trained and knowledgeable wine professional, normally working in fine restaurants, who specializes in all aspects of wine service as well as wine and food pairing. Somebody with a Master Sommelier Diploma issued by the Court of Master Sommeliers or a French Maître Sommelier can be included in this list. Benoît Allauzen – sommelier Gerard Basset, MW, MS – British hotelier and world sommelier championship holder Jamie Drummond – Scottish/Canadian sommelier Andreas Larsson – Swedish sommelier and world sommelier championship holder Jonathan Nossiter – American filmmaker and sommelier, director of Mondovino Andrea Immer Robinson – wine expert Shinya Tasaki – Japanese sommelier and world sommelier championship holder Alpana Singh, MS – American sommelier, youngest woman ever to achieve the Master Sommelier designation Giuseppe Vaccarini – Italian sommelier and world sommelier championship holder Christian Vanneque – sommelier, French wine expert Others Ted Allen – television personality and food and wine expert Pancho Campo – Spanish/Chilean event organiser and former MW William Vere Cruess – American food scientist who led the rebirth of California wines after the end of Prohibition in 1933 Prince Leo Galitzine – founder of Russian wine-making industry (Massandra, Novyi Svet, Abrau-Dyurso) Rudy Kurniawan – collector and convicted wine counterfeiter Eric LeVine – creator of the wine database software CellarTracker, now GrapeStories David Lynch – American wine writer, restaurant wine director Raymond Oliver – restaurant owner; judge in Paris Wine Tasting of 1976 Nello Olivo – California wine maker who brought recognition to the El Dorado AVA wine region outside of Napa Valley Roger Scruton – British philosopher, wine columnist of the New Statesman and lecturer on wine philosophy Charles F. Shaw – wine marketing innovator Pierre Tari – Secretary General of the Association des Grands Crus Classés Gary Vaynerchuk – vlog wine critic of Wine Library TV Jean-Claude Vrinat – French wine expert and owner of the restaurant Taillevent William Charles Winshaw – pioneer South African vintner Kevin Zraly – American wine educator and author See also List of celebrities who own wineries and vineyards References Lists of people by occupation Personalities