We are excited to announce that Familia Hicks Wines will be pouring at the 15th Annual LAWineFest
ABOUT THE FESTIVAL
The LAWineFest would have celebrated our 15th anniversary in 2020. This popular event blazed a trail in LA to bring wine and people together in a fun, inviting and accessible way. A local institution, we’re known to deliver a sun-kissed outdoor event that balances fun, exploration and education, with all things wine. And, now in 2021, after a challenging pandemic, we are all ready to celebrate!
Joel M. Fisher. Ph.D. launched the LAWineFest in 2006 and added the Santa Clarita WineFest in 2010, and OCWineFest in 2018. Dr. Fisher was the Sommelier for the Escoffier Association of Southern California, a regular wine host for CRN Radio’s “What’s Cooking Show” and an adjunct instructor at the Le Cordon Bleu College for Culinary Arts. He is a member of the Society of Wine Educators, The Circle of Wine Writers (UK), and the International Federation of Wine & Spirits writers, and is the author of the “Wine Work Book.” He has been a wine columnist for several publications, including, the Culinary Connections of the Chefs de Cuisine, the Beverly Hills Courier and more.
In 2020, he passed the torch to Scherr Lillico, who had managed the fest for 12 years and who now will continue expanding this exciting wine adventure, while Joel will continue to contribute as a Sr. Wine Consultant. Scherr has produced hundreds of high profile events (from festivals to galas and golf tournaments) for the past 30 years, in California and several other states, and is committed to carrying on Dr. Fisher’s tradition to introduce the public to wines from around the world – and to “like what you drink, drink what you like”