"Sommelier to the Stars"
 An
internationally-renowned sommelier, wine journalist, consultant, critic
and public speaker, Christopher Sawyer travels the world following
trends in wine and participating as a judge in international wine
competitions, and has been featured in a wide array of national media,
including USAToday, MSN, NBC, ABC, CNN, Redbook, Maxim, National
Geographic Traveler and Esquire.Already legendary in the
industry for his encyclopedic wine knowledge and rich wine world
relationships around the
globe, Sawyer has been a personal sommelier for an array of luminaries
and aficionados, from the Getty Family to the Gorbachevs, as well as for
Oscar-winning director and chief creative officer of Pixar and Disney
Animation Studios, John Lasseter.
Sawyer was recently named the 2009 Best Sommelier in Sonoma County by
The Wine Tasting Panel Magazine, and is the recipient of many
prestigious awards and industry honors. In 2008, Sawyer was selected as
“Sommelier Star” Host for the Sonoma Wine Country Weekend, the largest
Wine Country event in Northern California. As the world's first and only
Film Festival
Sommelier, Sawyer conceived and curated the wine experience throughout
the Sonoma Valley Film Festival, including creatively pairing wine and
food with films throughout the festival and at celebrity tributes.
Christopher is currently sommelier-in-residence at the Carneros
Bistro & Wine Bar at The Lodge at Sonoma Renaissance Resort and Spa,
where he has received numerous awards for his wine list spotlighting
wines from Sonoma Valley and Carneros. |
