Jim Rollston brings nearly 20 years of experience in the wine and hospitality industries to Manresa, including sommelier and wine director roles at Michelin star restaurants and world-class resort properties in Northern California. In 2016, he earned the title of Master Sommelier from the Court of Master Sommeliers.
I am constantly seeking out wines that express the unique character of a place, a winegrower, and a culture. My ideal wine is one where the name of the person on the label represents someone involved in the vineyard, the winery, and the essential expression of the wine.
Drinking a Cornas from Thierry Allemand takes you immediately to the roasted granite slopes of the Northern Rhône. It combines savory, herbal, meaty and fruity characteristics in wine, and is my embodiment of an ideal red wine.
I love the classics - Caviar and Pierre Peters Chétillons 2008, Lamb and Jean-Louis Chave Hermitage 2005, and Beef and Ridge Monte Bello 2004.
