Twenty-three years after walking through the doors of St. George Spirits with a bottle of homemade whiskey as his resume, master distiller Lance Winters received his fourth nomination for a James Beard award—and has been shortlisted for the second year running as a finalist in the category of Outstanding Wine, Spirits or Beer Producer. We're sincerely grateful to all at the Foundation and everyone else who threw support this way—and thankful for our incredible distillery team, winners one and all, without whom this honor would not be possible. The full list of 2019 finalists is here . The awards ceremony will take place in Chicago on May 6.