Mary Watson Resort sommelier

Mary Watson-DeLauder is Sommelier extraordinaire at Lansdowne Resort. Ms. Watson has directed the beverage program at Lansdowne Resort for over a decade and has been recognized nationally with numerous awards and accolades. She hosts monthly wine dinners at Lansdowne, helps direct the resort’s Culinary University program alongside the property’s executive chef. She also developed and teaches a wildly popular Wine & Food Camp weekend featured in Southern Living magazine and presented on NBC’s The Today Show.

During the summer months, Watson tends a large formal English-style herb garden and hosts wine and herb pairing classes in the garden. Ms. Watson is a 13-time Wine Spectator Award Winner, a Gold Cluster of Virginia Award Winner, a 15-time judge for the Virginia Wine Growers Association Wine Competition, and is listed in “The Sommeliers Guide to Restaurants in America.” She is a member of Women Chef Restaurateurs, Knights of the Vine, and Society of Wine Educators.

Read about Mary in Southern Living and Santé Magazine!