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66 { THE SOMM JOURNAL } AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2017 { rockies report } Sommelier Kendra Anderson, owner of Denver's soon-to- open Bar Helix, remarked upon tasting the Chiantis that she'd "love to show people how they'd pair with a burger." Sommelier Jeremy Schwartz led the impeccable service for which Frasca and its hospitality guru, Master Sommelier Bobby Stuckey, are so famed. Attendees included Jason Snopkoski, Beverage Director at Denver's Avanti Food & Beverage, and Mary Allison Wright, co- owner of The Proper Pour and RiNo Yacht Club, also in Denver. Wade Vizena, Wine Director at Boulder mainstay Flagstaff House, and Todd Rocchio, Wine Director of Guard and Grace in Denver. Bryan Dayton, co-owner of acclaimed restaurants OAK at Fourteenth in Boulder and Acorn in Denver, and The Somm Journal Publisher/Editorial director Meridith May share a toast.