MARCH 6-8, 2024

Experts & Enthusiasts

Full list of 2025 experts & enthusiasts to be announced in october

When you attend the Toast Carlsbad, you’ll learn from the best of the best in the wine industry. See how passion for wine, food and the great outdoors blend together to create the most memorable experience. You won’t just sip, sniff, and swirl with our experts, you’ll ride down a mountain or hike up a trail with them! Go on your sun kissed beach adventure and pair it with a wine weekend getaway. Engage with winemakers, vineyard owners, and Master Sommeliers in their element for so much more than a lecture.

emily brubaker

Executive Chef
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

Kellie Martin

Founder & Chief Sommelier, SommSchool

ANTHONY TRUCHARD

Truchard Winery

ADAM SOLOWITZ

Executive Chef
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

RAUL VARGAS

Executive Chef
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa

JOHN RUIZ

Executive Sous Chef
Omni La Costa Resort & Spa