Sommeliers
Wine service at La Paulée is conducted by hundreds of the world's top wine professionals led by:
Chef Sommeliers
Jennifer Ely - Elenteny Imports
Natalie McDade - Apres Cru
Hristo Zisovski - Wilson Daniels
Eric Railsback - Grand Cru Selections
San Francisco Sommeliers
Rick Arline | Camphor | Los Angeles, CA
Emma Bavera | Mentone | Aptos, CA
Jessica Bell | Fat Cat | San Francisco, CA
Nicholas Berggren | Grand Cru Selections | Chicago, IL
Molly Brooks | Club 33 & 21 Royal Disneyland | Anaheim, CA
Christopher Chan | WA Wine Guild | WA
Jalil Chikhaoui | COTE Miami | Miami, FL
Justin Chin | Spruce | San Francisco, CA
Rachel Coe | Crenn Dining Group | San Francisco, CA
Matthew Conway | Tippling House | Charleston, SC
Alec Cummings | The Morris | San Francisco, CA
Sam Dhiman | Heitz Cellar | Napa, CA
Joey Fetter | Wilson Daniels | Miami, FL
Truman Flanders | Alba | Los Angeles, CA
Simi Grewal | DECANT Bottle Shops & Bars | San Francisco, CA
Elizabeth Harcourt | Harcourt Fine Wines | Los Angeles, CA
Jordan Hobro | Spruce | San Francisco, CA
Adam Hopkins | S.Y. Kitchen & Nella Kitchen | Los Alamos, CA
Fredrik Horn | Vintedge Wines | Stockholm, Sweden
Evan Hufford | Maison Healdsburg | Healdsburg, CA
David Hunter | Tartuca | Portland, OR
Jake Jendusa | The Jory at the Allison Inn | Portland, OR
Tira Johnson | We All Gotta Eat | New York, NY
Loris Anne Jones-Randolph | Alba | Los Angeles, CA
Doug Kahn | Thatcher’s Wine | Napa, CA
Dennis Kelly MS | Protégé | Palo Alto, CA
Sally Kim | Breakthru Beverage | CA
Tracy Latimer | Callie | San Diego, CA
Erik Latshaw | Post Ranch Inn | Big Sur, CA
Lisbet Lopez | Amara at Paraiso | Miami, FL
Rachel Macalisang | Kobrand | Los Angeles, CA
Francesca Maniace | Flatiron Wine & Spirits | San Francisco, CA
Cameron Mascia | COQODAQ | New York, NY
Caleb McArthur | Selby’s | Atherton, CA
Meghan McDonnell | Grand Cru Selections | San Francisco, CA
Haley Moore | Acquire | San Francisco, CA
Magdalena Morales | Heitz Cellar | Napa, CA
Jeremiah Morehouse | Spruce | San Francisco, CA
Matt Nelling | Skurnik Wines & Spirits | Charleston, SC
Bo Young Northcutt | Caesar’s Entertainment | Stateline, NV
Robin Kelley O’Connor | RKO Vine | New York, NY
Meaghan Odum | Jackson, MS
Eric Palmer | RNDC | Atlanta, GA
Cara Patricia | DECANT SF Bottle Ship & Bar | San Francisco, CA
Andrew Pettingell | Maritime | San Francisco, CA
Kenisha Pope | V-no @ the Harbor | National Harbor, MD
Marin Preske | Skurnik Wines | Los Angeles, CA
Jelena Prodan | Valhalla, S.K.Y., Apolonia, Sanzoku | Chicago, IL
Grant Reynolds | Parcelle | New York, NY
Jim Rollston | The Village Pub | Woodside, CA
Raphael Santos | Promontory | Oakville, CA
David Schulner | Gwen | Los Angeles, CA
Chevis Scott | The Morris | San Francisco, CA
Jeremy Shanker | T. Edward Wines | New York, NY
Paul Sherman | The Institute of Culinary Education | Pasadena, CA
Logan Silbert | Vine & Rare Selections | San Francisco, CA
Garrett Smith | Thatcher’s Wine | Berkeley, CA
Tyler Stacy | Grand Cru Selections | CA
Lee Stein | If I May | Toronto, ON
Rick Styles | Grand Cru Selections | Napa, CA
Andre Sydnor | Copra / Eylan | San Francisco, CA
Alice Tang | COTE Miami | Miami, FL
Wesley Taylor | BurgWine Limited | Oxford, MS
