TASTING EXPERIENCE
Concurso Internacional de Vinhos Cidade do Porto, Portugal 2004
Lodi Mediterranean Varietal Competition 2004
National Orange Show Pacific Rim International Wine Competition 2004
San Francisco Chronicle Tasting Panelist 2000, 2001, 2002
Wine & Spirits Tasting Panel
Connoisseur’s Guide to California Wine Tasting Panel
Bordeaux Jury 2011
Los Angeles International Wine and Spirits Competition (formerly LA County Fair) Judge 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011
Long Beach Grand Cru Judge 2001, 2002, 2003
Dallas Morning News Wine Competition Judge 2003, 2005, 2009, 2011, 2012
San Francisco International Wine Competition Judge 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2011
San Diego Wine Competition Judge 2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
Pacific Rim International Wine Competition Judge 2004
Tri-Cities Wine Festival Judge 2001, 2002, 2004, 2011
Pinot Noir Shootout 2002
Australia/California Shootout 2001
San Francisco Bay Wine Competition Judge 2000
Pittsburgh Seafood Festival 10th Annual Zinfandel Competition 2006
National Women’s Wine Competition Judge 2007, 2008, 2009
CURRENT CLIENTS
San Francisco Wine School (Instructor)
Bureau National Interprofessionel de l’Armagnac (San Francisco Armagnac Ambassador)
Mahon About Town (Contributor Wine & Restaurant News)
PREVIOUS CLIENTS
Golden Gate Restaurant Association (Beverage Manager SF Chefs/Eat Drink SF)
Wines of Chile
New Zealand Wine
Washington State Wine
Slow Food San Francisco Golden Glass Wine Competition
Los Angeles International Wine & Spirits Competition (Spirits Chairman)
Nantucket Wine Festival
Nantucket Book Festival
National Pork Board
21c Hotels
Pacific Catch
Ribera del Duero
Benson Marketing
Creative Feed
Launch
Napa Valley Vintners
Wines from Spain
Canyon Road Winery
Iluna Basque
EcoWineFest
Belon
Westin St. Francis Hotel
XYZ Restaurant at the W Hotel
Cetrella
Twenty Four Restaurant at Pacific Bell Park
Mayacama Golf Club
Z Restaurant
Solano Cellars
PUBLIC SPEAKING
ONGOING
Culinary Institute of America
Wine and Spirits Education Trust
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GROUP |
SUBJECT |
LOCATION |
DATE |
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Wine by the Class Culinary Institute of America Rudd Center |
Various Tasting Terroir |
San Francisco, CA St. Helena, CA |
2001-present 2002-present |
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Pacific Rim Wine Education Center |
Various |
San Francisco, CA |
2002-2005 |
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Professional Culinary Institute COPIA Harvard Medical School New Orleans Food & Wine Experience Women in Wine Symposium, COPIA
UC Davis Terroir Conference UC Berkeley Women in Leadership Tri-Cities Wine Festival |
Various Various WSET Classes Caribbean Wine & Health Blind Tasting Moderator, Breaking into the Wine Business Marketing Terroir Workplace Diversity Australia |
Campbell, CA Napa, CA Serenity-At Sea St. Helena, CA New Orleans, LA Napa, CA
Davis, CA Berkeley, CA Pasco, WA |
2006-present 2005-present December 2007 April 2007 May 2007 November 11, 2006
March 19-22, 2006 March 5, 2005 November 2004 |
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Mediterranean |
Serenity-At Sea |
October 5-17, 2004 |
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Society of Wine Educators |
Cork, Alternative Closures and Packaging Sultans of Shiraz |
Rohnert Park, CA |
August 2004 |
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Credit Suisse |
The Appellations of Napa Valley & Burgundy vs. California |
San Francisco, CA Tiburon, CA |
March 2004 November 2008 |
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Women for Winesense |
Women in Wine |
Napa, CA |
February 4, 2004 |
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Celebrity Cruises |
Hawaii |
Infinity-At Sea |
October 2003 |
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World President’s Organization |
Blind Tasting |
San Francisco, CA |
October 2003 |
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Society of Wine Educators Conference |
Cork & Alternative Closures Part II |
Bellevue, Washington |
July 25, 2003 |
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Credit Suisse First Boston |
Bordeaux v. USA |
San Francisco, CA |
June 2003 |
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Culinary Institute of America at Greystone |
Mastering Wine I Tasting Terroir Europe 2 Fortified and Dessert Wines Intensive |
St. Helena, CA |
2002, 2003, 2004 |
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Judith Ripka |
Wine Tasting |
San Francisco, CA |
May 7, 2003 |
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Rhone Rangers |
Rhone Star Bar |
San Francisco, CA |
2003, 2004 |
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Reno Tahoe Gourmet Wine & Food Festival |
South America How to Saber a Bottle |
Reno, NV |
April 25, 2003 |
