June Rodil MS

Born in the Philippines and raised in Texas, June is the CEO & Partner of Houston-based Goodnight Hospitality which opened two new concepts: Montrose Cheese & Wine and Rosie Cannonball in 2019, a 2020 James Beard Award semifinalist for Outstanding Wine Program and fine dining venture; March, in 2021 which garnered accolades such as Best New Restaurants in Esquire, the No. 2 Restaurant in America in Robb Report’s Best of the Best 2022, and a 2022 James Beard Award semifinalist nod for Best Chef Texas. They will open their fourth concept, high-end intercontinental cuisine driven The Marigold Club in early 2023.

Previously, June was VP of Operations for McGuire Moorman Hospitality, based in Austin, TX, and headed operations for 12 concepts. She remains a partner in the eponymous June’s All Day, named one of Food & Wine magazine’s Restaurants of the Year in 2017. In her career June has opened over a dozen hospitality concepts with numerous James Beard Award winners and nominees and Food & Wine magazine’s Best New Chefs.

She is known as a leader in the hospitality community and her personal accolades include: Wine Enthusiast’s Sommelier of the Year 2018; Wine Enthusiast 40 Under 40 2016; Key Panelist at Women in Wine Leadership Symposium and numerous Food & Wine Festivals across the nation; Food & Wine magazine’s Sommelier of the Year 2014 (she is the only person to have received both the Restaurants of the Year & Sommelier of the Year accolade), Star Chef’s Rising Star Sommelier 2012, Wine & Spirits Best New Sommelier 2011, TEXSOM Best Sommelier Winner 2009 and is one of 28 women in the Americas to earn the Master Sommelier credential.

An avid sparkling wine drinker and determined to find cause for celebration in day to day life, in 2017 she launched her private label wine, June’s Brut Rosé.

Outside of her passion for restaurant operations and championing diversity and inclusion in the hospitality industry, June loves doing crossword puzzles with her husband, obsessing over her dog, admiring art, avoiding regular exercise, and laughing heartily with her friends.

What sommeliers want now: Wine & Spirits Magazine and Top Sommeliers on Italian wine trends in the US

What do current wine industry leaders look for in Italian wine as they expand their wine lists? Josh Greene, Publisher of Wine & Spirits Magazine, and Stephanie Johnson, the publication’s Italian Editor, will discuss this and more with three of the most respected sommeliers in the US today. The session will cover a range of topics, including the categories that sell without any effort on the part of sommeliers; the categories that fascinate them but don’t ever sell; the categories for which they have successfully found wine-list presentation, pairings, or other tools to interest diners in trying something new. The session will also include a simulation one of the Wine & Spirits tasting panels, giving audience members valuable insights into how a leading publication talks about the wines they taste and score.