Joshua Thomas | Art of Cellaring | San Antonio, TX
Justin Thompson | Grand Cru Selections | Los Angeles, CA
Leo Tovey | Ashes & Diamonds | Napa, CA
Chloe Tula | The Sea Ranch Lodge | Santa Rosa, CA
Daniel Veit | Wally’s Fine Wine & Spirits | Santa Monica, CA
Daniel Yeom | Chassy Production | Los Angeles, CA
New York City Sommeliers
Laura Anne Algieri | Chef’s Table at Brooklyn Fare | New York, NY
Alessandra Ameglio | Mattos Hospitality | New York, NY
Loredana Ancuta | Corkbuzz | New York, NY
Paula Arango-Rios | Terroir Tribeca | New York, NY
Cat Buccello | The Bodega Lounge | Brooklyn, NY
Brandon Barnes | Casa Cruz | New York, NY
Heather Barr | La Tête d’Or | New York, NY
Emma Bavera | Mentone | Aptos, CA
Elli Benchimol | Apero & La Bohème | Washington DC
Yannick Benjamin | Beaupierre / University Club | New York, NY
Flannery Berry | Essential by Christophe | New York, NY
Brian Busch | Goodwins | Dallas, TX
Michael Campbell | Aska | Brooklyn, NY
Mikayla Cansler | Himmel Hospitality - Harvest | Cambridge, MA
Macarena Carillo | COTE Miami | Miami, FL
Yonatan Chaitchik | SAGA | New York, NY
Nicole Cheon | Le Coucou | New York, NY
Sabrina Chineva-Schatz | Wilson Daniels | New York, NY
Gabriel Clark | Gabriel Kreuther | New York, NY
Jeff Cleveland | Birch | Milwaukee, WI
Kevin Conover | Torrisi | New York, NY
Elizabeth Dames | The Pearlant | Atlanta, GA
Roderick Daniels | DANIEL | New York, NY
Paula De Pano | Rocks + Acid Wine Shop | Chapel Hill, NC
Grant Dearden | Eleven Madison Park | New York, NY
Kyla Debrito | La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels | New York, NY
Lynn Dowdell | Vin Collective | Tampa, FL
Thibault Dubreuil | Eli’s Table | New York, NY
William Edwards | Gramercy Tavern | New York, NY
Etinosa Emokpae | Skurnik Wines & Spirits | Philadelphia, PA
Catherine Fanelli | Crane Club | New York, NY
Bastien Fidelin | Paris, France
Clayton Fox | Restaurant R’evolution | New Orleans, LA
Hector Fuentes | Etta | Scottsdale, AZ
Dean Fuerth | Sushi Nakazawa | New York, NY
Stephen Giroux | Pasquale Jones | New York, NY
Kristen Goceljak | Kent Hospitality Group | New York, NY
Julianny Gomez | Forsythia | New York, NY
Brian Grandison | Surf Club Restaurant | Surfside, FL
Jeffrey Gregory | 55 Seventy | Dallas, TX
Tyler Grigsby | Henry’s Wine | Brooklyn, NY
Dora Grossman-Weir | Tolo & Sunn’s | New York, NY
Will Hall | ZZ’s Club | New York, NY
Jeremy Hanson | The Grill | New York, NY
Lauren Hoey | Manuela | New York, NY
Alexa Jaenicke | Prestige Ledroit | Washington DC
John Jansma | Per Se | New York, NY
Anand Jayachandran | Terroir Tribeca | New York, NY
Stephen Jin | Chu’s Wine | New York, NY
Tira Johnson | We All Gotta Eat | New York, NY
Ross Johnson | City Winery NYC | New York, NY
Dimitrios Karagiannis | Nerai and Nerina | New York, NY
Carlin Karr | Frasca Hospitality Group | Boulder, CO
Heidi Kim | Sushi Noz / 520 5th Avenue | New York, NY
Frank Kinyon | a.kitchen | Philadelphia, PA
Anthony Kuo | La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels | New York, NY
Eun Hee Susan Kwon | SAGA | New York, NY
Pascaline Lepeltier MS, MOF | Chambers | New York, NY
QiXin Li | Vintage Conservatory | Toronto, ON
