Fabio Viviani is the owner of Fabio Viviani Hospitality and arguably the most popular contestant Top Chef has ever produced. His skills go way beyond the culinary world as he produced his own FV and Fatty Pope wine labels and is an avid collector of world-renowned wines.

DLynn Proctor has been a figure in the wine industry for 20+ years. As a winery director, DLynn has spent the last decade in global leadership roles with Penfolds Winery and Fantesca Estate & Winery, focusing on import/export, sales, marketing, strategy, and consumer relations. The previous decade of his career, he was instrumental in building restaurant and training programs, private client and retail wine lists, and expanding new venue operations, while garnering accolades as an accomplished sommelier. DLynn has appeared in TV and Film including a multitude of wine documentary series, as well as work as Associate Producer on Netflix’s feature film Uncorked, and has spent the last two seasons on Peacock TV’s Hart to Heart. DLynn is also the Co-Founder of Wine Unify, a non-profit organization that provides funding, mentorship, and access for underrepresented minorities in the food & beverage industry. Expanding on his entrepreneurial spirit, DLynn is a partner in Gabriel-Glas North America.

Internationally award-winning Wine Communicator and Educator. HULU TV presenter on The Wine Show. Previous Wine Writer for the UK’ s most read Food Magazine (Waitrose). UK Ambassador for the California Wine Institute. Founder of Amelia’s Wine – an event and media business which offers a range of original, fun, helpful and ultimately relatable wine experiences and content. IWSC and WSET Future 50 Award Winner which recognizes innovative and influential drink industry talent from all around the world.

ACP 2012’s “Sommelier/Wine Steward of the Year.” Founder and educator of Kendall’s Wine Professional Program. Laureate Global Products & Services Award for Innovation. Beverage Book Judge for International Association of Culinary Professionals. Author of highly-acclaimed books such as The Essentials of Wine & Food Pairing Techniques and more.

Adam Sweders came up with the WineRival concept during a birthday trip for his daughter at The Wisconsin Dells. After a challenge from his mentor, WineRival was born in 2017. Previously, Adam was the Wine Director for DineAmic Hospitality and The Head Sommelier for Joe’s Stone Crab in Chicago spanning almost 10 years as an Executive Level Sommelier and Wine Buyer. He is a credited author in the world of wine and has been featured in several major wine publications for his accomplishments. In his former (younger) life, Adam worked as a SAG member actor and was featured in over 100 commercials and shows. Adam believes it was nothing but fate that brought these two careers together to form WineRival.

Jon McDaniel is one of America’s most awarded wine professionals. He was named Food + Wine Magazine’s Sommelier of the Year in 2018, Wine Enthusiast “40 Under 40 Tastemakers” in 2017 and Riedel Crystal International Sommelier of the Month in 2016. Call him Sir Jon, as he has been knighted twice in Italy – first in 2015 into the Order of SNODAR in Valpolicella and into the Ordine dei Cavalieri del Tartufo e dei Vini d’Alba in Piemonte in 2019. McDaniel was also nominated for an Emmy for his work with celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck’s Rosé + Thanksgiving event.

Jon was named as the United States Academy Chair for “World’s Best Vineyards”, has been featured in Wine Spectator, Wine + Spirits Magazine, Forbes, and The Wall Street Journal, and in 2016 and 2017, 5 of World of Fine Wine Magazine’s Top 100 Wine Lists in the World were under Jon’s direction.