Experts & Enthusiasts

experts and enthusiast

When you attend the Park City Wine Festival, you’ll learn from the best of the best in the wine industry. See how passion for wine, food and the great outdoors blend together to create the most memorable experience. You won’t just sip, sniff, and swirl with our experts, you’ll ride down a mountain or hike up a trail with them! Go on your leaf peeping mountain adventure and pair it with a wine weekend getaway. Engage with winemakers, vineyard owners, and Master Sommeliers in their element for so much more than a lecture.

Park City Wine Festival

Kellie Martin

Founder & Chief Sommelier, SommSchool

Seth Adams

co-Owner & Executive Chef, Riverhorse on Main

Belen Carreto

Head Chef, Butchers Chop House & Bar

Galen Zamarra

James Beard Award Winning Chef

JANNA RINKER

DeLille Cellars

James Dumas

Head Chef & Owner Alpinist at Deer Valley Club

Gregorio Vazquez

Head Chef,
Boneyard Saloon

Zane Holmquist

VP, Food & Beverage
Stein Eriksen Lodge Deer Valley

JaSON LAHRMAN

Executive Sous Chef,
St. Regis Hotels & Resorts

Jake PAscale

Area Manager,
J. Lohr Vineyards

Julie Minadeo

Southwest Division Manager, Brassfield Estate Winery

Ashley Blair

J Vineyards & Winery

Michael Oravecz & Loretta DiChiro

Mila Family Vineyards

Cris Sibaja Aragon

Executive Chef,
Hyatt Centric EPC

Pamela Ford

Director, Control States Foley Family Wines & Spirits

David MaKieve

Head Winemaker,
Purple Sky Winery

Brendan Coyle

Founder,
Dendric Estate

Adam Ross

Owner, LOMA

KRIS LANGE

Vineyard & Winery Manager,
Terra 5047

T. Allen

National Events Manager, Duckhorn Portfolio

Arian Huerta

Chef de Cuisine,
Deer Valley Resort

Ashley Blair

J Vineyards & Winery

MIKE WILLISON

National Sales Director, Adelsheim Vineyard

Pierson Shields

Executive Chef

GRANT JENNINGS

North American Sales Director, Piattelli Vineyards

LIZA SARACINI

Head Chef & Owner, Florabelle

BARR SMITH

Co-Founder & Owner,
Barlow Vineyards

Peter Zemaitis

Executive Chef, Hyatt Centric Park City

Stuart Barker

VP of sales, Sean Minor Wines

KEVIN LEE

Executive Chef, Pendry Park City

STUART RODGER

Executive Chef, Waldorf Astoria

ELIZABETH CANNON

Southwest Regional Manager,
Michael David Winery

hilary cline

VP of Marketing, Cline Family Cellars

John Wetzel

Partner, Alexander Valley Vineyards

Dan Fehr

National sales Manager, Rombauer Vineyards

MEGAN CLINE

Second Generation Vintner, Cline Family Cellars

Anthony & Mary Bourke

Winemakers & Founders, Hale Mary Wines

Neb Lukic

President, DAOU Family Estates

Senthil Krishnamurthy

Executive Chef, Goldener Hirsch Restaurant

Mike Mekjian

Partner, Russian River Vineyard

Michael Jon Young

Executive Chef

Jennifer Fitzhugh

Owner, Thorn Apple Bakery

DAVID REUSS

Regional Wine Educator, Jackson Family Wines

Chito Arreola

Renowned Chef & Culinary Expert

JANN COTTER

Senior VP of Wine Sales & Education, Jackson Family Wines

Brent Ferro

Western Regional Sale Manager, Round Pond Estate

Giovanni Balistreri

Winemaker, Russian River Vineyards

Jamie Alleman

Senior Director of Operations, Fraîche Wine

Matt Brewster

Chef, Edge Steakhouse

Rita Di Lello

Vice President of National Accounts, On-Premise for J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines

Bruce Smitham

Regional Manager Enterprise Markets for J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines

Caren Hatton

Founder, Arietta Wines

Jennifer Clarke

Director of National Accounts On Premise & e-Commerce for J. Lohr Vineyards & Wines