Sommelier Trudy Thomas of JW Marriott Camelback Inn - Biography

Trudy Thomas might be soaking up the Arizona rays as beverage director for the JW Marriott Camelback Inn in Scottsdale, but at least some of her former professional experience occurred in colder climes. Windier, in fact: Thomas worked at the Chicago outposts of Wolfgang Puck, Jean Georges, and Butter restaurants before moving southwest to join BLT Steak in Scottsdale. A certified specialist of wine now at the helm of the JW Marriott, Thomas has passed her first level of the Court of Master Sommeliers, and her pairing style emphasizes a mutually enhancing harmony between food and wine.