Andrea Robinson (sommelier)

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Andrea Robinson (or Andrea Immer-Robinson) is an American

James Beard Awards.[2]

Personal life and education

Andrea Immer was born and raised in

Napa Valley, California.[9] She is married and has three children, Lucas, Jesse, and Jack.[10]

Career

After returning from Europe, Robinson started working in the wine department at the Windows on the World in New York City. She was mentored by Kevin Zraly. Eventually she became the first female cellar master at the restaurant and she eventually earned her Master Sommeliers Diploma. She also competed in the World Championship of Sommeliers.[2] The earning of her diploma made her, at that time, one of eighteen women master sommeliers in the world.[3] She would become the Beverage Director and Cellarmaster of the Windows on the World.[7] She was also the Corporate Director of Beverage Programs at Starwood.[11]

Since 2008, Robinson has served as the master sommelier for Delta Air Lines.[2] With Delta, Robinson is responsible for tasting approximately 2,000 California wines to select 30 wines for business class and first class passengers.[2][12] She tasted a selection of the 2,000 wines both on land and also while flying in an airplane to compare how altitude affects wine tasting.[13]

Robinson has provided

Fine Living Network.[7][13] She also teaches cooking classes and teaches online courses about wine.[5]

Awards and recognition

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Garlough, Bill. "Midwestern festival helps one enjoy wine's many flavors in thefall". The Sun. Archived from the original on February 24, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2012. (subscription required)
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Pantovich, Milla. "Exclusive | Master Sommelier Andrea Robinson Talks Going From Wall Street to Wine". LuxeEpicure. JustLuxe. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  3. ^ a b Chen, Susannah (June 17, 2011). "Andrea Robinson on female sommeliers and the future of wine in America". Yum Sugar. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  4. ^ Pierson, Dana Dyer. "Andrea Robinson Speaks at Huber Winery". Midwest Wine Press. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Nichols, Nancy. "Andrea Immer Robinson at Macy's in Dallas". SideDish. D Magazine. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  6. ^ Lee, Yishane. "Master Sommelier Andrea Immer Robinson". Nutrition and weight loss. Runner's World. Archived from the original on April 26, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Andrea Immer-Robinson". People and institutions. Calwineries. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  8. ^ Bergin, Mary. "Big breakfast to open food, wine show here". Lifestyle. The Capital Times. Archived from the original on April 10, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2012. (subscription required)
  9. ^ Fedor, Liz. "It's a brand new day at NWA; Wine, food and fashion will characterize Delta's investment in its image for the merged carrier, as Northwest travelers will soon see". Business. Star Tribune. Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  10. ^ Snider, Mike (August 11, 2005). "Andrea pours it on, dishes it up". TV. USA Today. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  11. ^ Cervin, Michael. "Q&A with Andrea Robinson, One of the Country's Leading Wine Educators". Into Wine. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
  12. ^ Weber, Harry (July 11, 2011). "Delta's Sommelier Samples 2,000 Wines". Food. Huffington Post. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  13. ^ a b "Wine at 30,000 feet". Currents. Cheers. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2012. (subscription required)
  14. ^ "The One Stemware by Andrea Robinson". Glass and Stemware. International Wine Accessories.
  15. ^ Fisher, Mark. "Fries go with that shake, but what about with wine?". Dayton Daily News. Archived from the original on October 19, 2017. Retrieved December 12, 2012. (subscription required)
  16. ^ "Robinson wins wine literary award". People. Wines & Vines. Archived from the original on April 15, 2016. Retrieved December 11, 2012. (subscription required)

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