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Sommeliers Choice Awards 2021 Welcomes Cami Lehmann to the Judging Panel

We are pleased to announce that Cami Lehmann joins the 2021 Sommeliers Choice Awards judging panel.

17/03/2021



Cami Lehmann manages the wine programs for Maggiano’s Little Italy along with the marketing and buying as part of her responsibilities at her position at Maggiano’s.

An American casual dining restaurant chain, Maggiano's Little Italy specializes in Italian-American cuisine. The company was founded in 1991 by Rich Melman's Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises (LEYE) and was named after Melman's late partner, Marvin Magid. It was based in Chicago's River North neighborhood, at Clark Street and Grand Avenue. in August 1995 the enterprise was acquired by Brinker International, Inc. from Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises. As of June 24, 2015, there were 52 locations throughout 22 states and the District of Columbia.

Maggiano’s Little Italy is a part of Brinker International, Inc., a Dallas-based enterprise that is one of the world’s leading casual dining restaurant companies. Founded in 1975, Brinker produces $2.9 billion in sales and owns, operates, or franchises more than 1,600 restaurants across 31 countries and two territories under the names Chili’s® Grill & Bar and Maggiano’s Little Italy®.

Sommeliers Choice Awards is pleased to have Cami Lehmann as a judge for the 2021 Sommeliers Choice Awards where leading on-premise buyers and master sommeliers of the United States review wines for the on-premise market.

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