Jessica Altieri, 31 Talking wine on TV Blaine Ashley, 35 Bubbly queen Yannick Benjamin, 38 Breaking down wine-world barriers Jason Booth, 30, and Ben Draper, 33 Learning and laughing about wine Whitney Burnside, 28 Oregon beer trailblazer Brahm Callahan, MS, 32 Restaurant list refiner Charles "AJ" Fairbanks, 39 Santa Barbara advocate Ashley Ceraolo, 38 Sip strategist Kathryn Coker, 36 Capturing California's cool approach Christy Erickson, 34 Captivating young collectors with digital wine auctions Azrhiel Frost, 31 Combining intuition and imbibing Matt Hedges, 36 American South embracing South America Matt Hofmann, 27 Creating a truly American whiskey Victoria James, 25 A Millennial tastemaker takes Manhattan Lindsey Johnson, 34 Cocktail community creator Kerrin Laz, 38 California wine cultivator Etty Lewensztain, 34 Niche wine curator Kathy Marlin, 38 Dynamic ambassador for Down Under wines Micah Melton, 30 Ice man rises Adam Mettler, 37 Producing quality and quantity in Lodi Thomas Monroe, 37, and Kate Norris, 34 Portland's urban winery pioneers Maz Naba, 37 Low-proof cocktail promoter Brandon O'Daniel, 37 Engineering brandy's breakthrough Pauline Oudin, 38 Food and beverage boss Victor Palencia, 31 Washington wine wizard Anthony Parks, 30 West Coast cocktail influencer June Rodil, MS, 36 Texas's first lady of libations Patrick Rue, 36 Craft beer baron Jordan Salcito, 36 Modern wine maven Jessica Sanders, 36 Raising the bar yet again Em Sauter, 33 Drawing about drafts Donny Sebastiani, 39 Tradition meets trend in Sonoma Sam Stoppelmoor, 28 Sommelier and scholar Hai Tran, 34 Sommelier expanding wine horizons Adam Vourvoulis, 34, and Maxwell Leer (pictured), 33 Popping bottles and partying hard Joe Wagner, 34 Pinot papa Jill Zimorski, 39 On the Champagne campaign See more
