Michael Landis LLC

Michael Landis has over 25 years of experience in teaching wine, beer, cheese and food pairings around the United States and abroad. He is an American Cheese Society Certified Cheese Professional, Certified Cheese Sensory Evaluator, Court of Masters Sommelier, Cicerone Certified beer server and was inducted into the International Guilde des Fromages. He has been an cheese Judge at the World Cheese Awards, International Cheese Awards and the Global Cheese Awards for over 10 years and is the American Ambassador the American Artisan Cheese for the International Cheese Awards in 2019. Most recently, he joined the world’s most talented chefs, culinary influencers and wine and spirit experts at The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman for the 11th annual Cayman Cookout. The event, hosted by acclaimed chef Eric Ripert, was an interactive celebration and offering an exciting agenda featuring José Andrés, Emeril Lagasse along with him conducting 4 educational cheese, wine, beer and charcutieri pairing events throughout the event. Author of 8 industry publications along with the soon to be released book, “Beer and Cheese Pairing Stories" in June of 2020, complete with over 200 beer and cheese pairings. He is regularly featured on CBS Morning shows and is a award winning brewer, winning multiple awards, including a Gold Medal at the Great American Beer Festival for a Collaborative Black Lager.