Brittanny Anderson, Chef
Featured Event: Grand Tasting

Brittanny Anderson is the Chef and Owner of Metzger Bar and Butchery, Brenner Pass, Black Lodge, and The Pink Room in Richmond, VA. Her cooking style focuses on regional flavors from Germany, Austria, and the French and Italian Alps, with a little bit of Virginia thrown in for good measure. Brittanny is a two-time semi-finalist for the James Beard Award for Best Chef Mid-Atlantic and has been named Starchefs Mid-Atlantic Restaurateur of the Year. On television you can see her competing on Bravo’s Top Chef Season 18 as well as Food Network’s Iron Chef America and Triple Threat. 

Daniel Cox, Chef
Featured Event: Better Off Red

Working in high-end restaurant and hotel kitchens for over 15 years, Daniel Cox brings attention to detail, professionalism, passion, and a five-star experience to every occasion. Daniel cooks confidently with his vast training in Spanish, French, Italian, and modern American cuisines, as well as whole animal butchery, plant-based and gluten-free dishes.

Emily Hahn, Chef
Featured Event: Trailhead Tastings

Emily is the Chef and Co-Owner of private chef & culinary consulting company Mountain Provisions. Along with over two decades of experience as an executive chef in the industry in Charleston, SC, and beyond, Emily holds her OUPV Captain's license and worked as a deckhand in the commercial shrimping business. Chef Em uses her culinary magic and connections with farmers and ranchers to create menus driven by local ingredients and clean, simple flavors elevated in imaginative ways.

Kellie Martin, Founder & Chief Sommelier, SommSchool
Featured Events: Rosé All Day Seminar

Kellie Martin has been creating and leading top-rated wine education since 2013. She is a Certified Sommelier (CS), a Certified Specialist in Wine (CSW), and a Certified Specialist in Spirits (CSS). Taking a beautifully complex topic like wine and making it easily understandable and enjoyable is her passion. Kellie founded SommSchool, which specializes in dynamic virtual team building and client appreciation events, fun and interactive virtual wine classes, and wine retreats abroad.

Linda Carr, Truchard Vineyards
Featured Event: Trailhead Tastings

Since Linda Carr joined Truchard Vineyards in 1998, she has played a key role in ensuring that Truchard Vineyards runs smoothly and knows that a small family-owned winery must be operated on a personal level. Born and raised on a remote cattle ranch in Day, a scenic small town in Northern California, Linda was whisked away by her husband to Napa, California, over thirty years ago. As she learned to love her new home, her passion for wine and the wine industry grew each day. She is the embodiment of warmth and dedication that shows in everything she does at Truchard.

Paul Jensen III, Chef, Summit Hotel
Featured Event: Rosé All Day Seminar, Bubbles + Brunch

Paul Jensen III, a seasoned fourth-generation chef, carries a rich 100+ year family culinary heritage, bringing over 30 years of culinary expertise to the table. His journey unfolds from the prestigious 5-star/5-diamond Broadmoor Hotel to dynamic corporate entities, embodying an unwavering commitment to culinary excellence. Currently serving as the Executive Chef at the Summit Hotel in Big Sky, Montana, Paul diligently mentors the next generation of culinary leaders.

Paul Mendez III, Daou Family Vineyards
Featured Event: Better Off Red Farm-to-Table Dinner

Paul Mendez III has over 20 years of experience in the adult beverage industry. Working for Breweries, Wineries & Distilleries across the Pacific Northwest, Paul is Cicerone certified & holds a WSET level 2 certification. Paul prides himself in connecting with customers and consumers. Paul has successfully launched numerous new products across the Pacific Northwest, not limited to but including Deep Eddy Vodka and Stella Artois.

Pierson Shields, Chef
Featured Event: Brunch Bites + Big Sights

As the Executive Chef at St. Regis Deer Valley, Chef Pierson Shields prides himself on a passion for creative food, consistent technique, and a desire to establish strong ties with local artisans and farmers to bring people together over a delicious meal. He has expansive and impressive experience cooking in kitchens across the country including in Denver, Phoenix, San Diego, Lake Tahoe, and Vail.

Stefanie Lobner, Premium Estates of Austria
Featured Event: Andesite(s) + Sip

Stefanie Lobner is the managing director of Premium Estates of Austria, managing the export trade for a variety of high-end Austrian wineries. Stefanie's experience ranges from wine production, learned at the winery owned by her parents-in-law in Mannersdorf/March, to wine exports and marketing gained working for the Austrian Wine Marketing Board for over a decade. 

Marcedes Carroll, Welcome Party 6 - 9 p.m.

Marcedes Carroll, born in the Rockies and raised in Montana, is a resilient, deep-thinking artist with a soulful voice and songs that cut straight through to the heart of the matter. In 2023, she cut her second project & her first full-length record at Bandcamp Recording Studio in Bozeman, Montana, again with all local talent & Austin, Texas producer Scott Davis. Her sound is best described as country, folk, singer-songwriter, pulling from 60's/70's influences such as Patsy Cline, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Willie Nelson, Glen Campbell & many more. 

The Damn Duo, Grand Tasting 2 - 3:30 p.m.

The Damn Duo is the acoustic version of Big Sky's longtime indie/alt-rock band, Dammit Lauren! This stripped-down ensemble reworks its original material along with several hours' worth of covers that touch on all subgenres of rock and popular music. With the combination of Lauren Jackson's soulful vocals and Brian Stumpf's dynamic guitar work, The Damn Duo can finetune their performance to complement any event.

Briscoe, Grand Tasting 4 - 5:30 p.m.

Bandmates Truett Heintzelman and Philip Lupton built their grassroots following the old-school way: by carving out a sound that nodded to the golden era of folk, rock, and pop music, then getting onstage and building a genuine relationship with their audience. That authenticity led to opening slots for Caamp and Zach Bryan. Signed by ATO Records while still pursuing undergraduate degrees as college students, the Texas natives wrote West of It All as graduation loomed in the distance, funneling the stories of their college experience — from heartbreak to hard-won lessons to weekend trips into the rural countryside — into a raw, rugged blend of classic and contemporary influences.

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