Ms. Christy Canterbury
Christy Canterbury is a Master of Wine and the seventh woman in the US to earn the wine industry’s most prestigious title. There are only 393 Masters of Wine in the world. She is a New York City-based journalist, public speaker and critic.
In 2014, Christy was short-listed for the Roederer Online Wine Communicator of the Year Award. Her work has been published in Decanter, Wine Enthusiast, Edible Green Mountains, Wine Searcher, Food Arts and in many other outlets around the world.
Her recent and upcoming appearances include the Wine Masters Spain and Wine Masters Classes television series, Chief Wine Officer events, Wine Empowered and conferences such as ViniSud, ProWein, VinExpo and TEXSOM. She is a Panel Chair at the International Wine Challenge.
Previously, Christy directed restaurant beverage programs around the world for Smith & Wollensky and Culinary Concepts by Jean-Georges Vongerichten. She also spearheaded wine purchasing for leading New York retailers, Zachys and Italian Wine Merchants.
Christy embarked upon her vinous career after a tour in finance that began in Dallas and ended in New York by way of Paris. She worked in high yield origination and private equity as well as at a corporate startup.
In 2014, Christy was short-listed for the Roederer Online Wine Communicator of the Year Award. Her work has been published in Decanter, Wine Enthusiast, Edible Green Mountains, Wine Searcher, Food Arts and in many other outlets around the world.
Her recent and upcoming appearances include the Wine Masters Spain and Wine Masters Classes television series, Chief Wine Officer events, Wine Empowered and conferences such as ViniSud, ProWein, VinExpo and TEXSOM. She is a Panel Chair at the International Wine Challenge.
Previously, Christy directed restaurant beverage programs around the world for Smith & Wollensky and Culinary Concepts by Jean-Georges Vongerichten. She also spearheaded wine purchasing for leading New York retailers, Zachys and Italian Wine Merchants.
Christy embarked upon her vinous career after a tour in finance that began in Dallas and ended in New York by way of Paris. She worked in high yield origination and private equity as well as at a corporate startup.