Fred Dame

Fred Dame is an American wine professional.

Dame was born in California and attended Washington and Lee University, earning a degree in journalism and communications.

In 1986 he was co-founder of the Court of Master Sommeliers in the United States and was its first president. He has been called "the godfather of the American sommelier community". He appeared in the 2012 documentary about American sommelier candidates, SOMM. In that documentary other Master Sommeliers described him as intimidating.