Alisha Blackwell-Calvert has been appointed as Sommelier at Four Seasons Hotel St. Louis

The additions include the highly lauded Alisha Blackwell-Calvert, 2021 "Sommelier of the Year" Wine Enthusiast Magazine Wine Star Award nominee as well as one of the magazine's "Top 40 Under 40 Tastemakers." In 2018, Feast Magazine named her a "Rising Star." Previously, she received the 2015 Walter Clore Certified Sommelier Scholarship for top score and also attained the Certified Specialist of Wine certification through the Society of Wine Educators with a 99% score the same year. Her experience includes working alongside now Master Sommelier Andrey Ivanov at Reeds American Table in St. Louis.