Joshua Wesson, Sommelier, Author and Founder of Best Cellars
Best-known as the founder of Best Cellars, Joshua Wesson has enjoyed a long and successful career in the food and wine industry.
In 1984, Josh won the title of Best Sommelier in French Wines & Spirits in the United States. Two years later, he traveled to Paris to represent America in international competition, where he was named one of the top five sommeliers in the world by Sopexa, Food and Wines from France. By 1990, Josh was elected to the board of the American Institute of Wine & Food’s New York chapter. Food & Wine magazine named him the Retail Wine Innovator of the Year in 1997 for his work in developing Best Cellars.
Later in his career, Josh received the prestigious Ambassador’s Award from the European Wine Council was named “Retailer of the Year” by the Wine Enthusiast in 2009. He also founded Joshua Wesson Wine & Food, a retail and restaurant incubator, and in 2012, Josh opened the first in-store wine & spirits business for Fairway Market, a top, NY-based grocery chain where he serves as corporate wine guru.
Josh is a panellist at the ‘Selling Australian wine in the USA – what matters’ business session.
