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By Angie Frederickson, Staff writer | January 27, 2025
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  • Jill Lack, Lara Lack, and Josh Lack

    Jill Lack, Lara Lack, and Josh Lack (Photo: Dave Rossman)
  • Monique Pappas, Cia Pappas, Plato Pappas, and Nick Pappas

    Monique Pappas, Cia Pappas, Plato Pappas, and Nick Pappas (Photo: Dave Rossman)
  • Lia Vallone, Alice Rohrman, and Grace Kim

    Lia Vallone, Alice Rohrman, and Grace Kim (Photo: Dave Rossman)
  • Jill Lack, Lara Lack, and Josh Lack
  • Monique Pappas, Cia Pappas, Plato Pappas, and Nick Pappas
  • Lia Vallone, Alice Rohrman, and Grace Kim

Jill Lack, Lara Lack, Josh Lack, Monique Pappas, Cia Pappas, Plato Pappas, Nick Pappas, Lia Vallone, Alice Rohrman, and Grace Kim were among more than 600 wine enthusiasts at Iron Sommelier 2024 benefiting The Periwinkle Foundation. The annual event was held at The Post Oak Hotel and brought together 14 of the city’s top sommeliers to compete for the grand-prize title of Iron Sommelier. Chaired by Sean Beck and Lara Lack, the wine tasting and competition raises funds for Periwinkle’s camps, arts, and survivor programs for families facing cancer and other life-threatening illnesses. Each competing sommelier was tasked with selecting three wines centered around a specific region, grape, or style. Guard & Grace’s Matthew McLaughlin was named 2024 Iron Sommelier champion for selections for his theme “Rhône If You Want To: Rhône Around the World.”

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Jill Lack, Lara Lack, and Josh Lack

Jill Lack, Lara Lack, and Josh Lack (Photo: Dave Rossman)
Monique Pappas, Cia Pappas, Plato Pappas, and Nick Pappas

Monique Pappas, Cia Pappas, Plato Pappas, and Nick Pappas (Photo: Dave Rossman)
Lia Vallone, Alice Rohrman, and Grace Kim

Lia Vallone, Alice Rohrman, and Grace Kim (Photo: Dave Rossman)
People in this article: 
Jill Lack, Lara Lack, Josh Lack, Monique Pappas, Cia Pappas, Plato Pappas, Nick Pappas, Lia Vallone, Alice Rohrman, Grace Kim, Sean Beck, Matthew McLaughlin
Tags: 
Iron Sommelier, The Periwinkle Foundation, Sommeliers, Wine tastings

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