Sabra Lewis

Sabra’s career path was a series of pivotal moments where she learned the humanity of sharing a table over pleasurable food and wine. Those moments spanned her decade-plus dance career, where food and wine were not the only focus!

Sabra found success as a dancer as a Radio City Rockette and the Broadway productions of The Phantom of the Opera and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, along with performances at Lincoln Center, the Kennedy Center, and the National Tour of Spamalot, performing in more than 2,500 shows across ten years.

Those wine moments found their way into performing and touring- most notably in a 2004 trip to Italy. The old-world charm and humble nature of how wine was consumed captivated Sabra.

It was fortuitous that Sabra was introduced to her first wine mentor near the end of her performing career in 2010, who helped her make this radical career change.Sabra dove into wine study at the International Wine Center (WSET) and The Court of Master Sommeliers.

Sabra worked as a sommelier under the tutelage of Pascaline Lepeltier (MOF) at Rouge Tomate and Thomas Pastuzack at The Michelin-starred NoMad Hotel. She spent every vacation traveling to wine regions to deepen her knowledge and forge relationships with the people behind the bottles.

Sabra evolved into a buyer and wine director running preeminent NYC establishments, including, Shuko, two-starred L’Atelier de Joël Robuchon, and The Standard- High Line with a 10,000 bottle cellar.

In 2014, Sabra founded her consulting company, Lewis and Co. Sommelier Services, after a need arose to develop her regulars’ cellars. Sabra’s company vision is to cultivate more diversity in the collecting space and help people understand and manage their wine passion and collection.

In 2021, Sabra co-founded Société des Amis du Champagne with three partners as a members-only Champagne Society, producing ten iconic annual events for 100 thought leaders. Sabra is the Chair of the Wine Committee and curates the society’s champagne cellar. In 2022, Sabra and her partners were intronized as Chevaliers in the Ordre des Coteaux Champagne at the Georges X in Paris. Sabra is also a Knight in the Ordine Dei Cavalieri del Tartufo e Dei Vini di Alba and the NY Chapter’s Wine Committee Chair.