A Note from Somm Showdown

Moderator Calvin Webster

It is almost time for the inaugural Somm Showdown! I am thrilled to be part of this exciting event at Nissan Stadium on November 10. Collaborating with the Nashville Wine Auction team to bring this unique event to life has been a pleasure. Nashville is a growing wine market with a lot of up-and-coming wine professionals, which makes it the perfect place for a competition like the Somm Showdown. There's nothing like some friendly competition to make everyone stronger, all while raising money for a good cause!  

-Calvin Webster, DipWSET

Meet our Inaugural Somm Showdown contestants!

Here at Nashville Wine Auction, we love our Sommeliers. We truly could not do the work we do without them. In November, the Nashville Wine Auction is giving six talented Sommelier contestants a chance to show off their skills through a series of challenges. The winning Sommelier will be crowned the first-ever Nashville Wine Auction Somm Showdown champion. Meet all six contestants in this month's blog! 

Still need to purchase your ticket? That's okay! A limited number of tickets are available. Come join the contestants and test your wine knowledge alongside them!

November 10, 2024 | 11:30 am

Wesley Mortgage Club in Nissan Stadium

Thank you for helping fund the fight! 🥂

Nashville Wine Auction is celebrating another successful l’Eté du Vin thanks to our wine-loving community. During the three-day weekend, more than $2.3 million was raised to support our beneficiaries, bringing our organization’s total impact to more than $40 million raised for local cancer-fighting charity organizations. 

We're excited to welcome Lou Vargo to the team! Lou has worked in the wine and hospitality industry for nearly 20 years and will serve as our Donations and Cellar Manager. He is a Certified Sommelier and Certified Specialist of Wine and holds a Masters degree in International Business from the American Graduate School of International Management. 

In case you missed it - Nashville Wine Auction is a finalist for the 18th Annual Wine Spectator Video Contest! Help Rahel, Jim, Nancy and Marc win the contest by voting at the link below! Voting ends Sunday, so don't wait to vote! 

The l'Eté du Vin co-chairs debuted this song at this year's event in July. 

We're excited to welcome Sarah Wu to the Nashville Wine Auction team this fall! 

Sarah, a student at Vanderbilt University, will be joining us through the winter as an intern. If you see Sarah at an event or around the Nashville Wine Auction office, please say hi! 

Join us in congratulating Taylor Guardino Engle on her recent Nashville Emerging Leaders Award! Taylor was honored in the Hospitality and Tourism category by The Nashville Area Chamber of Commerce and YP Nashville.  Congrats, Taylor! 

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