VP of Key Accounts
Southern Wine and Spirits
Kim Beto is known by numerous industry folk for his dynamic and inspired
work with Southern Wine & Spirits, but prior to working with Southern, he
was the Director of Beverage for the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. Many also
know him from his days as the Wine Director and GM at Postrio, and prior to
that, he was at his restaurant, 231 Ellsworth.
Jordan Mackay
Author and Journalist
Jordan Mackay is the James-Beard-award winning wine and
spirits writer for San Francisco magazine. His writing on food, wine, spirits,
and beer has also appeared in The New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San
Francisco Chronicle, Decanter, The Art of Eating, Wine and Spirits, Food &
Wine, Gourmet and many others. Currently, he writes regularly for San
Francisco, as well as a monthly pairing column in Cooking Light. His first
book, Passion for Pinot, was published in 2009, and his second, Secrets of the
Sommeliers (with Rajat Parr), was released in October 2010, winning the James
Beard award in 2011. His latest book, Two in the Kitchen, with his wife
Christie Dufault, was published in late 2012. Currently, he is working on a
book about Texas barbecue and two more books on wine. He lives in San
Francisco.
Christie Dufault,
Wine and Beverage Instuctor, CIA Greystoneclose
Christie Dufault is a member of the
wine faculty at the Culinary Institute of America in the Napa Valley.
Previously, Christie worked as the wine director for Restaurant Gary Danko in
San Francisco, where she was featured on the Food Network and earned the Grand
Award from the Wine Spectator. As the head sommelier at Quince, Christie
was awarded “Best Wine Director 2007” by San Francisco Magazine. In 2009,
Christie helped open RN74 Restaurant where she remains a part-time sommelier.
Christie is also a guest lecturer at the San Francisco Wine School and is a
regular contributor to Sommelier Journal.
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