Valerie Boyd & Jeff Gargiulo of Gargiulo Vineyards in Oakville , California Ariel & Christopher Jackson of Gran Moraine Winery and Zena Crown Vineyard in Willamette Valley , Oregon Violet Grgich of Grgich Hills Estate in Rutherford , California Kelley & Jim Bailey of Knights Bridge Winery in Calistoga , California Olivier Krug of Krug Champagne in Reims , France Alessia Antinori of Marchesi Antinori Srl . in Florence , Italy Jean-Guillaume Prats of Paul Jaboulet Aîné in Rhône Valley , France Tim Irwin of Penfolds in Adelaide , Australia Emily & Paul Michael of Peter Michael Winery in Calistoga , California Shari & Garen Staglin of Staglin Family Vineyard in Rutherford , California Dominic Symington of Symington Family Estates in Douro , Portugal
“ These vintners hail from some of the most prestigious winemakers around the globe ,” said Bill Beynon , 2023 Festival Co-Chair and Vintner Committee Member . “ Guests attending the Naples Winter Wine Festival will have an opportunity to not only sample extraordinary wines from a variety of wine growing regions , but they also will be able to meet the amazing vintners behind the wines .”
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This year ’ s list of celebrity chefs includes nationally acclaimed , James Beard-nominated , Bravo ’ s “ Top Chef ” contestant and newly Michelin-starred Chef John Tesar as Chef de Cuisine . A visionary chef renowned for his daring and bold moves , Tesar specializes in modern American cuisine prepared with authentic European techniques . He is the founder of the Michelin Star Knife & Spoon at The Ritz-Carlton Orlando , Grande Lakes as well as the critically acclaimed Knife steakhouse concept in Dallas and Outer Reef seafood restaurant in Dana Point , California .
THIS YEAR ’ S OTHER PARTICIPATING CHEFS INCLUDE :
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2023 Chef de Cuisine John Tesar of Knife & Spoon in Orlando , Florida
Paul Bartolotta of The Bartolotta Restaurants in Milwaukee , Wisconsin Brian Baxter of The Catbird Seat in Nashville , Tennessee Stephen Coe of Cork + Table in Plymouth , Massachusetts Cassidee Dabney of The Barn at Blackberry Farm in Walland , Tennessee Dean Fearing of Fearing ’ s Restaurant in Dallas , Texas Joe Flamm of Rose Mary in Chicago , Illinois Danny Grant of Maple & Ash in Chicago , Illinois Beau MacMillan of CALA Scottsdale in Scottsdale , Arizona Nancy Oakes of Boulevard in San Francisco , California Cassie Raithel of The 404 Kitchen in Nashville , Tennessee Reid Schilling of Shilling Canning Company in Washington , D . C . Alex Seidel of Mercantile dining & provision in Denver , Colorado Sheldon Simeon of Tin Roof in Kahului , Hawaii Dustin Valette of The Matheson in Healdsburg , California Fabio Viviani of Fabio Viviani Hospitality Group in Chicago , Illinois Antoine Westermann of Le Coq & Fils in Paris , France Sue Zemanick of Zasu in New Orleans , Louisiana