Certified Italian Wine Professionals
Italian Wine Central is pleased to present the roster of Italian Wine Professionals. We congratulate all of them for their achievement.
| First Name | Surname | Affiliation | City | State | Country | Year | H* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Kodjo | Adovor | Houston | TX | 2015 | H | ||
| Brenda | Audino | Spirited Grape | Napa | CA | 2015 | ||
| Gary | Averill | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Orlando | FL | 2017 | ||
| Jennifer | Ayre | Mountain View | CA | 2014 | H | ||
| Anthony | Azzollini | Caffè Roma | Burlingame | CA | 2015 | ||
| Stephanie Earthman | Baird | Texas Wine School | Houston | TX | 2015 | H | |
| Anna Abney | Bartolini | La Balena | Carmel | CA | 2015 | ||
| Michael | Bass | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Austin | TX | 2017 | ||
| Brian | Bauer | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Chesterfield | MO | 2017 | ||
| Linda Kathryn | Bechtel | Italia Outdoors Food and Wine | Newburyport | MA | 2017 | H | |
| Robert | Becker | Hess Collection Winery | Napa | CA | 2015 | ||
| Pete | Beem | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Chicago | IL | 2017 | H | |
| Joseph C. | Bellino | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | New York | NY | 2017 | ||
| Evelyn | Belter | Washington | DC | 2014 | H | ||
| Nicole | Bernard | Ashburn | VA | 2015 | |||
| Alessandro | Bernini | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | New York | NY | 2016 | H | |
| James | Biddle | Learning Community Project | Dayton | OH | 2016 | H | |
| Anthon | Bielecki | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Miami | FL | 2017 | H | |
| Maryann | Bodayle | San Francisco | CA | 2014 | |||
| Alessandro | Boga | Colangelo & Partners | New York | NY | 2015 | H | |
| Lisa | Boissier | J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines | San Jose | CA | 2014 | H | |
| Michelle | Bouchard | Martignetti Companies | Manchester | NH | 2016 | ||
| Tiy | Bowton | Total Wine & More | Long Beach | CA | 2016 | H | |
| Troy | Brady | Philadelphia | PA | 2017 | |||
| Robert | Brauer | San Francisco | CA | 2016 | H | ||
| Rino | Brigliadori | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Plano | TX | 2017 | ||
| Jodie | Bruno | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Syosset | NY | 2017 | ||
| Christopher | Buddress | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Cerritos | CA | 2017 | H | |
| Catherine | Bugue | Napa Valley Wine Academy | Napa | CA | 2015 | H | |
| Jenni | Burgess | San Francisco | CA | 2016 | H | ||
| Giorgio | Caflisch | Texas Wine School | Houston | TX | 2015 | H | |
| Pietro | Caldarelli | Secaucus | NJ | 2015 | H | ||
| Christine | Carpentier | Lyra Wine | San Mateo | CA | 2015 | H | |
| Gabrielle | Carrelli | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | New York | NY | 2017 | H | |
| Joe | Cartafalsa | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Syosset | NY | 2017 | H | |
| Loralee | Case | MGM Grand | Las Vegas | NV | 2017 | ||
| Jamie | Chae | Sacramento | CA | 2016 | H | ||
| Andrew | Chalk | Wine writer | Dallas | TX | 2015 | ||
| Michael | Chavez | San Jose | CA | 2015 | |||
| Anthony | Cheng | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 2016 | H | ||
| Helena | Cheng | Houston | TX | 2015 | H | ||
| Madeline | Clark | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Dallas | TX | 2017 | H | |
| Crista | Coccia | Piedmont | CA | 2016 | H | ||
| Rachel H. | Coe | Rosewood Sand Hill | Monte Sereno | CA | 2016 | H | |
| Paul | Coker | Michael Mina’s Stonehill Tavern | Dana Point | CA | 2017 | ||
| Juliana | Colangelo | Colangelo & Partners | New York | NY | 2015 | ||
| Joanne | Costello | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Miami | FL | 2017 | ||
| Nathalie | Coupet | Miami | FL | 2016 | H | ||
| Doug | Croll | Tolerant Taster | Yonkers | NY | 2015 | H | |
| Alicia | Cuadra-Cutler | Cuadra Wine Consulting | Monterey Bay | CA | 2015 | ||
| William | Cupach | Normal | IL | 2016 | H | ||
| Jenna | Cushman | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Las Vegas | NV | 2017 | ||
| Rick | Cusker | Wine judge | Pittsford | NY | 2015 | H | |
| Michael | D’Angelo | Vero Beach | FL | 2016 | |||
| Genevieve | Daly | Henry Wine Group | Santa Cruz | CA | 2015 | ||
| Clara | Dalzell | Flatiron Wines & Spirits | New York | NY | 2017 | H | |
