WIS Spotlight: Khaliah Johnson
About Khaliah Johnson of All That and Somm
Khaliah has a mission of destigmatizing the role of minorities in wine culture. Her journey as a sommelier led her to create All That & Somm., a food & beverage consulting agency. She is an alumna of the University of Houston and the Hilton College of Hotel & Restaurant Management, where she won awards for producing wine and beer. She is a Certified Professional Futurist with a portfolio of forecasts on the future of food and beverage. When she is not building her business, she works on the Pernod Ricard portfolio as the multicultural activation specialist in the Los Angeles and Orange County territories. Her words to live by are: Make the most of everything that comes and the least of everything that goes.
Check out her article: https://blaqer.com/how-to-own-your-appetite/
Favorite spirit and/or cocktail
Spirit: French Lavender Lemonade with Absolut Vanilla
Wine: Burgundy Pinot Noir
Beer: Cajun Fire Big Chief Crème Stout
Keep in Touch with Khaliah
Email - atasomm@gmail.com
Social media handles - @allthatandsomm
Company/Blog - www.atasomm.com
Education Background
Court of Master Sommeliers- Level 1 Sommelier
University of Houston, Wolfe Center of Entrepreneurship - Certificate of Corporate Entrepreneurship
University of Houston, Graduate College of Technology- Certificate of Professional Foresight
University of Houston, Graduate College of Technology - Master of Science- Foresight