San Francisco, California, United States
In 1987 Evan became the eighth American and youngest ever at the time to pass the prestigious Master Sommelier examination. He served two terms as chairman of the American Chapter of the Court of Master Sommeliers, served as an adviser to the National Restaurant Association Education Foundation, acted on the Board of Directors of Women Chefs’ and Restaurateurs, and received finalist nominations four times for the James Beard “Outstanding Wine & Spirits Professional” award in 1998, 2000, 2001 and 2005. Evan was presented with the Starwine® first-ever ‘Achievement in Education’ award in 2005 and the ‘Wine Marketer of the Year” in 2006. Also in 2006, Evan was named “Wine Professional of the Year” by Sunset Magazine. He is the author of "Five Star Service: Your Guide to Hospitality Excellence" and the critically acclaimed books "Perfect Pairings: A Master Sommelier’s Practical Advice for Partnering Wine with Food" and 'Daring Pairings: A Master Sommelier Matches Distinctive Wines with Recipes from His Favorite Chefs". In addition, Goldstein co-authored 'Wine and Food Pairing' in the Williams Sonoma Lifestyles series as well as the wine sections for three of Joyce Goldstein's acclaimed cookbooks: "The Mediterranean Kitchen", "Back to Square One", and "Kitchen Conversations". His latest book, "Wines of South America: The Essential Guide" released in the fall of 2014. He has been a regular editorial contributor to America’s Santé magazine and Sommelier Journal, a contributing editor for Wine & Dine (Singapore’s celebrated epicurean publication) and is the American wine correspondent for Wine Review, South Korea’s leading wine and food magazine, and is a recurring guest wine expert on NBC’s syndicated television show “In Wine Country.” Evan also makes regular guest appearances on the top-rated “Ronn Owens’ Show” on KGO Radio and on Saturday morning’s KPIX “Eyewitness News” – both in San Francisco.
In my capacity as Master Sommelier for the Giants, I.... • Conduct in-person and virtual wine tasting sessions for various Giants customer groups. • Facilitate wine pairing concepts for Oracle Park and Giants-specific culinary offerings. • Assist with the selection of wines featured, introducing fans to a variety of regions and profiles. • Curate wine-related experiential programs for the Giants community, i.e. wine country field trips, member programming and other wine-related activations. • Explore unique wine related programs, partnerships and opportunities. • Collaborate with current and former Giants players who are both involved in the wine industry and/or have an interest in wine.
Master the World is a wine education platform that combines conveniently-shipped blind tasting kits with an online evaluation experience to help subscribers improve their wine palates and grow wine knowledge. Each shipment contains a curated selection of six 187ml bottles of benchmarked premium wines, picked by our esteemed panel of Master Sommeliers.
Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Full Circle Wine Solutions is a global wine and spirits education firm that grows brand loyalty and client profits through tailored wine programs and effective hospitality training. Using a vast and established network of sommelier educators, the company hosts high quality and consistent wine tasting experiences across multiple locations around the world. Full Circle Wine Solutions also provides an online resource, fullcirclewinesolutions.com, for trade and consumers who have passion for wine and seek to grow their knowledge about wine.