The Certified Sommelier Program at PCI is the brainchild of Master Sommelier David Glancy, MS, CWE. David Glancy is one of only 76 Americans (and only 142 people worldwide) to have earned the elite title of Master Sommelier (MS) from the London based Court of Master Sommeliers. He is a member of the Washington, DC based Society of Wine Educators, winning the 2003 Wine Appreciation Guild Award.

During his more than 20 years in the industry, he has worked for some of the largest hotels and food companies in the world, from the Marriott and Hyatt hotels, to Spectrum Food and the Kimpton Group. He has been involved in both front and back of house operations, and has managed restaurants and played a key role in several restaurant openings.

David's wine expertise has been solicited by nearly every institution and media outlet imaginable. His work with restaurants has been recognized through Wine Spectator and Restaurant Hospitality Magazine awards, as well as in glowing critical reviews in the San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, and numerous other publications.
Prior to joining PCI, David was a wine and business instructor at the California Culinary Academy in San Francisco.

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Bartholomew Broadbent's company, Broadbent Selections, Inc., founded in 1996, is the exclusive US national importer for 18 of the world's most sought after family wineries, including Spy Valley, Chateau Musar, Louis Guntrum, Warwick Estate, Vilafonte, Quinta do Crasto, Ferreira, Aresti, Delbeck, Montsarra, Tahbilk, Riefle, Weinert, Chateau Roubaud, and Machherndl. He also produces his own Broadbent Port and Madeira in Portugal. See www.broadbent-wines.com for more information.

Bert George is the owner of Joseph George Wines in San Jose, a shop exclusively offering limited production wines from Napa. He is the third generation of his family in the wine business. His family owned one of the largest liquor, wine, and beer distributors in Northern California, which started in 1940. Bert started at age 10 and was full-time by age 16. He has been involved in the sales and marketing of wine for wholesale and retail, along with growing grapes and developing brands for his company and others. He also has a vineyard in Yountville, producing wines under the Joseph George label.

Bill Cooper is Winemaker, Production Manager, and Sales Director for Cooper-Garrod Vineyards. His father, George, established the property after returning from service in WWII. Bill apprenticed to his Dad, took courses at Davis, asked everybody questions, and was promoted from apprentice to assistant to winemaker. Bill does everything from punching down the cap during crush to fine-tuning computer systems. See www.cgv.com for more information.

The fifth woman in the world to become a Master Sommelier, grape goddess Catherine Fallis is still very much down-to-earth. Founder and President of Planet Grape LLC, a company committed to bringing a passion for wine, food, and good living into the lives of everyday people, Catherine is creator of the grape goddess guides to good living series of books, seminars, and e-learning programs on wine, food, and travel. She is a frequent speaker, event host, and educator for corporations, consumers, and the trade, a columnist for Touring & Tasting and Wine Adventure, international wine judge, and a professional Champagne sabreur.

Dan Gordon, co-founder of Gordon Biersch Brewing Company, has earned a reputation as one of America's leading brewing engineers. Gordon is the first American in more than 50 years to graduate from the prestigious five-year brewing engineering program at the world-renowned Technical University of Munich at Weihenstephan, West Germany. Before earning his brewing engineer's degree there in 1987, he interned at Spaten Brewery in Munich and served as a technical translator at Lowenbrau Consulting.

David Furer is a Contributing Editor for Sante. His writing also appears in Australia & New Zealand's Wine Business Magazine, SFSommelier.com, Wine Business Monthly, Virtual Gourmet Newsletter (US), Sommeliers Int'l. (France), Wine Int'l., Wines & Spirits Int'l., Decanter, Harper's Weekly, The Drinks Business, Merrick's Media travel titles (UK), and many others. David guest lectures at Oxford and Cambridge Universities, speaks on behalf of the Sherry Institute and German generic wine organizations, and has appeared on BBC Radio. His debut as contributing editor to Tom Stevenson's book Wine Report 2005 was followed by the Which? Wine Guide 2005 and Wine Reports 2006 and 2007. 2005 heralded his first solo authorship with Wine Places. David is the latest contributing editor to the world's largest selling wine book, Hugh Johnson's Pocket Guide to Wine. He's managed and sommeliered at top restaurants in Chicago, California, and London and has apprenticed at five German wineries.

Eric Baugher is Director of Winemaking at Ridge Vineyards' Monte Bello Winery. Eric heads the winemaking team at Ridge with Paul Draper and is involved in all winemaking decisions. Eric grew up on a small ranch in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where he raised animals, planted gardens and orchards, and rode horses. He attended UC Santa Cruz, receiving undergraduate degrees in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology. In 1994 he joined Ridge, and in his first year he organized the laboratory and developed new sophisticated analytical tests to support Ridge's traditional winemaking practices. In 1995, he took on production management and now oversees all day-to-day winemaking activities. His passion for wine and the stimulating juxtaposition of low-tech winemaking and high-tech analytic techniques keeps him totally involved and constantly inspired.