Theo Lieberman | WineCredit | New York, NY
Remy Loet | Aria Restaurant | Atlanta, GA
Oliviero Lucchetti | Chambers | New York, NY
Matt Lynn | Jōji | New York, NY
Michael Madrigale | Cloche Wine | Philadelphia, PA
David Manev | Casa Tua NY | New York, NY
Matej Manev | Casa Tua NY | New York, NY
Ramon Manglano | Chez Fifi | New York, NY
Alex Mares | Bourbon Steak NY | New York, NY
Cameron Mascia | COQODAQ | New York, NY
Chris McLloyd | Tower Wine & Spirits | Atlanta, GA
Steven Meir | Bon Vin Selections | Atlanta, GA
Slim Mello | Aman NY | New York, NY
Ryan Mendez | The Modern | New York, NY
Blerim Meta | Altro Paradiso | New York, NY
Marshall Miller | The Noortwyck | New York, NY
Marlehika Mitchell | The Roots Fund | New York, NY
Jorge Mondragon | César | New York, NY
Steven Morgan | The Sorting Table | Raleigh, NC
Josh Nadel MS | NoHo Hospitality | New York, NY
Allie Nault | FLHO | Dallas, TX
Penny Nichols | New York, NY
Krysta Oben | Grape Witches / Paris Paris | Toronto, ON
Erin Okayama | Sushi Nakazawa | New York, NY
Isabel Pacheco | Finca Tapas and Wine Shop | San Diego, CA
Travis Padilla | Il Buco / Heroes | New York, NY
Juan Palomino | Balos Estatorio | Washington DC
Maia Parish | The Wine Suite | Denver, CO
Jordanne Pascual-Cancel | Eleven Madison Park | New York, NY
Natascha Patterer | Bowery Group | New York, NY
Emily Pegoda | Red Hook Tavern | Brooklyn, NY
Mary Jo Pham | One Grand Crew | New York, NY
Romain Pochon | Benoît | New York, NY
Kimberly Prokoshyn | Dunn & Sons Wine | Yarmouth Port, MA
Eric Railsback | Grand Cru Selections | San Francisco, CA
Michelle Reardon | La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels | New York, NY
Pierre Renauld | 228 Litres | Paris, France
Ellie Reppy | Manhatta | New York, NY
Leudys Ricardo | Jungsik | New York, NY
Joseph Riggenbach | La Compagnie des Vins Surnaturels | New York, NY
Jeffrey Roel | Don Alfonso 1890 | Toronto, ON
Derek Salkin | The Pheasant / Dunn & Sons | Dennis, MA
Ruben Sanz Ramiro | Terroir | Sweden
Katja Scharnagl | Skurnik Wines & Spirits | New York, NY
Julia Schwartz | Claud | New York, NY
Jeremy Schwartz | Frasca Food and Wine | Boulder, CO
Jeremy Shanker | T. Edward Wines | New York, NY
Hannah Small | Atoboy | New York, NY
Ian Smedley | COQODAQ | New York, NY
Jenna Sommer | Vicia | Saint Louis, MO
Ellis Srubas-Giammanco | Penny | New York, NY
Lee Stein | If I May | Toronto, ON
Larry Stone MS | Lingua Franca | Salem, OR
Bobby Stuckey MS | Frasca Hospitality Group | Boulder, CO
Patrick Suleski | Worcester Club | Worcester, MA
Faelan Switzer | COQODAQ | New York, NY
Mariarosa Tartaglione | IPO | New York, NY
Brittany Taylor | The Emeril Group | New Orleans, LA
Victoria Taylor | Café Boulud NY / Maison Barnes | New York, NY
Linda Milagros Violago | Canlis | Seattle, WA
Adam Waddell | Eleven Madison Park | New York, NY
Jason Wagner | The Sorting Table | New York, NY
Tristan Walczewski | Essence Restaurant Group | Grand Rapids, MI
Ashley Waugh | 55 Seventy | Dallas, TX
Maximilian Weber | Libera Wine Bar | New York, NY
Patrick Wert | Major Food Group | Miami, FL
Steve Wildy | Cloche Wine Co. | Philadelphia, PA
Camille Williams | The Roots Fund | New York, NY
Scott Zimmerman | bar56 | New York, NY