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Celebrity Guests

Todd Jurich

Twenty seven years of cooking in the Tidewater, Virginia area has culminated in the award-winning Todd Jurich's Bistro in downtown Norfolk, Virginia.

Karen Urie

Karen Urie graduated from Johnson & Wales University in Providence, Rhode Island and served a postgraduate apprenticeship in Chicago...

Barbara Werley

Barbara Werley, MS, is the wine director for the Pappas Bros. Steakhouses in Dallas, Texas. Werley is one of 16 female master...

Luca Paschina

Luca Paschina, a third generation winemaker, is the General Manager and winemaker for Barboursville Vineyards of Barboursville, Virginia.

Claude Thibaut

Master of the "méthode champenoise", Claude Thibaut has moved to Charlottesville, Virginia in 2003 joining a local winery as a consultant to...

Rob McDonald

Like many artists, pursuing art as a career is a bit of a dream come true for me. With more than 30 years experience behind the lens, my artistic endeavors...

Claude DelFosse

Claude DelFosse is the founder, president and owner of DelFosse Vineyards and Winery located some 25 minutes South of Charlottesville...

Walter Slawski

Not the illicit beer hall of South African townships, the Shebeen, styled after the Cape wineries, offers unique food in an engaging setting.

Elaine Futhey

The C&O’s wine selection is overseen by one of the most respected and admired sommeliers in the mid-Atlantic region, Elaine Futhey. The cellar is...

Morgan Perkins

Morgan brings a background in sales, marketing, and years as the owner of "altes haus", offering antiques, an art gallery and interior design. In her...

Richard Hewitt

Richard brings his many years of experience in the U.S and abroad to focus on picking the finest wines available worldwide, thereby making...

Tom Bjornsen

He started his 27 year career in the wine business in 1981 with a job cutting cases and stocking shelves in a wine and liquor shop in Millwood...

Dave Fafara

It’s been a dozen years that Shenandoah Joe has been roasting coffee here in town. Talk mud with owner Dave Fafara, and you get...

Michael Shaps

After many years studying at the prestigious Lycee Viticole de Beaune in Burgundy, France, and working for esteemed French winemakers and...

Vance Booher

Vance is an Advanced Certified Wine Professional as well as a Certified Specialist of Wine. This is a rare accomplishment with only a handful...

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