| Caroline | Dandurand | Philippe Dandurand Wines | Montreal | QC | Canada | 2015 | |
| Thomas | Darwin | Lompoc | CA | 2017 | H | ||
| Daniela | DaSuta | The Vineyard at Florence | Florence | TX | 2015 | H | |
| Annie | Davis | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Las Vegas | NV | 2017 | ||
| Rosanne | De Benedetti | 2017 | H | ||||
| Carmine | DeLuca | PeerView Institute for Medical Education | Washington | DC | 2014 | H | |
| Erin P. | DeMara | Zonin USA | West Palm Beach | FL | 2016 | H | |
| Alessandra | Diana | Santa Rosa | CA | 2016 | H | ||
| Fred | Dinger | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Jupiter | FL | 2017 | H | |
| Vincent | DiPino | Bin 604 Wine Sellers | Baltimore | MD | 2014 | ||
| Maggie | Doherty | Colangelo & Partners | New York | NY | 2015 | ||
| Anthony | Dominigue | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Denham Springs | LA | 2017 | H | |
| Jenna | Donatiello | Noble Wine Imports | Austin | TX | 2015 | H | |
| Brandon | Donoher | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Syosset | NY | 2017 | ||
| Theresa | Downs | San Rafael | CA | 2016 | |||
| Jennifer | Drapisch | Constellation Brands | San Francisco | CA | 2017 | ||
| Maximo | du Bouchet | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Denver | CO | 2017 | ||
| Marisa | Dvari | New York | NY | 2017 | H | ||
| Giulia | Dwight | Colangelo & Partners | New York | NY | 2015 | ||
| Jacob | Emberton | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Chicago | IL | 2017 | ||
| Gary | Enloe | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Chicago | IL | 2017 | ||
| Eric | Entrikin | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Union City | CA | 2017 | H | |
| Michael | Epstein | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Austin | TX | 2017 | ||
| Laurie McKnight | Erhard | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | St. Louis | MO | 2017 | ||
| Michelle | Erland | Giovanni Rana | New York | NY | 2016 | H | |
| Adam | Etchegoyen | David Burke Group | Aspen | CO | 2016 | H | |
| Frank | Filippini | Redwood City | CA | 2016 | H | ||
| Mark | Fleming | New Oak Productions | Houston | TX | 2015 | H | |
| Carlos | Flores | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | The Woodlands | TX | 2017 | ||
| Joshua | Franck | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Orlando | FL | 2017 | ||
| Daniel | French | A16 | San Francisco | CA | 2015 | H | |
| Jonathan | Frost | AuburnJames Winery | St. Helena | CA | 2016 | ||
| Kurt | Garbars | Wine Education Institute | Golden | CO | 2015 | H | |
| David | Glancy | San Francisco Wine School | San Francisco | CA | 2014 | H | |
| Miriam | Gonzalez | Hilton Head Island | SC | 2017 | |||
| Carl | Greek | Murrieta | CA | 2017 | H | ||
| Brittany | Gregory | Veraison | Cambridge | ON | Canada | 2016 | |
| Andrew | Grunner | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Henderson | NV | 2017 | H | |
| Michael | Guerra | Enoteca La Storia | Los Gatos | CA | 2015 | H | |
| Rob | Harpest | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Las Vegas | NV | 2017 | H | |
| Barbara | Hartman | Henderson | NV | 2015 | H | ||
| George | Hashbarger, Jr. | Knoxville | TN | 2016 | H | ||
| James | Heffron | Maryland Club | Baltimore | MD | 2014 | ||
| Jessica Gayle | Helfand | Bottle Babble | Alexandria | VA | 2015 | H | |
| Nicholas | Helliwell | Texas Wine School | Houston | TX | 2015 | H | |
| Colleen | Helm | Vino per Tutti & Enoteca Wine Bar | Bozeman/Big Sky | MT | 2017 | ||
| Claire | Hennessy | Colangelo & Partners | New York | NY | 2015 | H | |
| Sybil | Hennigar | Boothbay Harbor | ME | 2016 | H | ||
| Caroline | Hermann | Capital Wine School | Washington | DC | 2014 | ||
| Paloma | Hinahon | Lucia | Dallas | TX | 2017 | ||
| Brian | Hines | Pearson’s Wine & Spirits | Washington | DC | 2014 | H | |
| Tim | Hollaway | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Austin | TX | 2017 | ||
| Douglas | Howell | Zonin USA | Orlando | FL | 2017 | ||
| Chih Peng | Hsu | Langley | BC | Canada | 2016 | H | |
| Allison | Hupp | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | San Francisco | CA | 2017 | H | |
| Samantha | Januszeski | Colangelo & Partners | New York | NY | 2015 | H | |
| Derek | Jarosz | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Chicago | IL | 2017 | H | |
| Roy | Jay | UncorkedGourmet.com | Orlando | FL | 2016 | H | |
