Bernard Sun will be the head sommelier overlooking a team of 50 of the best sommeliers in the USA.
Bernard Sun
Bernard Sun, Corporate Beverage Director for Jean-Georges Vongerichten’s four-star restaurant group, is one of the country’s most respected sommeliers. He oversees the beverage programs at all twelve Jean-Georges restaurants, from Shanghai to New York – composing wine lists, creating cocktails, training staff and managing the financials. Sun’s passion for wine has been his focus throughout his career. Before joining Jean-Georges in January of 2005, he was sommelier at Gray Kunz’s four-star Lespinasse, Sirio Maccioni’s famed Le Cirque 2000, and Drew Nieporent’s legendary Montrachet. The recipient of the 2010 James Beard Foundation Award for Best Wine Service, as well as the 2010 BCA Global Vision in Wine Award, Sun also makes wine in Napa and the Willamette Valley under his III Somms label. He has been quoted and featured in publications including The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Wine Spectator, Wine & Spirits, Beverage Media, GQ and Food & Wine.
Andre Compeyre
André Compeyre has an endless curiosity and his passion for serving extraordinary and good value wines comes through Benoit. Originally from Toulouse, his different journeys have fostered this passion, deepening his experience with rare vintages and the magic of the right pairing between wine and cuisine. At Benoit, he created a “Secrets de Cave” reserve list which includes rare Burgundy and California verticals, not often seen at restaurants, let alone at bistros. The Napa Technology system enables André to offer wines by the ounce from famed producers such as Pétrus and Château d’Yquem. He also features a regularly updated “Top Pours” selection offering guests exceptional wines at very competitive prices. In June 2012 he received Best Sommelier of Languedoc-Roussillon Award at the Sud de France New York Festival.
The sommeliers participating in BurdiGala:
Paul Altuna Le Cirque
Gillian Balance, MS Cavallo Point Lodge
Mollie Battenhouse VOS Selections
Yannick Benjamin Le Du’s Wines
Heather Branch Polaner Selections
Christy Canterbury, MW ChristyCanterbury.com
Justin Coleman The Mark by Jean-Georges
Michel Couvreux Per Se
Roger Dagorn, MS Tocqueville
Ann Marie Delbello ABC Kitchen
Arnaud Devulder The Core Club
Jennifer Ely USA Wine West
Olivier Flosse A Voce
Stacey Gibson Corkbuzz
Paul Grieco Hearth and Terroir
Anjoleena Griffin-Host The Borgata
Francesco Grosso Marea
Justin Hall Vine Craft
Morgan Harris Corkbuzz
Drew Hendricks, MS Rudd Wine Estates
Stephanie Johnson City Winery
Sean Kerby Riverpark
Kyungmoon Kim Jungsik Restaurant
Karen King Winebow
Hiromi Kiyama 15 East
Mariya Kovacheva Cafe Boulud-Palm Beach
Alexander LaPratt Jean Georges Restaurant
Jean-Luc Le Du Le Du’s Wines
Pascaline Lepeltier Rouge Tomate
Keri Levens Aquavit
Sabra Lewis Rouge Tomate
Justin Lorenz Aureole
Andrea Morris Jean-Georges Restaurant
Robin Kelley O’Connor Italian Wine Merchants
Kristie Petrullo Petrullo Wine Consulting
Charles Puglia Blue Hill at Stone Barns
Christine Ra ABC Kitchen
Jordan Salcito
Aldo Sohm Le Bernardin
Carrie Strong Ai Fiori
Heidi Turzyn David Burke Townhouse
Dustin Wilson, MS Eleven Madison Park
Hristo Zisovski Altamarea Group