at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen and Charleston, the Women in Wine Leadership Symposium, the Charleston Wine + Food Festival, and the Nantucket Wine & Food Festival. She is also an ambassador for Star Wine List. Wanda's wine expertise has landed her media appearances on television and radio. Wanda's love of wine was kickstarted by her professional chef father, two years of study abroad in Spain, and her previous career as a professional events planner. Wanda serves on the board of the Society of Wine Educators and is a past president of Les Dames d'Escoffier New York.
Anthony Giglio
Anthony Giglio is a celebrated wine and spirits writer, educator, and raconteur who has made a career out of demystifying what’s in the glass. Known for his witty, unpretentious style, he motivates imbibers to trust their own tastes and relax the rules. He is a longtime Contributing Wine Editor at FOOD & WINE, and he writes the Taste column for the FOOD & WINE Wine Club Newsletter. He is also a sought-after speaker, educator, and entertainer for Fortune 500 companies and major hospitality groups, frequently featured on panels, corporate tastings and dinners, and appearing at global wine symposiums.
As a leading voice in the drinks community, Giglio has authored 11 books, including the annual FOOD & WINE Wine Guide, the iconic Mr. Boston Official Bartender’s Guide, Cocktails in New York, and Passport to Italian Wine. Across pages, podiums, and social feeds, he delivers practical guidance on tasting, pairing, and selection—always prioritizing enjoyment over jargon. His approachable, story-driven teaching style has earned him a loyal following among both curious newcomers and industry pros looking for fresh perspective.
A journalist by training who studied to become a sommelier to deepen his reporting, Giglio received a Diploma in Service from the Sommelier Society of America in 1991 and worked as a sommelier at Cellar in the Sky at Windows on the World. Editorial roles followed—Managing Editor at Wine Enthusiast, Senior Lifestyle Editor at POV, and Executive Editor at Drinks.com—alongside bylines in New York Magazine, Esquire, The New York Observer, Robb Report, Worth, and more. He has appeared on NBC’s Today Show, Food Network, CNBC, and FOX Business, and has twice taken the stage at The Moth. From 2011 to 2025 he also served as the founding Wine Director for the American Express Centurion Global Lounge Collection, shaping its global wine program and curations. Whether on TV, in print, or leading a tasting, Giglio champions an inclusive, joy-first approach that makes wine and cocktails less of a test—and more of an invitation.
Miles White
Miles White co-owns and operates Graft Wine Shop with his business partner/old friend Femi Oyediran in his hometown of Charleston, SC. After traveling the world working at wineries and his dream restaurants in his early 20's, he decided it was time to return home to the Lowcountry and bring his love of all things wine/music/food to the good people of Charleston. Although wine is his passion, he finds love in all things food & beverage, namely frozen drinks, long neck beers and foods his doctor tells him to avoid.
Femi Oyediran
Femi is a sommelier and the co-owner of Graft Wine Shop in Charleston, SC. He discovered his passion for wine while working at one of Charleston's most celebrated dining destinations, The Charleston Grill at the Charleston Place Hotel. During his time at the Grill, he made the rare achievement of passing the first three levels of the Court of Master Sommeliers within two years. He is also a two-time national finalist for the Chaine des Rotisseurs Best Young Sommelier in America competition and the winner of the 2017 & 2019 Top Somm Blind Tasting Competition of the Charleston Wine + Food Festival. He was awarded Wine Enthusiast Magazine's 2018 '40 Under 40' and was selected as Sommelier of the Year by Food and Wine Magazine in 2019.