| Kevin | Jeffers | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Cerritos | CA | 2017 | ||
| Crist | Jones | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Austin | TX | 2017 | ||
| Don | Jost | Vino per Tutti | Bozeman | MT | 2016 | H | |
| Dimitrios | Kaloudis | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | New York | NY | 2017 | H | |
| Rob | Karstedt | Martignetti Companies | Manchester | NH | 2016 | H | |
| Wendy | Keefer | Cellar Experience | Charleston | SC | 2016 | H | |
| Tim | Kenneally | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Sacramento | CA | 2017 | H | |
| James | King | Texas Wine School | Houston | TX | 2015 | H | |
| Michelle | Klein | Colorado Springs | CO | 2017 | H | ||
| John Louis | Kulusich Jr. | Rosewood Sand Hill | San Jose | CA | 2016 | ||
| Tyler | Kyle | Yountville | CA | 2016 | |||
| Ananda | Layman | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Denver | CO | 2017 | ||
| Dale | Leden | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Rockford | IL | 2017 | ||
| Chloe | Lefler | The Winebow Group | Richmond | CA | 2017 | H | |
| Harry | Lieferink | Vitis Aurunca | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 2017 | ||
| Amanda | Littmann | Cottage Grove | OR | 2014 | |||
| Dorothy | Livick | Tazza Kitchen | Richmond | VA | 2014 | H | |
| Kitty | Malloy | Martignetti Companies | Manchester | NH | 2016 | ||
| Michael | Markarian | Washington | DC | 2015 | H | ||
| Sofia Elisa | Martinez | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Miami | FL | 2017 | ||
| Mindy Foster | Mason | Twisted Sippers | Salt Lake City | UT | 2015 | ||
| Kathryn House | McClaskey | House of Wine | Boise | ID | 2017 | ||
| Nathan | Mears | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Phoenix | AZ | 2016 | ||
| Nicholas | Mercorelli | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | New York | NY | 2017 | ||
| Adam | Mersincavage | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Syracuse | NY | 2017 | H | |
| Chris | Miller | San Francisco Wine School | El Cerrito | CA | 2015 | H | |
| Kerri | Miller | The Vine Collective | New York | NY | 2017 | ||
| Kristy | Miller | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Houston | TX | 2017 | ||
| Valerie | Mirza | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Chicago | IL | 2017 | ||
| Vincent | Mongin | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Cerritos | CA | 2017 | ||
| Tim | Moore | Young’s Market Company | San Francisco | CA | 2017 | H | |
| Vanessa | Moore | Unwined | Alexandria | VA | 2014 | ||
| Kathy | Morgan | Capital Wine School | Washington | DC | 2014 | H | |
| Danielle | Morris | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Reno | NV | 2017 | ||
| Timothy | Morse | Fruit of the Vine-Wine.com | Washington | DC | 2014 | H | |
| Regan | Murphy | Mt. Sinai | NY | 2017 | |||
| Luciano Paolo | Nesi | L’Opera Group of Restaurants | Manila | Philippines | 2015 | H | |
| Henry | Nixon | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Miami | FL | 2017 | ||
| Kate | Nye | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Austin | TX | 2017 | H | |
| Raymond | O’Mara Jr. | Capital Wine School | Washington | DC | 2014 | H | |
| Marlon | Obando | Andaz Napa | Napa | CA | 2014 | ||
| R. Christian | Oggenfuss | Napa Valley Wine Academy | Napa | CA | 2015 | H | |
| Sophie | Oppelt | The Broadmoor | Colorado Springs | CO | 2016 | ||
| Josh | Ordiway | Lauber Imports | New York | NY | 2017 | H | |
| Leslie | Osborne | Denver | CO | 2017 | |||
| Liz | Palmer | Texas Wine School | Houston | TX | 2015 | H | |
| H. Lindsey | Parris | Capital Wine School | Washington | DC | 2015 | H | |
| Evangeline Claire | Paschal | Hunton & Williams | Washington | DC | 2015 | H | |
| Angelo | Perez | Washington area | DC | 2015 | |||
| James | Perry | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | San Francisco | CA | 2017 | ||
| Douglas W. | Peters | Chappaqua | NY | 2015 | |||
| Shelby | Peterson | C Lazy U Ranch | Granby | CO | 2016 | ||
| Joe | Phillips | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Las Vegas | NV | 2016 | H | |
| Rick | Pitcher | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Austin | TX | 2017 | ||
| Joshua | Rayman | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Vail | AZ | 2016 | H | |
| Mary Jane | Reiter | M4 Winery | Saratoga | CA | 2014 | H | |
| Matthew | Reitz | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Las Vegas | NV | 2017 | ||
