Sarah Trubnick, CSW, CSWS, DipWSET
Founder

Sarah left her previous fields of Electrical Engineering and Physics to pursue a career following her passion for wine. After attending the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, she spent time working as a sommelier and in wine retail in New York City. She gained winemaking and cellar experience in France, Italy, and Australia, then founded The Barrel Room in San Francisco in 2011 where she currently serves as the Wine Director and Educator. Sarah founded Northeast Wine Company in 2021 after relocating from California to New Hampshire, and founded Vitis Distribution in 2023. American Wine Collective was founded in 2024 in order to better serve accounts throughout the New England area, and to work more closely with distributors in additional states.

Education is one of Sarah’s priorities; in addition to promoting education through American Wine Collective, she teaches WSET Levels 1-3 and additional wine courses at The Commonwealth Wine School and Fine Vintage Ltd. and guest lectures at the University of New Hampshire.

In 2023, Sarah’s restaurant The Barrel Room was earned the prestigious Best By-the-Glass Wine List without Coravin® for North America by the World of Fine Wines, and Sarah was honored with a Wine Enthusiast Wine Star award nomination for Sommelier/Wine Director of the Year.