Voices of the Trade, Chosen by the Trade: Imprint Awards
Semifinalists Introduced – Public Voting Now Open
July 24, 2025 (San Diego, CA) — SommCon is proud to announce the semifinalists for the 2025 Imprint Awards, a brand new honors program created to acknowledge the individuals and organizations making a significant impression on the beverage trade. Public voting to find out finalists is now open by August 9, 2025.
The Imprint Awards shine a highlight on the people, organizations, and concepts shaping the way forward for wine and spirits – celebrating management, innovation, and the power of our neighborhood. From rising expertise to seasoned leaders, the awards honor these transferring the trade ahead with coronary heart, objective, and imaginative and prescient.
After an open name for nominations, the SommCon Advisory Board reviewed all nominees and chosen a gaggle of semifinalists in every class:
Sommelier of the Yr
Donald Clement
Karl Kuhn
Pascaline Lepeltier
Natalie Martinez
Luis Rojas
Adam Seguin
Aldo Sohm
Mia Van de Water
Dustin Wheeler
Rising Chief Award
William Cooper
Legacy Gamble
Jeremy Ligon
Adam Sequin
Carrie Searl
Kriis Alyse Wilson
Imprint Award
Yannick Benjamin
Robert Cavanaugh
Gaia Gaja
Joe Gallo
David Glancy
Randall Grahm
Patrick Henry
Dan Kosta
Tonya Pitts
Jancis Robinson
Innovation Award
Elizabeth Boyd, 86 Harassment Initiative
Jason Haas, Tablas Creek Winery
Santiago Navarro, Packamama
Roberto Rinaldini, Wineemotion
Remy Sabiani, WinePulse
Christy Serrato, PairAnything
Bridge Award
Affiliation of African American Vintners Symposium
Boise State
California State Polytechnic College, Pomona
Capital Wine College
Mt. San Jacinto School
Napa Valley Wine Academy
Sake College of America
San Francisco Wine College
College of California, Davis
Wine Smarties
Voice of the Trade
Maryam Ahmed
Deborah Brenner
Vanessa Cominksy
Julia Coney
Casey Graybehl
Tahiirah Habibi
Ray Isle
Cha McCoy
Cristie Norman
Rafael Peterson
Every nominee displays the values that gasoline SommCon: neighborhood, training, integrity, and a real dedication to transferring the trade ahead.
Finalists shall be decided by public vote. Voting closes on August 9. Winners are chosen by a weighted rating, 40% public vote and 60% SommCon Advisory Board analysis, and introduced on the Imprint Awards Ceremony at SommCon Convention & Beverage Expo on September 9, 2025.
Place a vote at: https://sommconusa.com/imprint-awards/
Manufacturers eager about presenting an award can e mail Michelle at [email protected].
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SommCon® is the premier gathering for professionals within the wine, beer, and spirits trade, providing unparalleled alternatives for training, networking, and profession improvement. SommCon Convention & Beverage Expo affords a complete program of wine and spirits training, skilled improvement, mentorship and networking alternatives, and a vibrant market showcasing home and worldwide producers of wine, beer, spirits, and types within the low and no alcohol class. SommCon produces Concours d’Spirits and Concours d’Vin, neutral competitions of home and worldwide wines and spirits, in partnership with The SOMM Journal, and SommGo, an on-demand streaming service that includes instructional content material for the worldwide wine, beer, and spirits trade. SommCon is produced by Quick Ahead, an occasion administration and media firm that focuses on shopper and enterprise occasions in wine, beer, spirits, culinary, and hospitality.