| William | Reynolds | Atlanta Wine School | Lilburn | GA | 2017 | H | |
| Gillian | Robb | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Austin | TX | 2017 | H | |
| Andrew | Robison | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Cerritos | CA | 2017 | ||
| Mary Grace | Rodarte | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Tucson | AZ | 2016 | H | |
| Chris | Rodgers | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Louisville | KY | 2017 | ||
| Christina | Ronchetti | Marietta | GA | 2016 | |||
| Taylor | Root | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Orlando | FL | 2017 | H | |
| Laura | Ruocco | Colangelo & Partners | New York | NY | 2015 | H | |
| Gordon | Sandmeier | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Long Beach | NY | 2017 | H | |
| Jim | Schleich | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Rochester | NY | 2017 | ||
| Jason | Schrank | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Albuquerque | NM | 2017 | H | |
| Paul | Schutte | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | New York | NY | 2017 | ||
| Massimo | Serradimigni | The Winebow Group | Skokie | IL | 2016 | H | |
| Carl | Silvestri | SilVino | Florham Park | NJ | 2016 | ||
| Bojan | Splavski | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Los Angeles | CA | 2017 | ||
| Timothy | Steele | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Dallas | TX | 2017 | H | |
| Adriano | Stefanutti | iPhor Trading | Manila | Philippines | 2015 | ||
| Gina | Stipo | At the Italian Table | Louisville | KY | 2017 | H | |
| Guy | Stout | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Houston | TX | 2017 | ||
| Chip | Stryker | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | New Orleans | LA | 2016 | ||
| Fred | Swan | San Francisco Wine School | San Francisco | CA | 2014 | ||
| Michael | Taniwa | Honolulu | HI | 2016 | |||
| Bill | Teefy | Doc’s Wine Shop | Hayward | CA | 2014 | H | |
| Michelle | Tenazas | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Las Vegas | NV | 2017 | H | |
| Kirstin E. | Thomas | San Francisco | CA | 2016 | H | ||
| Rebecca J. | Thompson | Springfield | VA | 2015 | H | ||
| Ned | Towle | Westchester Wine School | Westchester County | NY | 2015 | H | |
| Scott | Townley | Verizon | Bridgewater | NJ | 2017 | H | |
| Kimberly | Trainor | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Chicago | IL | 2017 | ||
| Mindy | Unverferth | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Cerritos | CA | 2017 | ||
| Jennifer | Uygur | Lucia | Dallas | TX | 2017 | H | |
| Melanie | Vacchio | Washington area | DC | 2015 | H | ||
| Kristen | Van Horn | Martignetti Companies | Norwood | MA | 2016 | ||
| Blaine | Verde | Siena Imports | Oakland | CA | 2015 | H | |
| Cynthia | Walesch | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | West Palm Beach | FL | 2017 | H | |
| Lauren | Walsh | Pompano Beach | FL | 2016 | H | ||
| Paul D. | Warburton | The Woodlands | TX | 2015 | |||
| Christopher | Ward | Campbell | CA | 2015 | |||
| William | Ward | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Syosset | NY | 2017 | H | |
| Tripp | Warren | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Syosset | NY | 2017 | H | |
| Jessica | Waugh | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Las Vegas | NV | 2016 | H | |
| Adam | Weber | Dante Pizzeria | Omaha | NE | 2016 | ||
| Paul Kelly | Wheeler | Vino Venue | Atlanta | GA | 2016 | H | |
| Chani | Wiggins | Washington | DC | 2014 | H | ||
| David | Wildman | San Mateo | CA | 2017 | H | ||
| Jessica | Williams | Lauber Imports | New York | NY | 2017 | ||
| Ken | Winn | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Chicago | IL | 2017 | H | |
| Zachary | Wise | Lettieri & Co. | Brisbane | CA | 2016 | ||
| Christopher | Wisner | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Santa Rosa | CA | 2017 | ||
| Shaun | Wright | Southern Glazer's Wine and Spirits | Tampa | FL | 2017 | ||
| Michael | Wyant | Naples | FL | 2016 | H | ||
| Jason | Wyatt | Southern Glazer’s Wine & Spirits | Louisville | KY | 2016 | ||
| Paul | Yanon | Colangelo & Partners | New York | NY | 2015 | H | |
| Bashir M. | Yonoszai | Paul's of Chevy Chase | Washington | DC | 2015 | H | |
| Jay | Youmans | Capital Wine School, Rock Creek Wine Merchants | Washington | DC | 2014 | H | |
| Michael | Yuhas | West Milford | NJ | 2015 | H |
*H indicates Honors level