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Texas’ Best Sommelier 2008: Dallas’ Scott Barber

Posted on August 18th, 2008 9:31pm by Julie Blacklidge
Filed under Texas Sommelier Conference, Wine & Spirits

The Mansion on Turtle Creek’s Scott Barber is named Texas’ Best Sommelier 2008. The prize–$2500 for Court of Master Sommelier education and bragging rights for a year. Two Dallas sommeliers tied for third place–D’Lynn Proctor from Wine’tastic and Kim Wood from Pappas Bros. Steakhouse. Second place went to San Antonio’s Laura Atkinson. Congratulations, all. Photos and video clips to come.

4 Comments to “Texas’ Best Sommelier 2008: Dallas’ Scott Barber”

DGirl @ August 18th, 2008 at 9:47 pm

Woo hoo! Congratulations to Scott Barber. Wonder if that eating/traveling/blogging Chef John Tesar knows what a rock star somm he’s got??
Allison @ August 19th, 2008 at 8:41 am

Yay Kim!!!! Good Job!
June Esser @ August 19th, 2008 at 11:55 am

Way to go Scott! All your fans in Pittsburgh Salute your achievement! Love the photo! We want to see more pics.

Love,
June
Christine @ August 19th, 2008 at 11:49 pm

Scott Barber you deserve it. You make The Mansion experience amazing. Can’t stop coming back for more.

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