Biography
Local certified sommelier Erin Herendeen-Hill, C.S. provides the food and beverage community on the Central Coast with all things wine for close to twenty years.
In addition to teaching the Wine Service class with Monterey Peninsula College in the Fall 2023, Erin currently supports multiple local wineries in brand building and key account wholesale business. Current winery partners include I. Brand and Family Winery, Kobza Wines, Dorcich Family Vineyards, Corral Wine Co., and the highly respected import wine distributor Grand Cru Selections.
Erin mentors and supports her business partnerships through creative consulting, wine training, and wine program development with key leaders in the food and beverage community.
Erin has a history of guest service team trainings and world class hospitality thanks to her previous leadership positions with The Pebble Beach Company, Meadowood Napa Valley, Disneyland and the Sierra Nevada Brewery.
Erin has also supported freelance wine writing for the Monterey Herald and central coast event management. Events include The Big Sur Food & Wine, Gourmet Fest, Pebble Beach Food and Wine, the Napa Valley Wine Auction, and Outstanding In The Field.
When Erin isn’t supporting her wine related passions she loves to spend quality time with her husband, & their two boys upon the Monterey Peninsula.