Michael Biddick is the head sommelier and owner at Blend 111 organic food and wine bar in Vienna, Virginia, outside Washington D.C. He is a Master of Bordeaux wine, a certified French Wine Scholar (FSW), and was trained by the Court of Master Sommeliers. Author of the award-winning book 43 Wine Regions (2018), he has been a contributor to Somm Journal, Food and Travel Magazine, and Go World Travel magazine. Biddick also founded one of the fastest growing information technology firms in the country in 2009 and earned a Master of Science in Information Systems from Johns Hopkins University and undergraduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Biddick speaks English, Spanish, and French. He is also a certified barista and coffee roaster.
“43 Wine Regions by Michael Biddick is a luscious travelogue across the world via vino. Highly recommended for wine cognoscenti and a great learning resource for the newbie oenophile. 5/5”
Kirkus Reviews
“Biddick's by-the-numbers approach will demystify a dense subject for the uninitiated, and his book is packed with intriguing facts about the history of winemaking…A concise, engaging tour of the world's winemaking regions for casual aficionados.”
Jessica Bartlett
“As someone who is interested in wine but no expert, this helped me quickly learn what to look for in a taste, thus adding to my appreciation of wine, particularly in my own region (which, happily, was represented) :)”
