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Iron Sommelier in the News
2024:
November 11, 2024 – Culture Map Houston – Steakhouse wine expert wins prestigious Houston sommelier competition
November 11, 2024 – Houston Food Finder – Guard & Grace Wine Director Nabs the 2024 Iron Sommelier Title
October 28, 2024 – KPRC 2 Houston Life – Who will be the next Iron Sommelier? Annual wine tasting event benefiting the Periwinkle Foundation
October 7, 2024 – Houston Food Finder – Top Houston Wine Event Iron Sommelier Returns for 2024
2022:
November 24, 2022 – Paper City Magizine – Houston Earns Its Giving City Reputation – 30 Special Nonprofit Events That Made a Difference
November 21, 2022 – Houston CityBook – Sip, Sip, Hooray! Iron Sommelier Bash Crowns a New Champ, Raises $420K
November 8, 2022 – Houston Food Finder – Houston’s Best Wine Battle is Back for 2022 in a New Location
November 8, 2022 – KPRC 2 Houston Life – Search for Houston’s top sommelier
November 7, 2022 – KHOU Great Day Houston – The Iron Sommelier competition benefiting The Periwinkle Foundation
November 7, 2022 – 365 Things to do in Houston – Get a Nightlife This Week
November 7, 2022 – Houston Press – This Week in Houston Food Events
October 31, 2022: Houston Chronicle – Taste dozens of internation wines at Houston’s Iron Sommelier event
October 18, 2022: Texas Wine Lover – 2022 Iron Sommelier Preview – Back in Person!
2021:
November 06, 2021: Vintage Texas – In the Room Where It Happened and on Zoom… Competition for Periwinkle Foundation’s Iron Sommelier 2021
November 05, 2021: Houston Food Finder – Here are the Houston Wine Pros Who Won Iron Sommelier 2021
November 05, 2021: Texas Wine Lover – Iron Sommelier 2021
2020:
November 14, 2020: Vintage Texas – From the Room Where it Happened: Backstreet Cafe, Periwinkle, & 2020 Iron Sommelier Evan Turner
November 14, 2020: Texas Wine Lover – Iron Sommelier 2020 via Zoom
November 12, 2020: Houston Food Finder – Meet the Iron Sommelier Houston 2020 Winners
September 16, 2020: Houston Chronicle – Iron Somm battleground and other events look different
April 28, 2020: Houston Chronicle – Houston sommelier: ‘I’m trying to do my small part to help’
2019:
November 13, 2019: Houston Chronicle – Caracol sommelier hopes to be ambassador for Mexican wine
November 5, 2019: PaperCity – Houston’s Top Sommeliers Challenge Each Other, Get Judged by Masters
November 5, 2019: Texas Wine Lover – Iron Sommelier 2019
November 1, 2019: CultureMap Houston – Houston’s hottest sommeliers wine and dine for a worthy cause
October 31, 2019: Houston Chronicle – Caracol’s Andres Blanco wins Iron Sommelier competition
October 24, 2019: Houston Food Finder – Houston Wine Pros Return to Iron Sommelier to Battle in Good Taste
October 15, 2019: Houston Chronicle – Upcoming Houston wine events and tastings
2018:
January 2019: The Memorial Buzz – Buzz About Town
November 25, 2018: Vintage Texas – Periwinkle Foundation’s Sommelier Competition- A View, Up Close and Personal
November 21, 2018: Houston Chronicle – Houston Sommeliers connect with Periwinkle Foundation
November 21, 2018: PaperCity – Top Woman Sommelier Emerges as Champion in Houston’s Iron Competition
November 20, 2018: Houstonia Magazine – Mastro’s Sommelier Wins Highly Competitive Wine Event
November 11, 2018: Texas Wine Lover – Iron Sommelier 2018
November 9, 2018: Houston Chronicle and Chron.com – Mastro’s Julie Dalton wins Iron Sommelier wine competition
November 9, 2018: Houston Wine Almanac – Julie Dalton wins Periwinkle Foundation Iron Sommelier competition