Eugenio Jardim is the Wine Director at one of San Francisco's top restaurants: Jardiniere, a partnership between famous Chef Traci Des Jardins and Restaurant Designer Pat Kuleto. At Jardiniere he earned the highest four-star rating for service from the San Francisco Chronicle Food and Wine Editor Michael Bauer. Apart from his work in the restaurant, he became a featured guest sommelier at many national and international wine events, such as: "The Masters of Food and Wine" in Carmel, CA, "The International Pinot Noir Celebration" (IPNC) in the Willamette Valley of Oregon, "The World of Pinot Noir" in Shell Beach, CA, and Daniel Johannes' "La Paulee" in New York City, the greatest Burgundy Wine event outside of France.

Fred Dame is one of just 76 Americans to have passed the Master Sommelier Examination. Dame was the first to successfully pass all three parts in a single year. This feat and his high score won him the coveted Krug Cup of the British Guild of Sommeliers in 1984. Dame founded the American Branch of The Court of Master Sommeliers in 1986, and has played an active role in the expansion of the Master Sommelier program throughout America since that time. He is the first American to have served as President of the Court of Master Sommeliers Worldwide, and assists restaurateurs and hoteliers in developing their wine programs in his role as Director of Prestige Accounts for Beam Wine Estates. He is currently the President of the Guild of Sommeliers Education Foundation.

Over 20 years ago, a young man from a long line of distillers ventured from the Black Forest of Germany to the sunny Bay Area of California and opened St. George Spirits. They produce numerous Eau de Vie as well as Hangar One Vodka in the town of Alameda.

Former wine director of Jardinere in San Francisco, Rebecca Chapa is a graduate of Cornell University's School of Hotel Administration. She began her career working with Kevin Zraly at Windows on the World in New York City, and is now Estate Ambassador for Rubicon Estate Winery.

Kathryn Kennedy's youngest son, Marty Mathis, took the position as winemaker in 1981. Marty and his wife, Dr. Deborah Mathis, currently reside at the vineyard and winery in Saratoga. Having been born here and farmed the same ground for over 30 years, he has developed a deep love of this small piece of land. Over the last ten years, he has begun to transition their practices towards organic viticulture.

Tim Gaiser is the Education Chair for the American Chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers, as well as a contributing editor for Fine Cooking Magazine. Tim has experience in all phases of the wine industry - online, wholesale, retail, winery, and restaurant - including stints at Heitz Wine Cellars in the Napa Valley and Bix restaurant in San Francisco. He has developed wine education programs for several restaurants, winery schools, and wine distributors, and has taught classes at every level of wine education. Tim spent five years as one of the senior wine merchants at Virtual Vineyards and the original wine.com, and was instrumental in building this multi-million dollar company. Tim has also served as a wine panelist for Bon Appetit magazine, and received the Wine Spectator's Best of Award of Excellence for his wine lists at the Cypress Club in 1991, 1992, and 1993.

Robert Bath has spent more than 25 years in the industry, managing high-profile, wine-oriented restaurants such as the Sardine Factory in Monterey, CA; Starkers in Kansas City, MO; and Shafer Vineyards in Napa, California. He also founded The RLB Wine Group, a sales, marketing, and education consultant business.

Reggie Narito is one of only 76 people in the United States and one of only three Filipino Americans to hold the prestigious title of Master Sommelier. A native of Alameda, California, Reggie began his career in the restaurant industry at the age of 17. He has worked in Bay Area restaurants such as Star's in San Francisco, Le Papillion in San Jose, and the Plumed Horse in Saratoga. He has helped in the design of well known beverage programs in the South Bay, such as the Forbes Mill in Los Gatos, Mandarin Gourmet in Cupertino, and Junnoon Restaurant in Palo Alto. He is currently employed with Southern Wine & Spirits, working as the regional manager for Santa Clara County. He resides in San Jose with his wife Kim and their three children.

Master Sommelier Randal Bertao's grandparents emigrated from the island of Terceria in the Azores. His introduction to wine came from his grandmother, who made her own wine throughout her life. Her final vintage was 1983, bottles of which Bertao still has to this day. But it was his encounter with a 1961 Chateau Lafite that ignited his passion to understand what makes certain wines so special. Bertao grew up on a dairy ranch in Calfornia's Central Valley operated with pride by his father. He began his career in the restaurant industry in Los Gatos in 1974 and took his talents to London in 1984 where he helped launch the restaurant, 24 Surrey Street. Currently Bertao is the general manager and resident Master Sommelier of Parcel 104 restaurant in Santa Clara.