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Angel’s Share |
Rioja |
San Francisco, CA |
April 17, 2003 |
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The Outsourcing Institute |
Blind Tasting |
San Francisco, CA |
April 10, 2003 |
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City College |
Rioja |
San Francisco, CA |
March 20, 2003 |
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Advanced Tasting Room Strategies |
Wine Profits Through Education |
Rohnert Park, CA |
February 4, 2003 |
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Bon Appetit Wine & Spirits Focus |
Rioja: The Spanish Paradox |
San Francisco, CA |
February 2, 2003 |
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Solano Cellars |
Rhone Styles Around the World Wine Course Around the World The French Connection The Grape Series Component Tasting The Wines of Italy Pacific Northwest |
Albany, CA |
2002, 2003, 2004 |
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UC Berkeley Extension |
Wine Components: Recognizing What You Taste Wines of California & Europe |
San Francisco, CA |
2002, 2003 |
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Tri-Cities Wine Festival |
Rhone Valley of France |
Pasco, WA |
November 2002 |
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Canyon Road Winery |
Wine and Food Pairing |
Geyserville, CA |
September 2002 |
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LA County Fair The Vineyard |
Wines of Santa Barbara How to Taste |
Pomona, CA |
September 2002 |
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SF Fusion |
Wines of Australia |
San Francisco, CA |
August 2002 |
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Reno Tahoe Gourmet Wine & Food Festival |
How to Taste Wine & Cheese Pairing How to Saber a Bottle New World v. Old World |
Reno, NV |
May 19, 2002 |
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Society of Wine Educators Conference |
Cork or Alternative Closures? You Decide… |
Anaheim, CA |
July 28, 2002 |
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Las Vegas Bar & Nightclub Show |
Book Signing |
Las Vegas, NV |
March 2002 |
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Wine Institute, Japan |
California By the Glass |
Tokyo, Japan |
March 13, 2002 |
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Wine Institute, Japan |
California By the Glass |
Osaka, Japan |
March 11, 2002 |
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American Council on Education |
Annual Convention |
San Francisco, CA |
February 11, 2002 |
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Panama Splendor |
Harmony-At Sea |
January 18-29, 2002 |
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Gene Burns Show, KGO Radio with Spencer Christian |
Global Encyclopedia |
San Francisco, CA |
October 27, 2001 |
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Santa Rosa Junior College |
Bottled Water |
Santa Rosa, CA |
October 14, 2001 |
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The Chaine de Rotisseurs |
Rioja |
Santa Rosa, CA |
September 20, 2001 |
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The FoodService Symposium |
Wine & Food Pairing |
Dallas, TX |
June 26, 2001 |
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World Wine Market/Sante |
Wine Pricing Strategies |
San Francisco, CA |
May 1, 2001 |
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World Wine Market/Sante |
How to Blind Taste |
San Francisco, CA |
2001, 2002, 2003 |
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Restaurant Business Menus 2001 |
Wine & Food Pairing with Tommy Toy |
San Diego, CA |
April 23-24, 2001 |
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Motto Kryla & Fisher, LLP |
Wine Trends 2001 |
San Francisco, CA |
March 26 |
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Rhone & Spain, Bordeaux |
San Francisco, CA |
2001, 2002, 2003 |
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Gene Burns Show, KGO Radio |
Wine by the Class |
San Francisco, CA |
December 2000 |
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The Grapes of Path |
Holiday Food & Wine |
San Francisco, CA |
November 14, 2000 |
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State of the Sommelier |
San Francisco, CA |
August 2, 2000 |
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Gene Burns Show, KGO Radio |
SWE Conference |
San Francisco, CA |
July 2000 |
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Rioja and Cheese |
San Francisco, CA |
March 9, 2000 |
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Wine Brats |
Rioja |
San Francisco, CA |
January 26, 2000 |
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KCBX Radio |
Wine Drinker’s Guide with Archie McLaren |
San Francisco, CA |
January 25, 2000 |
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Arcigola Slow Food |
Piemontese Wines |
San Francisco, CA |
Winter 2000 |
