sommelier - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/sommelier/ Building "Bridges" Across the Bayou City! Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://i0.wp.com/houstonnewmedia.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/cropped-cropped-Houston.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 sommelier - HoustonNewMedia.org https://houstonnewmedia.org/tag/sommelier/ 32 32 103504436 The Texas Michelin-Recognized Sommelier Who Takes Benadryl to Do His Job https://houstonnewmedia.org/the-texas-michelin-recognized-sommelier-who-takes-benadryl-to-do-his-job/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-texas-michelin-recognized-sommelier-who-takes-benadryl-to-do-his-job Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/2025/6/2/24441647/steven-mcdonald-sommelier-pappas-bros-steakhouse-texas-michelin-guide-wine Steven McDonald spills in the latest Q&A. | Pappas Bros Steakhouse

Steven McDonald of Pappas Bros. Steakhouse talks fine wine, engaging younger drinkers, and how he navigates the job with a wine allergy Steven McDon...

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]]> 961483 How Master Sommelier June Rodil Builds Wine Lists That Are Just as Diverse as Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-master-sommelier-june-rodil-builds-wine-lists-that-are-just-as-diverse-as-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-master-sommelier-june-rodil-builds-wine-lists-that-are-just-as-diverse-as-houston Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:32:00 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/2021/10/5/22708978/june-rodil-master-sommelier-houston-goodnight-hospitality-eater-wine-club Across three much-lauded establishments, Rodil’s wine picks are among the best in the city In March of 2019, Austin’s food scene was rocked when June Rodil, a master sommelier and the mind behind some of the city’s most compe...

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]]> 178680 How Master Sommelier June Rodil Builds Wine Lists That Are Just as Diverse as Houston https://houstonnewmedia.org/how-master-sommelier-june-rodil-builds-wine-lists-that-are-just-as-diverse-as-houston/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-master-sommelier-june-rodil-builds-wine-lists-that-are-just-as-diverse-as-houston Tue, 05 Oct 2021 14:32:00 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/2021/10/5/22708978/june-rodil-master-sommelier-houston-goodnight-hospitality-eater-wine-club Across three much-lauded establishments, Rodil’s wine picks are among the best in the city In March of 2019, Austin’s food scene was rocked when June Rodil, a master sommelier and the mind behind some of the city’s most compe...

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]]> 178679 Wine Time: Master Sommelier Steven McDonald https://houstonnewmedia.org/wine-time-master-sommelier-steven-mcdonald/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wine-time-master-sommelier-steven-mcdonald Thu, 23 Apr 2020 09:30:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/master-sommelier-steven-mcdonald-11467035 Until late March, Master Sommelier and Pappas Bros. Steakhouse wine director Steven McDonald managed what many consider to be one of the best wine lists in the United States. Last year, his program, which includes thousands of rare and high-priced wine...

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]]> 38167 Wine Time: Goodnight Hospitality Partner and Master Sommelier June Rodil https://houstonnewmedia.org/wine-time-goodnight-hospitality-partner-and-master-sommelier-june-rodil/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wine-time-goodnight-hospitality-partner-and-master-sommelier-june-rodil Thu, 16 Apr 2020 12:08:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/wine-time-master-sommelier-june-rodil-11465858 In April 2019, Master Sommelier June Rodil moved to Houston from Austin to become a partner in the Goodnight Hospitality restaurant group, which includes Goodnight Charlie’s, Montrose Cheese and Wine, and Rosie Cannonball. The Houston Press spoke late ...

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]]> 36108 Wine Time: Kroger Beverage Director and Sommelier Jaime De Leon https://houstonnewmedia.org/wine-time-kroger-beverage-director-and-sommelier-jaime-de-leon/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wine-time-kroger-beverage-director-and-sommelier-jaime-de-leon Wed, 15 Apr 2020 09:00:00 +0000 https://www.houstonpress.com/restaurants/kroger-beverage-director-and-sommelier-jaime-de-leon-on-making-it-through-a-quarantine-11465560 After the city of Houston ordered restaurants and bars to close a few weeks ago, nearly all of the city’s wine professionals have been either furloughed or laid off. Jaime De Leon, the Adult Beverage Sales Manager for Kroger’s Houston Division is also ...

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]]> 35703 Master Sommelier David Keck Says Goodbye to Goodnight Hospitality  https://houstonnewmedia.org/master-sommelier-david-keck-says-goodbye-to-goodnight-hospitality/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=master-sommelier-david-keck-says-goodbye-to-goodnight-hospitality Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:45:00 +0000 https://houston.eater.com/2020/3/5/21166369/master-sommelier-david-keck-resigns-goodnight-hospitality Goodnight Charlie’s/Facebook

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]]> 23502 Houston restaurant group loses master sommelier https://houstonnewmedia.org/houston-restaurant-group-loses-master-sommelier/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=houston-restaurant-group-loses-master-sommelier Thu, 05 Mar 2020 17:40:47 +0000 http://houstonnewmedia.org/?guid=161e30535b6e223b9e0c099b1d30c141 David Keck, a founding partner and sommelier at Houston restaurant group Goodnight Hospitality, has resigned from the company and will be moving to Vermont. 

“After over a decade of living and working in the hospitality business in Houston, I have dec...

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