Daniel Johnnes

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.

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 1991, Johnnes finished as one of the top 10 sommeliers in the United States in a competition sponsored by Food and Wines from France.

Johnnes also was honored as the nation's top sommelier in 1995 with the James Beard Foundation's Outstanding Wine Service Award.

He has been the subject of feature articles and his opinions have been cited in numerous publications, including The New York Times,[5][6] The New York Times Sunday Magazine, Food & Wine, Newsweek, Business Week, Vogue, New York Magazine,[7] The New Yorker, Wine Spectator,[8] The Wall Street Journal,[9] Market Watch, Art Culinaire, Elle Decor,[10] and others.