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

  1. Woo hoo! Congratulations to Scott Barber. Wonder if that eating/traveling/blogging Chef John Tesar knows what a rock star somm he’s got??

    @ 9:47 pm on August 18, 2008

  2. Yay Kim!!!! Good Job!

    @ 8:41 am on August 19, 2008

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

    Love,
    June

    @ 11:55 am on August 19, 2008

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

    @ 11:49 pm on August 19, 2008