Jill Zimorski
Jill is one of only 298 Master Sommeliers (and one of the 33 women Master Sommeliers) in the world. She has been at the forefront of some of the most acclaimed wine and beverage programs in the country, including her time as wine director of the Alinea Group (and then Michelin Three-Star Alinea Restaurant). She has also earned her diploma, with merit, in wines and spirits from the Wine and Spirit Education Trust, is a French Wine Scholar with Highest Honors and holds a diploma in Single Malt Scotch Whisky from the Edinburgh Whisky Academy. Jill holds a BA from the University of Virginia and an MBA from DePaul University in Chicago.
After working as a sommelier and wine director for restaurants and hotels in Washington, DC; Aspen, CO; and Chicago, IL, Jill has been on faculty at DePaul University’s Driehaus School of Hospitality and Sports Business since 2023, teaching undergraduate wine and spirits classes. Additionally, she is an educator with the American Wine School in Chicago, teaching all levels of WSET Wine and Spirits classes and has been contributor to the SommTV network for both her video series Study Hall and her podcast Reading and Drinking, where she reviews wine books.