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American Institute of Wine & Food |
Rioja |
San Francisco, CA |
2000, 2001 |
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ACCOLADES
Court of Master Sommeliers Certified Sommelier December 2006
Court of Master Sommeliers Introductory Course May 2006
Society of Wine Educators Board of Directors 2002-2005
Certified Wine Educator 2001
Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Diploma 1997
Chaine de Rotisseurs Young Sommelier Competition regional finalist 2002
Society of Wine Educators Conference Co-Program Chair 2000
Judge Sante Magazine Restaurant Wine & Spirits Hospitality Awards 2000, 2005
Best of Award of Excellence, Wine Spectator Magazine for Jardinière Restaurant 1998
Wine & Spirits Education Trust (WSET) Higher Certificate 1995
2nd Place in Concours Mondial des Sommeliers Competition Regional Finals Competition NYC 1995
Masters of Coffee, Italy 1993
Cornell University Bachelor of Science Food & Beverage Management 1993
Wine Challenge ™ Team Winner 1993
Chef de Cuisine for dinner honoring Dave Thomas of Wendy’s, November 5, 1992
Judge Sunset Wine Awards 2005, 2007
BENEFITS
A Taste for Life (to benefit American Diabetes Association) 2002
Staglin Benefit for Mental Health 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Share Our Strength 2001
Strike Out Breast Cancer Advisory Board 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009
Dessert First to benefit Project Open Hand Planning Committee 2000
Share Our Strength No Kid Hungry Dinner/Jardiniere Alum Dinner November 2012
GUEST SOMMELIER APPEARANCES
La Paulee de San Francisco 2008
Pebble Beach Food & Wine 2008, 2009, 2014
James Beard Awards 2007
La Paulee de New York 2007
Robert Parker 25th Anniversary of the Wine Advocate Celebration October 23, 2004
lead sommelier
Ellis Island Statue of Liberty Event
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars March 15, 2003
Heritage Tasting of Inglenook back to 1933 at Niebaum-Coppola December 6, 2002
Documented for Travel Channel
Wine Spectator Wine Experience, Las Vegas, Nevada October 2002
Wine Spectator Wine Experience NY, NY October 2005
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars Dinner 2002
Hanzell Retirement Tasting for Bob Sessions 2002
Collector’s Dinner at Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Documented by the Smithsonian Institute March 30-31, 2001
La Paulee de San Francisco March 3, 2001
Masters of Food & Wine, Highlands Inn, Carmel, CA February 2001, 2002, 2007
Goldman Sachs Annual Wine Dinner June 2000, 2001, 2002
KCBX Central Coast Wine Classic at Hearst Castle 2000, 2002, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014
Commanderie de Bordeaux de San Francisco &
Interational Wine & Food Society Dinner with
Le Duc de Mouchy and Mr. Jean-Bernard Delmas March 1997
Dinner in Honor of Baron Eric de Rothschild
given by Michael Broadbent and Don Zacharia February 2, 1996
1961 Bordeaux Tasting with Bipin Desai 1995
Guigal Gala Tasting & Lunch Tribeca Grill May 1995
The Wine Challenge New York 1994
The Wine Challenge, Boston Wine Expo 1994
Fifth Annual Bon Appetit Wine & Spirits Focus, Avery Fisher Hall 1994
TRAVEL TO WINE & SPIRITS REGIONS
Bordeaux November 2008
Vinos de Madrid, Spain November 2007
Tequila, Mexico November 2004, October 2006, July 2007
Thessaloniki, Greece October 2004
Douro Valley, Portugal July 2004
Rhone Valley April 2004
Spain (Rioja, Navarra, Priorato, Montsant) September 2002, March 2005
Portugal (cork forests) August 2002
Australia August 2002
Washington State November 2001
Austria May 2000
Chile March 2000
Burgundy, Alsace, Champagne Winter 1999
Tuscany November 1999
International Pinot Noir Conference, Oregon August 1999
California all regions, often
Arcigola Slow Food Vini Piemontesi education program 1993
(Primo Corso di Conoscenza dei Vini e della Gastonomia Piemontese 1993)
WINE LISTS
L’Auberge Del Mar 2008
Iluna Basque 2004
Cetrella 2001-2002
W Hotel 1999-2000
Jardiniere 1997-1999
RESTAURANT EXPERIENCE
Jardinière San Francisco, CA
Rubicon San Francisco, CA
The Grill at the Reebok Sports Club/NY New York, NY
Montrachet New York, NY
Nobu New York, NY
Tribeca Grill New York, NY
The Greenhouse at the Vista Hotel New York, NY
The Brotherhood of Thieves Nantucket, MA
Bonnie Briar Country Club Larchmont, NY
Pancho Villa’s Larchmont, NY
OTHER MEDIA
Pilot for Wine Country Living
Epicurious.com vignettes http://www.epicurious.com/video/wine-guide
Satellite Media Tour Canyon Road Winery http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtk3LBG1xes
View from the Bay http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/video?id=6932264
The Gene Burns Show (radio)
RETAIL EXPERIENCE
Island Spirits Nantucket, MA
SALES EXPERIENCE
Rubicon Estate Estate Ambassador Rutherford, CA
RebeccaChapa.com 
Hi Rebecca,
I just wanted to thank you for presenting at our Western Regional meeting.
I found it very beneficial and I’m most appreciative.
Thanks again,
Terri Schill