November 1, 2018: Houston Food Finder – Iron Sommelier Wine Competition for Charity Returns on November 8
October 9, 2018: Texas Wine Lover – 11th Anniversary Iron Sommelier preview
September 24, 2018: Houston Chronicle – Top Houston wine gurus readying for Iron Sommelier competition
2017:
December 4, 2017: Edible Houston – Texas Native Matthew Pridgen Picks Texas Wines for Iron Sommelier
November 14, 2017: Texas Wine Lover – Iron Sommelier 2017
November 13, 2017: Houston Chronicle – Caracol’s Andres Blanco wins Iron Sommelier Competition
November 12, 2017: Taste Devine – Andres Blanco Wines 10th Annual Iron Sommelier Competition in Houston
November 10, 2017: Edible Houston – Caracol Takes Home the Iron Sommelier 2017
November 6, 2017: Vintage Texas – Periwinkle Foundation Provides A First-Hand View of Sommeliers’ Thirst for Competition
November 6, 2017: Houston Chronicle – Iron Sommelier Competition Offers Peek Into Houston Wine Scene, Local Talent
November 6, 2017: My Table – 10th Anniversary Iron Somm Boasts Big Names, Uncommon Wines in Support of Periwinkle Foundation
October 22, 2017: Texas Wine Lover – 10th Anniversary Iron Sommelier Preview
October 10, 2017: Houston Press – Here Are the Houston Wine Pros Competing at Iron Sommelier 2017
October 9, 2017: Houston Food Finder – Upcoming Event: Top Houston Wine Pros Battle For Charity at Iron Sommelier
September 28, 2017: Houston Chronicle – Iron Sommelier Linup Set
2016:
October 23, 2016: Texas Wine Lover – Iron Sommelier 2016
October 21, 2016: Houston Press – Christian Varas Wins Houston Wins Houston’s Prestigious Iron Sommelier Competition 2016
October 20, 2016: Prime Living – Iron Sommelier 2016
October 16, 2016: Vintage Texas – Periwinkle Hosts Houston’s Premier Sommelier Competition and Wine Tasting
October 8, 2016: Texas Wine Lover – Iron Sommelier 2016 is Coming
August 22, 2016: Houston Chronicle – Charitable wine events poised to dazzle this fall
2015:
October 5, 2015: CultureMap Houston – Iron Sommelier competition proves to be a tastebud tempting fundraiser for Periwinkle Foundation
October 2, 2015: Houston Chronicle – Evan Turner earns Iron Sommelier title
October 2, 2015: Houston Press – Evan Turner Is Houston’s New Iron Somm
October 2, 2015: TX Wine Lover Blog – Iron Sommelier 2015
September 30, 2015: Vintage Texas – Texas Thru & Thru – Tomorrow’s the Night for Iron Sommelier Competition in Houston
September 21, 2015: Houston Chronicle – Iron Somm contestants looking to break glass – ceiling, that is
September 17, 2015: Houston Press – Iron Sommelier Competition Draws Top Name Wine Talent to Houston October 1
August 19, 2015: Texas Wine Lover – Houston’s Iron Sommelier Competition and Wine Tasting
July 27, 2015: Houston Chronicle – Corks Set to Pop at Trifecta of Big Events
2014:
October 7, 2014: Houston Chronicle – Pappas’ McDonald Claims Iron Sommelier Win
October 6, 2014: Culture Map – Steakhouse Sommelier Wins Top Honors Beating Out a Dozen Others in Wine Tasting Competition
October 3, 2014: Houston Press – First Female Takes Home a Prize from Iron Somm but Bubbles Still Win
October 3, 2014: My Table – 2014 Iron Sommelier: Winners
September 18, 2014: Houston Press – A Wine Competition for a Cause: Iron Sommelier 2014
2013:
October 1, 2013: Houstonia – Iron Sommelier Competition October 2013
September 18, 2013: Culture Map – The Special Food Events You Can’t Miss
September 12, 2013: Houstonia – Only the Strong Survive the Iron Sommlier Competition September 2013
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