After five days of examination, 14 candidates have passed the prestigious Advanced Sommelier Exam, including Portland's own Erica Landon, who is currently BCR Restaurants wine director. The Court of Master Sommeliers was established in England in 1977 to encourage improved standards of beverage knowledge and service in hotels and restaurants. The first Master Sommelier Diploma … [Read more...] about Portland’s Erica Landon, Earns Title of Advanced Sommelier
Erica Landon
Interview – Erica Landon, Sommelier
Not only is Portland's Erica Landon award-winning sommelier extremely well educated about the wines she recommends, she continues to make restaurant wine programs some of the best in the state. She's also quite nice. In a male-dominated field with a reputation for snobbery, Landon gracefully keeps her own counsel. "When I went to take my quarter master sommelier exam I was one … [Read more...] about Interview – Erica Landon, Sommelier