Daniel Johnnes
American sommelier
Daniel Johnnes (born 1955 in Manhattan, New York) is an American sommelier and wine entrepreneur, and longtime wine collaborator with Chef Daniel Boulud and his restaurant group. He is also known as the founder and host of La Paulée de New York and La Paulée de San Francisco which are inspired by the traditional Burgundian harvest celebration La Paulée de Meursault.
Career
Daniel Johnnes has been the Wine Director for Daniel Boulud's Dinex group since 2005. From 1985-2005, Johnnes worked as the Wine Director for Drew Nieporent's Myriad restaurant group including his flagship restaurant Montrachet, where he built the wine list around France's Burgundy region. In 1994, he brought the "Grand Award" from Wine Spectator to restaurant Montrachet, which was anointed one of New York's finest wine restaurants by the same publication.
In 1991, Johnnes finished as one of the top 10 sommeliers in the United States in a competition sponsored by Food and Wines from France. He was named the Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year by Santé magazine in 2000 and received the highest honor awarded to a wine professional, the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Wine and Spirits Professional of the Year, in 2006. Johnnes also was honored as the nation's top sommelier in 1995 with the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Wine Service Award.
In 1996, Johnnes published his consumer guide to good value wines - Daniel Johnnes's Top 200 Wines, An Expert's Guide to Maximum Enjoyment for Your Dollar. It was updated with a 2004 edition.
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