Christopher Sawyer

Christopher Sawyer is an
internationally-renowned sommelier, wine educator, journalist,
consultant, critic and public speaker. He travels the world
following trends in wine and participating as a VIP judge in the
world’s top wine competitions, and has been featured in a wide
range of national media, including USAToday, MSN, NBC, ABC, CBS,
Redbook, The Hollywood Reporter, Maxim, National Geographic
Traveler, CNN and Esquire.


Already legendary in the industry for his encyclopedic wine
knowledge and rich wine industry relationships around the globe,
Sawyer has been a personal sommelier for an array of luminaries
and aficionados. Christopher has also become renowned for his
unusual and entertaining ability to pair wines with just about
any pop cultural experience. His wine pairings for movies are
already celebrated, and have been featured in major national
media.


Less well known to the public, but famous among wine world
insiders, are his wine and music pairings. A popular college
radio DJ while at UC Davis, he partnered with DJ Shadow and
others to create some of the most buzzed-about music sets for his
listeners during those years. Now, he’s become legendary for
secret midnight sessions held in the cellar of his 19th Century
Sonoma County farmhouse, where star winemakers, celebrity chefs,
restaurateurs and lucky friends taste pairings from his extensive
international wine collection matched to selections from his
incredible stash of rare and cutting edge vinyl.