Wine Enthusiast – October 2019

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Meet the tastemakers

shaping the future of wine,

beer, cider and spirits.

Alexandra Minton, 33

Wine Director/Sommelier, QED Hospitality,

Pontchartrain Hotel • New Orleans

Making wine easier in the Big Easy

Minton oversees all things wine at the multiple

restaurants and bars within the historic Pontchartrain

Hotel. She focuses these spaces on small-production

and natural wines, which includes lots of bubbles, as

well as low markups. Minton loves to introduce guests

to new discoveries and make wine approachable, and

seeks to give wine the same celebratory and attitude-

free vibe that defi nes the Big Easy.