Affiliation : Beverage Education, Pappas Restaurants, Inc.
Location : Houston, TX, USA

Drew Hendricks mastery of wines at his young age and his levels of expertise and involvement in the wine industry is hard to match. In the winter of 2008, Hendricks achieved his Master Sommelier diploma. He was awarded second place at the National Chaine des Rotisseurs Young Sommelier Finals competition, and won the 2007 International Chaine des Rotisseurs Young Sommelier Competition. As co-founder and board member of the Texas Sommelier Association, he has co-hosted that organization’s three Texas Sommelier Conferences. Wine and Spirits magazine named Hendricks a “Best New Sommelier” in 2005.