Who is the wine director at Eleven Madison Park?

  1. When it’s time for a glass of vino at Eleven Madison Park, wine director John Ragan is your new best friend. Ragan previously worked as a sommelier at Martini House in Napa Valley and the restaurant inside Domaine Chandon winery in Yountville, California. He relocated to San Francisco to work with chef Daniel Humm at Campton Place, and in 2006, he moved again — this time to New York, to continue his work with Humm as the wine director of Eleven Madison Park. Since Ragan’s arrival, the Five-Star restaurant has garnered praise for expanding its already extensive wine list, known for treasures from France, to include additional international and lesser-known wines. Ragan also won a James Beard Foundation Award for outstanding wine service in 2008.