The Mag / People To Know

Get to know more about entrepreneur Ariel Arce, the methods behind her business planning, and how she worked her way to the top of NYC's Champagne game.

Revolutionary winemakers across Santa Barbara have reawakened the region’s viticultural scene, bringing conscious farming and minimal intervention to vineyards across the county. Get to know our winemaker friend Pete Stolpman, a longtime pioneer for real winemaking in the Golden State, here!

There’s no one in the world like Rajat Parr. An accomplished sommelier, winemaker, and award-winning author, Rajat made his way to the States back in the early 1990s, diving head first into the world of wine, restaurants, and hospitality. Get to know Raj through our interview with him, here! 

Meet our friend, Sommelier and Managing Partner at Racines NYC, Pascaline Lepeltier, MS! Passionate about sustainable agriculture, hospitality, and ‘authentic’ wine, Pascaline shares what brought her to NYC,  American and French restaurant differences, and her personal stance on ‘natural wine.'

Meet our friend Sarah Thomas, sommelier at Le Bernardin, and author/founder of Kalamata's Kitchen! Get the inside scoop on what it's like to work the floor at one of NYC's hottest restaurants, as well as what it takes to write a children's book and create a small business!

Get to know our friend Rita Jammet, the face behind La Caravelle Champagne and expert on all things hospitality! From dominating the NYC restaurant world, to founding a globally renowned Champagne brand, Rita gives us unmissable insight on the industry through her interview, here.

Get to know our friend Joe Campanale, Wine Director and Partner at Brooklyn based Italian eatery, Fausto. Get the inside scoop on working in New York City's restaurant biz, making wine in Abruzzo and Campania, and all things Italy!

Get to know our friend Kelli White, Senior Staff Writer for GuildSomm and author of Napa Valley, Then & Now. Grab the inside scoop on wine industry careers, journalism, and what makes Napa so special.

Can’t get enough of the SOMM documentary series? Meet the brains behind the project, Jason and Christina Wise, founders of Forgotten Man Films/creators of the SOMM films.

Meet Carlton McCoy Jr, MS, wine director of The Little Nell in Aspen, Colorado and get to know a good friend of Verve Wine.