Napa-based tasting salon host at Williams Selyem, John Andrews brings a guest-first, hospitality-driven approach to every appointment, focusing on expressive, site-driven Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from Sonoma County. He holds the WSET Diploma in Wines and leverages years of experience in wine retail and tasting rooms to connect classic regions, grape varieties, and winemaking techniques to what’s in the glass. John is especially interested in how site, farming, and cellar decisions shape texture and balance, and he enjoys translating that detail into clear, engaging stories for wine lovers at any level. His goal is to make each visit both relaxed and highly informative, giving guests practical language, context, and confidence they can carry into their own cellars, restaurant lists, and future trips to wine country.
Jeffrey Bencus began his wine career in college, starting in retail and later becoming General Manager of Whitehouse Wine & Liquor in Rochester, NY. In 2007, he transitioned to the restaurant industry as a sommelier for Chef David Burke in Las Vegas. He subsequently worked with Chef Michael Mina at American Fish, and later managed the wine programs for Julian Serrano Tapas and LAGO at Bellagio.
In 2021, Jeffrey became Wine Director at Picasso, a two-star Michelin restaurant and 20-time Wine Spectator Grand Award recipient. He holds the Advanced Sommelier certification and has passed all portions of the Master Sommelier Exam.
Jeffrey is currently opening Zero Bond, a members-only club at Wynn Resort. Zero Bond is based on the original New York concept, the brainchild of founder Scott Sartiano, and features multiple venues within the club, as well as $40 million in rotating art pieces, all available for purchase.
Tiffany Bobbs started in hospitality in 1999 and worked her way up from host at Char to current position as General Manager, Wine Director, and Sommelier at The Manship Wood Fired Kitchen. She is currently studying for WSET Level 3, CSS with SWE, and Oregon Wine Expert.
Jen’s passion for food and wine was ignited while living in Germany, and she began studying in earnest upon moving to the DC area, receiving her Certified Specialist of Wine (CSW) and her WSET Level 3 Certification in Wine, and is currently a WSET Diploma candidate. Deeply inspired by viticulture and those in the field, particularly the TEXSOM Sommer Camp, she pivoted from a career in theatre to join the Vineyards at Dodon team full-time in 2026.
Stephanie Ikeogu is a sommelier at Carbone Dallas. She started in the hospitality industry with humble beginnings as a hostess at a local restaurant during her college years. She always aspired to be an Athletic Trainer for a professional soccer team, never having any intention to stay in the industry. Realizing that hospitality was built in her DNA, she took a management position at Pappasito’s Cantina in 2012 and started diving into the Beverage program. Her wine journey began when she accepted a position at another F.B. Society concept, Haywire. She’s is a first-generation Nigerian-American and currently studying wine through the Court of Master Sommeliers-America and the Wine and Spirits Educational Trust.
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Rebecca Miles-Steiner graduated from Wells College, in the Finger Lakes region of New York State, with a degree in Theatre. While working as a Stage Manager in Chicago, her college-sparked love of Riesling and a library borrowed Jancis Robinson book set her on the wine and spirits path. She helped to open, and subsequently managed a boutique wine and spirit store in Lincoln Park, worked as a wine and spirit buyer for Whole Foods, pre-pandemic was a wine captain and event lead at City Winery Chicago, and was the spirits buyer for Plum Market’s Old Town Chicago location. She is currently the Fine Wine Specialist at Domaine Wine Storage. She is a Certified Sommelier with the Court of Master Sommeliers, a Certified Specialist of Wine, and is currently making her way through the WSET Diploma program. In her spare time she practices barebow archery, reads wine books, and plans her next wine adventure.
WSET, Level 2 Award in Wines
WSET, Level 1 Award in Sake
From Jersey to Vegas Kat has strived to share her passion for hospitality and humanity.
In 2020 Kat founded CORE Body | Mind, LLC, a consultancy and support network for the hospitality industry. Self-dubbed as the “Wine Goddess”, Kat is also a certified personal trainer, yoga guide, and cancer exercise specialist, striving to balance hospitality and life for herself and to inspire others. As the Wine Goddess she offers personalised tastings, mentorship for healing and intention, customised seminars for events, all while creating memorable experiences with her warm smile and helping hand.
Connect | Observe | Reflect | Empower
Hospitality Credentials
• Court of Master Sommeliers – Advanced Sommelier
• ICEX Spanish Wine Specialist & Educator
• Wine Scholar Guild – Spanish Educator
• El Camino del Albariño Ambassador
• Certified Specialist of Sherry
• Certified Specialist of Sake
• WSET Level 2 Wine & Spirits – Distinction
• Mentor at Bâtonnage Forum
Wellness Credentials
• CPT ISSA
• RYT 200hr
• CETI Certified
• IG – @winegoddesslv
• FB – Kathleen Lilly, CORE Body-Mind
