About me
Rachael Lowe has crafted wine programs at some of the most distinguished dining establishments throughout the United States. She holds an advanced Sommelier degree from the Court of Master Sommeliers, where she was rewarded the Rudd Scholarship for top scores on the Advanced Exam. In addition to such merit, she won the top prize at the Ruinart Chardonnay competition hosted by Ruinart and the Guild of Sommeliers in 2010, the 2010 Jean Banchet award for Top Sommelier for Chicago, and was also awarded the Rising Star Sommelier title through Star Chefs, and Food and Wine Magazines Sommelier of the year in 2016.
In 2018 she was promoted to Director of Beverage for Levy Restaurants where she led the group’s portfolio of 13 different restaurant locations nationally. In 2019 and 2020 Spiaggia was a finalist for the James Beard Foundations ‘Outstanding Wine Program’.
In 2021 Lowe moved into a new position of National Director of Beverage for Levy, which oversees both beverage for the restaurant group, as well as the luxury and premium aspect of beverage for the sports and entertainment division within the company.
Touting an extensive educational background, Ms. Lowe received a B.A. in visual and critical studies from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and continued her education at New York University, where she earned a M.A. in food studies. She was awarded an advanced certificate from the International Wine Center WSET in New York and completed a 20-week viniculture course through the American Sommelier Association.
