James Stahl is a sommelier, connoisseur, and Dining Room Manager of The Old Inn on the Green. He began a love for food and wine as a bartender at The Old Chatham Sheep Herding Company Inn. He then studied at Windows on the World Wine School and The Sommelier Society of America in New York City followed by The Wine and Spirit Education Trust. James worked closely under Chefs Melissa Kelly, Old Chatham Sheep Herding Company Inn, Danny Smith, John Andrews, and Peter Platt, Old Inn on the Green. He has been on restaurant teams that have exhibited their skills before the James Beard Foundation, shared his opinion with Global Traveler Magazine, and continues his studies to achieve The Court of Master Sommelier Certification and Master of Wine.