Affiliation : Domaine Select
Location : Boulder, CO, USA

 

Born and raised in Colorado, Brett Zimmerman recently took a position with Domaine Select Wine Estates as their Desert and Mountain manager with a focus on expanding the education program for DSWE in 2008. Brett was previously the General Manager for the fine wine division of Southern Wine and Spirits for the past four years following twelve years of working in some of the finest restaurants in the country. After completing college with a degree in Business Administration from the University of Colorado, Brett moved to Chicago where he accepted a position as a sommelier at the world acclaimed restaurant, Charlie Trotter’s. Following his time in Chicago, Brett moved to San Francisco where he was the sommelier at the renowned restaurant Aqua.

Brett’s experience in Chicago and San Francisco provided him with the skills and desire to return to Colorado to open his own restaurant with a business partner from Aqua. Mateo, a popular Provençal style restaurant in Boulder, opened in the fall of 2000. After dedicating three years to Mateo, Brett took a position with Southern Wine and Spirits in order to focus his energy on his passion for wine.

In the spring of 2007, Brett achieved his Master Sommelier Diploma with the Court of Master Sommeliers program and now holds the distinction of Master Sommelier.