TEXSOM International Wine Awards brings the industry together to identify and champion wines of quality and distinction from around the world, invests in brand-building for all award-winners, and creates additional avenues to market and exposure for wineries through the extensive sommelier and wine industry network of TEXSOM entities: The TEXSOM Conference, TEXSOM Sommelier Retreat, TEXSOM Sommer Camp, and SOMMELIER, a TEXSOM publication.

Sean Van Straatum is a Certified Sommelier and the Food & Beverage Director of the Oakmont Country Club. He…

Brianne Cohen is the principal in a lifestyle brand and business based out of Los Angeles. She has been…

Nick Daddona is behind Boston Urban Hospitality’s wine and cocktail menus. He has over a decade of experience in…

Born and raised in Brooklyn, Kilolo Strobert’s informal wine education began with a peppery bottle of Fat Bastard Syrah.…

Some of Andrea’s fondest childhood memories are about wine: getting a sip of Manischewitz on Fridays, learning how to…